DAY 2 OF CAMP

If you live or work anywhere near Regina, you only had to look out the window and realize that it rained throughout Day 2 of the Riders main camp.Actually, there was about 20 minutes where it looked like the sun was going to come up. Then it started to rain again.

I wish it would go away because we’ve had enough and my lawn really needs cutting.But the show goes on and here some early observations from Day 2:

— LB Sam Olajubutu made quite an impact with two loud hits on RB Justin Beaver. The pops sure woke up the folks shivering on the sidelines but they were really only noisy. No damage was caused.—

The call to Ryan Dinwiddie's agent grew some legs on Monday. Riders head coach Ken Miller and all three QBs were asked about the Riders’ supposed interest in the former Blue Bombers quarterback. Miller said “There wasn’t any interest at this time”, which was surprising. The QBs all felt it was part of the business and all they can do is compete. For more, check online later or in the paper on Tuesday.— The Dinwiddie questions followed shortly after Miller praised his pivots for a solid performance in main camp.— Mind you, Juan Joseph didn’t look that great. He had problems with the snap and got tripped up by an offensive lineman. Actually, he looked like a rookie out there.

— DB Chris McKenzie had a pretty sweet interception deep in the Riders’ zone.

— LB Sean Lucas looks he’s in regular-season form. He made a one-handed interception on Dalton Bell and later knocked down a Bell pass attempt.

— Nuvraj Bassi was back with the offensive lineman after spending the opening day with the defensive linemen. Here’s versatile but it’s has to be tough to make an impression playing different positions.

— Regina DE Mike Stadnyk and OT Joe McGrath had a nice battle in the one-on-ones. Stadnyk nearly flipped McGrath on his back.

— DE Stevie Baggs and OT Andrae Townsell are really going at it. I don’t think there is a lot of love lost there. It’s fun watching those two in one-on-ones.

— RB Wes Cates confirmed that he could miss the regular season-opener because he’s still recovering from surgery on his right shoulder. Big loss but the Riders have performed without him. Check out online later for more details or buy a paper on Tuesday to find out.

— Rider Beat makes its debut on Tuesday, so it would be a good day to invest in the L-P.

— WR Dave McKoy, the Riders first pick in the 2007 CFL (ninth overall) still hasn’t recovered from a knee injury suffered in his first season with the Riders. He was in sweats and Miller said it would be a while before he was ready to go.

— And finally, C Jon St-Pierre missed Day 2 of camp with an infected toe (yuk).