(Dariusz Bladek also saw duty at right guard on Friday.) On that play, the offensive linemen - tackles Terran Vaughn and Thaddeus Coleman, guards Brendon LaBatte and Jarvis Harrison, and centre Dan Clark - provided airtight protection against four rushers. Collaros had a tiny window, but the pass was precise. Included was a 13-yard touchdown pass to Naaman Roosevelt, who made the grab over the middle with two Argos defenders in the vicinity. He threw eight passes that travelled 10 to 16 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, and completed the first seven. Photo by Brandon Harder / Regina Leader-PostĪfter starting off at 1-for-4 and being sacked on each of the Roughriders’ first two offensive series, he settled down - as did the offensive line - and completed 17 of his final 21 passes.Ĭollaros was especially efficient on intermediate-range passes. Zach Collaros enjoyed an auspicious debut as the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ starting quarterback on Friday. Zach Collaros was splendid, if not spectacular, in his first start as Saskatchewan’s quarterback. Without further flimsy preamble, here is a dissection of the Roughriders’ first season-opening victory since 2014 …

Given the team’s improvement under head coach, etc., Chris Jones, how can the sombre “post-mortem” title still be applicable? Summer, especially, was a bummer in 2015 (when the Roughriders lost their first nine games) and 2016 (when the team had a stellar 1-10 start).Įven last year, the Roughriders had records of 1-3 and 2-4 before finishing at 10-8, winning a first-round CFL playoff game, and coming within one play of a Grey Cup berth.Īnd now, Saskatchewan sports a 1-0 slate after defeating the visiting Toronto Argonauts 27-19 on Friday.

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