With the loss of QB Kerry Joseph the Riders are looking to Marcus Crandell to lead the offensive charge

 With the loss of QB Kerry Joseph, the Riders are looking to Marcus Crandell to lead the offensive charge.Compared to many seasons previous, the 2008 CFL season boasts many top name quarterbacks that could help the league’s overall scoring to go up during the 2008 campaign. If you haven’t yet bought your plasma HDTV, you might want to do it before tomorrow night.  Why, you ask?  That’s when the 2008 CFL season kicks off with the Montreal Alouettes marching into Ivor Wynne Stadium to take on the Hamilton Tiger Cats at 7 PM ET.Just to let you know, the game will be on TSN HD.After the match at Ivor Wynne, the scene shifts to the second part of the opening night double header in Calgary where the BC Lions play the Stampeders at 9 PM ET.Finishing out Week 1 of CFL play are the Toronto Argonauts playing the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Canad Inns Stadium while the Edmonton Eskimos march into Regina to take on the defending Grey Cup Champion Saskatchewan Roughriders.Yet this will be an entirely different Roughrider squad that took home the Grey Cup last season. Cheney, you’ve shown yourself to be the complete ass hat we all thought you were.”Then I came across this today from my friend Rudy Radio Free Charleston and Pop Cult, and felt like posting the two together would be a good thing.Just plain stuffFinally, sticking with the complete lack of sports coverage theme, Time. This article is also featured on Mountainlair. It’s just something that I know, something I wanted to point out, and now seems like a good time. Hit me if you want a link over there.Dick Cheney is a Dick!What, this does not surprise you? Sure this has nothing to do with college football or sports for that matter. She loved all the members of the Hart family and in 1993 tried to get them to buy one of our Akita puppies to keep on their acreage.If Mr McMahon WAS actually injured in a wrestling stunt gone bad at RAW on Monday, (June 23, 2008) night, I cannot say I am sorry.On my part and that of my friend who can no longer speak on the many travesties that go on in the now WWE organization due to Vince McMahon being responsible for the scripts which put others, including the audience, at risk; I would like to say, “What goes around eventually comes around for all of us.”  And that includes successful billionaires, too, Mr McMahon! .

E divorced the Macho Man, JJ even dated him for a while.I mention ALL of this to get to my point. As long as Vince McMahon has been involved in professional wrestling which requires a current Screen Actor’s Guild card, (a note for the uninformed and gullible), there have been scripted story lines. The one that was most devastating to my friend was the one involving the untimely death of Owen Hart, one of JJ’s favorite performers from Canada. (Hey, you can’t beat free passes, right fight fans?).For a while it was impressive and very entertaining.  We have a lot of photographs from that period of our lives, and many of the wrestlers came to Peoria, stayed overnight and came out with her to see her horse, one even brought his trademark, a snake!Eventually, my impression of the wrestlers was that they drank too much after events, partook too freely of drugs, as did my friend, and were less than stellar examples to expose my sons to at all.So our interest in the “sport” ended, but hers continued and she did not die of her drug overdose until after her close friend Miss Elizabeth did.They were such close friends that they often traded expensive designer dresses to the events that they attended with each other, and after Ms. 95 punts last year, he had one blocked, but also had an 81 yard boot….so distance can be expected….move fast.As far as special teams go, now that Dante Hall is gone, their primary weapon is Eddie Drummond. No comparison, the longest run he had, 39 yards on a kick return, 22 as a punt returner.

Playing smart defense, first man tackles, and closing the lanes down on returns will be needed. After last year, it’s a flip of the coin, 15 of 22 fg didn’t sit well with Edwards, and last year’s draft pick, Justin Medlock, did see a games’ worth of looks…and went 1-2.I’d say, in this case, the occasional block is an option Same thing goes for a punting option, with Colquitt. Advantage? If we blitz with 3-4 players, we’ll find the QB a lot faster…Kelly, Burgess, even an extra safety blitz at times, will keep them guessing.Lastly, is the Kicking game. Also, sending Morrison into a deeper spread, will give him a chance at some interceptions….just gotta keep your eyes on the QB.A second concept, on the WR/TE theory, is running an older style of play, with the Corners blocking off the long threat. What this does, in general, is forces the KC players to run across, and up. With these two, the primary method, is letting Gonzalez get about midfield, and his speed will create a first down. To slow this up, sending blitzes will force the pocket down, and make passing more erratic.

Larry Johnson, is the wild card on this team, as last year, injuries shot holes in his season, and left KC looking for a replacement. Kolby Smith filled in, but his performance was similar to what an injured Johnson looked like. 3.5 yards per carry, and both combined for 5 TDs….a far cry from the usual. But he also had 17 Sacks, and 4 fumbles.Huard didn’t fair much better, going down 36 times, and coughed up the ball 5 times too.Kansas City’s idea, of protecting the QB?They picked up a Guard, and a Tackle via the draft.Needless to say, if Burgess schools the line on the first meeting, then by the second meeting, Herman Edwards will probably be chewing on his line for their poor performance.Second point, is the running game.

However, if you went from Trent Green, and his high powered offense, to what Huard and Brodie Croyle brought to the game.It could also be noted, that while Oakland lost 12-10 in the first meeting, Oakland won the second game, 20-17…yes, we actually outscored them in the two games.To give an idea, on why I think the KC QB situation needs a fix, look at these numbers.Last year, the two QBs had 17 TDs….and 19 INTs.Green’s last major year, 2005, had 17 TDs by himself, and only threw 10 INTs.Of course, that year, the Chiefs had a 10-6 record…and missed the playoffs.Now, granted, Croyle can’t take full blame for this last year, since he only had 6 starts, and 9 total games. Part of this, was on the shoulders of their coach, who opted to try for a close 4th down play, challenging a spot, then badly failing in the effort.End result, Oakland held onto the ball for the rest of the game, and Oakland won.This season, a lot of people are trying to say, that with all the draft picks KC has, they’ll be much improved, however, KC failed to take care of several key items.First of all, is the QB Ok, let the Chief fans boo on this one. For now, he’s just doing what he does best crushing the opposition’s pitching.. For a lot of fans, the games against Kansas City, are more about redemption, than straight out revenge.