Will Riders win again?

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■ After the Saskatchewan Roughriders erupted for seven points while holding the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to 22 on Saturday, the question had to be asked: Will the Green and White win another game this season?

■ Six days earlier, Saskatchewan had posted a 37-19 victory over the visitors from Winnipeg, and the Rider Nation was basking in the glory of a 1-9 record. But now, after a forehead-slapper of a loss in Winnipeg, it is reasonable to wonder whether the Roughriders are destined for the worst season in franchise history. The love-in continues.

■ As it stands, the lowwater mark of 1-15 was established in 1959. Since the regular season was expanded to 18 games per team in 1986, Saskatchewan’s poorest record has been the 3-15 slate of 1999. At least some intrigue remains. Will the 2015 Roughriders match the victory total of 1959 and/or suffer the most losses since the team’s inception?

■ How anemic was the Roughriders’ offence this past weekend? Saskatchewan was twice outscored on the same day by the Toronto Blue Jays, who swept a doubleheader against the host New York Yankees, winning 9-5 and 10-7.

■ After the New York Giants somehow Cough(lin)ed up an NFL game to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, the losing team’s dejected head coach had this to say to reporters: “It’s my fault at the end of the game. There is nobody else to blame but me.” That is accountability. And it doesn’t always happen that way, you understand.

■ Every professional athlete should emulate Roughriders receiver Rob Bagg. All hope evaporated for the Roughriders’ season several weeks ago, but Bagg approaches every game like he is still trying to make the team.

■ One seldom-mentioned but nonetheless evident deficiency with the Roughriders: The receiving corps needs more speed. The offence, in general, is too slow to consistently disrupt defences. Slotback Weston Dressler is the lone game-breaker.

■ Four young quarterbacks — Brett Smith, Keith Price, Blake Sims and Hutson Mason — are in town. Yet, the Roughriders do not employ a full-time quarterbacks coach. How can a team that celebrates perennial seven-figure profits not employ a mentor for those who play the sport’s most important position?

■ Chris Milo, who was released by the Roughriders after a shaky opening-week performance, has landed on his feet with the Ottawa Redblacks.