RIDER SIGNINGS

By Rob Vanstone 02-07-2009 COMMENTS(0) Rider Rumblings

Rod Pedersen is reporting on his blog that linebacker Sean Lucas has re-signed with the Roughriders. That would be huge news. Lucas doesn't receive as much accolades as he should, but my take is that he is THE linebacker the Roughriders are most anxious to re-sign.

For all it's worth, some online-addicted Rider Priders are also abuzz about the possibility of linebacker Anton McKenzie re-signing very shortly. That would not be at all surprising.

If McKenzie and Lucas do return, however, that pretty much eliminates the possibility of Maurice Lloyd re-signing.

Renauld Williams should be a more than adequate replacement at middle linebacker, anyway. It remains to be seen, though, if Lloyd's contributions can be duplicated. When is the last time the Riders had a middle linebacker of that calibre? Cleveland Vann? Wally Dempsey?
No, David Albright does not rate.

In any event, the Roughriders desperately need to circulate some good news in light of the Eric Tillman situation. I wonder if the efforts to re-sign players, and soon, have been intensified in light of that necessity. A good-news press release would transmit a "life goes on'' message.

One more note: If you want some interesting reading, check out the comments on any of Rod Pedersen's blog entries that pertain to the Regina Pats. Pats fans are apoplectic over the team's performance and that is reflected by the comments. It's a fun read, unless you happen to be Colten Teubert or Brent Parker.
Have a great weekend. If you're at the Campbell Invitational Tournament or the Pats game, please say hello.