"It wasn't up to my standard, the coaches (standard) or the locker-room," "I hold myself to a higher standard whenever I go out and play." Tino Sunseri on his play Sunday in a 28 - 3 loss to the Hamilton TigerCats.I'm not sure why everyone finds it such a great surprise that the Saskatchewan RoughRiders lost to Hamilton with a rookie quarterback. Ever since Drew Willy left for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers the question has been asked. What happens if Darian gets hurt ? Well Darian got hurt and now we know. And it wasn't pretty.
But before you throw Tino under the bus consider this.
Colin Kaepernick is considered one of the better quarterbacks in the National Football League. On Sunday he threw three inceptions and fumbled once as the 49er's lost 28 - 20 to the Chicago Bears. So far I haven't heard 49er fans calling for Colin's head or for the team to bring in Henry Burris. So how far do you go with Tino Sunseri before you decide it isn't working. Well I think you give him another game. A chance to shine against the Ottawa RedBlacks. Why ? Well for one thing you can't hang the loss entirely on Tino Sunseri.The O line under performed. Ditto for the defence, the special teams, the kicking game.
Fans should also keep in mind the great Anthony Cavillo struggled and was actually let go by the Hamilton Tigercats before becoming one of the best ever in the CFL.
Elsewhere in the CFL
"When you've been winning so long, eventually you have to come down," Chamblin said. "It's part of football. There have been lots of games we won but we could have lost. This one, there was a chance when we were down by just 10 points (at the end of the half), but we lost. It's not stunning. It's a part of football."And the quarterback injury situation goes from bad to worse. Bo Levi Mitchell left the field early.
Reports indicate the Calgary quarterback may only miss one game. Drew Tate is the more than capable backup.
And in Winnipeg, it looks like the Bombers will have to do without Drew Willy for their next game.
Bombers aren/t saying much but it looks like a shoulder injury that will keep Willy out of the lineup for the next game. What a tough year for CFL quarterbacks.
“It is football and it is strategy and it isn’t pleasant to look at sometimes,” “But I think there’s nothing more that can be done in terms of litigation and rule placement for protecting the quarterback. This is pro football and a position that gets contact and traffic.”Mike Benevides Lions coach when asked if the league needs to do more to protect quarterbacks
And speaking of protection it seems south of the border in the National Football League, it's not only the players that need to
be protected. Sad isn't it?
