Riders no longer listless but they can’t afford needless penalties like Robertson’s head\u002Dbutt
Late in the fourth quarter, while holding onto a 20-17 lead, Roughriders defensive end Pete Robertson deflected a Bombers pass, turned to watch the incompletion and flexed victoriously before turning toward Zach Collaros and aggressively, needlessly head-butting the Winnipeg quarterback, facemask to facemask.
Because of Robertson’s unnecessary roughness penalty, Winnipeg was awarded a first down at Saskatchewan’s two-yard line and quickly scored a converted touchdown to take a 24-20 lead. A single by Riders punter Adam Korsak plus a fifth field goal by Brett Lauther ultimately salvaged a tie and forced overtime, setting up Dolegala’s game-wining drive and saving Robertson’s bacon.Article content
It’s a dangerous situation for the Roughriders, who certainly triggered the Blue Bombers. Last season went askew when they didn’t properly deal with the on-field idiocy of defensive tackle Garrett Marino, whose malicious takedown of Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Jeremiah Masoli led to a four-game suspension and disheartened the team. Saskatchewan head coach Craig Dickenson has demanded physical, clean play from his troops and they had admirably reduced their penalty totals this season.
“Don’t take the cheese, man!” said Dickenson. “This is what do. They’re good at it. They lead the league in the least amount of penalties and they draw the most amount of penalties. Every year.”
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