It’s my Parting Shot for some Weekend Short Shots…
Alright, hands up…and mine is up already…how many of you are more upset and/or sad that Rod Pedersen will no longer be the voice of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, as opposed to Chris Jones being G-M and head coach of the Riders. Aside from describing my long-time colleague Rod’s situation as being a travesty, that is all I will or can say for now!
Those were the two biggest stories of the week…and as tumultuous as they may be for RiderNation, those two individuals will move on to bigger and better things and be alright. And, so will fans of the Green and White as well!
That allows me to bring in the Fearless Predictor who was counting on a couple of upsets in the N-F-L’s Divisional Round of playoff games last week…and they didn’t happen! So, the four teams that had a bye in the Wild Card round won at home and are into the Conference championship games.
In the A-F-C, New England goes to Kansas City. The Patriots dismantled the L-A Chargers with calm, pin-point precision. The Chiefs still have to prove to me that they can execute what Andy Reid wants them to do. I’m going with a road team again…Tom Brady, Bill Belichik and New England advance to the Super Bowl by at least a touchdown!
In the N-F-C, two high-powered offences meet as the L-A Rams go to New Orleans. The question becomes, which team has the better defence…or at least, which team’s defence will be better on Sunday? I’m going with the home-standing Saints by at least a field goal…punching their ticket to Atlanta for February 3rd!
That’s my Parting Shot, I’m Les Lazaruk…