Ottawa Redblacks rolled by Riders in Regina (& 10 other thoughts)
The Ottawa Redblacks suffered a 42-20 defeat against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, continuing a trend of poor offensive performance and costly mental errors. The team struggled with turnovers and a lack of a viable running game throughout the match.
Why it matters
The loss highlights systemic issues within the Redblacks' coaching and roster strategy, raising questions about their competitiveness in the league.
Despite making some dramatic changes in the wake of last week’s blowout loss, Friday’s result was depressingly familiar. Yet again, the Ottawa Redblacks made a handful of costly mental mistakes. Yet again, the defence fell apart late in the game. And yet again, Ryan Dinwiddie’s squad was on the wrong end of a lopsided loss, this time falling 42-20 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina.
Coming into the game, the Redblacks’ offence was generating the fewest first downs in the league, had scored the fewest touchdowns, was averaging a league-low 6.06 yards per play, and had turned over the ball a league-high 23 times.
Against Saskatchewan, those trends continued.
Although they ran 58 plays, Ottawa averaged just 6.1 yards per play. Dinwiddie’s team also turned the ball over another four times, thanks to a pair of fumbles, an interception and a turnover on downs.
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