Rider Report Podcast

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are Grey Cup champions and former Bombers OL Matt Sheridan discusses what the win means for the organization and the city. Marc and Matt also go over the 107th Grey Cup game, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' season and what's ahead for the offseason.

It's Grey Cup week! Marc and Matt discuss the Division Final games last weekend and then preview the CFL Championship game, which will see the Winnipeg Blue Bombers take on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Calgary on Sunday.

Marc and Matt look back at the CFL Division Semi-Finals and then preview the Division Finals coming up this weekend. They breakdown whether the Blue Bombers' two-quarterback attack will be too much for the Riders and if Cody Fajardo will be healthy enough to play, and be effective for Saskatchewan in the Western Final.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders won in B.C. and then won with their signing of Cody Fajardo to a contract extension. Marc and Matt discuss both those things and everything from Week 19 in the CFL and also preview the Week 20 matchups.

The playoff picture atop the CFL's West Division is crowded with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers all tied at 20 points. Matt and Marc sit down to try to decipher who will end up on top after the next three weeks in this week's edition of the Rider Report Podcast.

Cody Fajardo continues to establish himself as the guy in Saskatchewan with a huge performance in a dominating win last week over Toronto. Matt and Marc discuss his big game and whether the Riders will be able to takeover first place in the CFL's West Division this week.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are back from their bye week as they head into the stretch run of the CFL season. Marc and Matt discuss how they think the Riders lineup looks for the final six weeks and who will end up on top in the West Division.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders had their winning streak come to an end with a loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Banjo Bowl. Marc and Matt discuss what changed after the Riders' Labour Day win, how they can get back on track and what impact Jordan Williams-Lambert is going to have. They also discuss Vernon Adams Jr's clutch performance for Montreal, Calgary's resurgence with Bo-Levi Mitchell back and Toronto's beating of Ottawa.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders continue to roll after beating the West Division-leading Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Labour Day Classic. Marc and Matt discuss Brett Lauther's epic celebration, their takeaways from the game, how real are the Riders and much more from Week 12 around the CFL.

Lots of CFL news to cover this week on the Rider Report Podcast with Andrew Harris being suspended ahead of the Labour Day Classic. The Riders and Bombers are both coming off wins heading into the game. Bo-Levi Mitchell is back for Calgary and Hamilton looks to keep its hold on the East Division.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders return from their bye week this weekend to host the Ottawa Redblacks. CTV's Marc Smith and CFL Insider Matt Sheridan tee up the meeting of East and West. They also go over the busy week of action from Week 10, including Matt Nichols' injury, whether Edmonton can take advantage of that and much more. Matt and Marc also make their picks for Week 11's games.

CTV Regina's Marc Smith and CFL Insider Matt Sheridan discuss the Saskatchewan Roughriders controversial abbreviated win over the Montreal Alouettes, including the performance of the defence in the win. They also break down the rest of the Week 9 action, which included Winnipeg taking sole possession of first place in the West Division, Edmonton topping Ottawa and BC collapsing against Hamilton.

CTV's Marc Smith and CFL Insider Matt Sheridan discuss Cody Fajardo's heroics in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' Week 8 win over Hamilton. They also go over the impact of the injuries to Micah Johnson, Zack Evans and AC Leonard; Toronto's first win of the season; Calgary sticking with Nick Armbuckle and more news from around the Canadian Football League.

After a week break, CTV's Marc Smith and CFL Insider Matt Sheridan sit down to discuss the Saskatchewan Roughriders' Week 6 win over BC, including Shaq Evans emergence, Charleston Hughes' dominance and the Lions' struggles. They also go over the Montreal Alouettes' three-win surge and much more from around the CFL.

Former CFL player Matt Sheridan and Marc Smith discuss Week 4 in the Canadian Football League, starting with the performance of Cody Fajardo in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' loss to the Calgary Stampeders. They also breakdown the rest of the Riders' loss; whether Montreal has figured something out after their win over Hamilton; if Winnipeg is the most complete team in the league. And finally a rouge to win a game, is there anything better?!?

CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and CTV Regina's Marc Smith sit down to discuss the Saskatchewan Roughriders' Week 3 win over Toronto, Cody Fajardo's performance in that win, Toronto's early season struggles, where Calgary stands after Bo-Levi Mitchell's injury and Hamilton's hot start. They also give their thoughts on Gainer the Gopher's new look.

DiscoverMooseJaw's Marc Smith and CFL Insider Matt Sheridan sit down to discuss the Riders heading into their Week 3 matchup against the Toronto Argonauts. They also go over the rest of the action from Week 2 and look ahead to Week 3.

CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and DiscoverMooseJaw's Marc Smith sit down to discuss the first two weeks of the season for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Matt and Marc are both coming away impressed by Cody Fajardo's performance in Week 2. They also talk about the Zach Collaros hit and the fallout. The podcast also previews the rest of the Week 2 action.

The Rider Report Podcast returns for another year as CFL Insider Matt Sheridan sits down with DiscoverMooseJaw’s own Marc Smith to discuss the news of the week around the Canadian Football League. For the season kick-off edition, Matt and Marc go over the Saskathcenan Roughriders’ and CFL offseason and make their predictions for how the 2019 campaign will play out.

The Grey Cup is in the books and the Calgary Stampeders are on top of the Canadian Football League for the first time since 2014 after beating the Ottawa Redblacks on Sunday. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and DiscoverMooseJaw’s Marc Smith discuss the 106th Grey Cup, the changes for Calgary and Ottawa during the offseason, the upcoming CBA negotiations and a look ahead to the 2019 season.

It's Grey Cup week as the Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks prepare to square off in the 106th edition of the CFL championship game. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and DiscoverMooseJaw's Marc Smith sit down to go over the matchup between the Eastern and Western Division champions.

After six months, the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ season came to a screeching halt last weekend with their 23-18 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Semi-Final. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and DiscoverMooseJaw’s Marc Smith go over Sunday’s loss and talk about the Riders outlook heading into the offseason. They also discuss the incoming football operations caps and preview the two Division Finals coming up this weekend.

It’s a big week in Riderville as the Saskatchewan Roughriders prepare to host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western Semi-Final on Sunday at Mosaic Stadium. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and DiscoverMooseJaw’s Marc Smith breakdown the match-up between the two Prairie rivals and preview the Eastern Semi-Final between the B.C. Lions and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders closed out their regular season with a 12-6 record after beating the B.C. Lions last Saturday at Mosaic Stadium. Now they sit, watch, and wait to find out who their playoff opponent will be after Week 21 in the CFL. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and DiscoverMooseJaw’s Marc Smith discuss the Riders’ season, where they stand heading into the playoffs, and how the final week of the CFL season shakes out.

An awful week leading into the game didn’t seem to affect the Saskatchewan Roughriders last weekend as they knocked off the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. DiscoverMooseJaw’s Marc Smith and CFL Insider Matt Sheridan go over the Riders’ win and what it says about the make-up of the team; what’s wrong with Calgary, and who is the Grey Cup favourite with just two weeks to go in the regular season.

It hasn’t been a great week for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, starting with last Saturday’s shutout loss in Winnipeg, continuing with the offensive line injuries, as well as Charleston Hughes’ new legal troubles. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and DiscoverMooseJaw’s Marc Smith discuss the bad seven days in Riderville, as well as the other big news from around the Canadian Football League.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders continue to move closer to securing a home playoff date after winning for the seventh time in the past eight games on Monday over Edmonton. Now the Riders turn their attention to another team chasing them when they head to Winnipeg on Saturday. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and DiscoverMooseJaw’s Marc Smith go over the Riders’ win against the Eskimos and tee up this week’s showdown with the Blue Bombers.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders haven’t put together a complete game recently, but they continue to find ways to win, picking up their sixth win in the last seven games on Sunday in Montreal. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and DiscoverMooseJaw’s Marc Smith discuss Saskatchewan’s win over the Alouettes and Zach Collaros’ first 300-yard game as a Rider. Did Johnny Manziel have a good game? Who should the Riders worry about, Winnipeg or Edmonton? They also touch on those questions in this week’s edition of the Rider Report Podcast.

The panic in Rider Nation was quieted down quickly by the Saskatchewan Roughriders last week with a 30-29 win in Toronto. In this week’s edition of the Rider Report Podcast, CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and host Marc Smith go over the Riders’ win, including Brett Lauther’s special season and Marcus Thigpen’s big play ability. They also talk about the impacts on the West Division with Edmonton’s loss and B.C.’s surge.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders had their four-game winning streak snapped after a tough night for the offence and defence against the Ottawa Redblacks last Saturday. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and host Marc Smith go over the loss and how the Riders can rebound from the game this weekend against Toronto. They also discuss the Riders’ first match-up with Duron Carter coming up on Saturday and the continued struggles of the Montreal Alouettes.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are making noise in the Canadian Football League after winning their fourth straight game in last Saturday’s Banjo Bowl. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and host Marc Smith go over that game from the Riders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers perspectives. They also discuss Jeremiah Masoli and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ big offensive performance in their win over Toronto, and how the West Division will shake out over the next eight weeks.

Matt Sheridan and Marc Smith are joined by Riders and Bombers alum Mike Abou-Mechrek for a special edition of the Rider Report Podcast. Abou-Mechrek stops in to discuss last Sunday's Labour Day Classic win for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, preview this Saturday's Banjo Bowl rematch, and go over all the big storylines heading into Week 13 in the Canadian Football League.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have won back-to-back games to move into a tie for third place in the West Division with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers heading into Sunday's Labour Day Classic. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and host Marc Smith tee up this week's big match-up, covering everything leading up to Sunday's showdown. They also go over some other big news from the past week, like Montreal's return to the win column and Duron Carter's new home in Toronto.

It's a definite up week in Saskatchewan after the Roughriders scored an upset win over the previously undefeated Calgary Stampeders on Sunday. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and host Marc Smith go over all the storylines coming out of the Riders' big win. They also talk about Ottawa's strong game in Winnipeg and the continued impressive performance from McLeod Bethel-Thompson.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders came out of their bye week with a fury this week. First, it started with the release of Duron Carter over the weekend and then the return of Rob Bagg on Wednesday. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and host Marc Smith discuss the busy transaction wire for the Riders, as well as the other top news from around the Canadian Football League heading into Week 10.

On this week's edition of the Rider Report Podcast, CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and host Marc Smith discuss the Saskatchewan Roughriders' loss in Edmonton and whether they saw improvement from the previous week's loss to Calgary. They also talk about Zach Collaros' return, HC/GM Chris Jones attending a Terrell Owens workout, the fantastic Ottawa-Toronto game from Week 8 and Johnny Manziel's disappointing debut against Hamilton.

It's been an interesting week in Riderville and around the Canadian Football League. The Rider Report Podcast's CFL Insider Matt Sheridan wasn't impressed with the Riders' play-calling in Saturday's loss to Calgary and Vernon Adams comments on Alouettes' fans chanting for Johnny Manziel. He was impressed with Winnipeg's play-calling and the play of Mike Reilly and the Edmonton Eskimos' offence. Sheridan and host Marc Smith go over all that and more on this week's episode.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the second straight game last Thursday. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and host Marc Smith discuss the Riders' turnaround in the second half of that game, what that can mean moving forward and how they do it again this week against Calgary. They also talk about their big miss calls on the Ottawa-BC and Winnipeg-Toronto games last week, as well as the big trade over the weekend that saw Johnny Manziel go from Hamilton to Montreal.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders return from their bye week for a meeting with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. These two teams met two weeks ago at Mosaic Stadium with the Riders prevailing 18-13 before both teams headed into a bye. CFL Insider Matt Sheridan and DiscoverMooseJaw.com's Marc Smith go over the Riders vs Ti-Cats match-up; talk about Danny Mason's hit on Bo-Levi Mitchell and Calgary's success; as well as the tight situation early in the West Division.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are in disarray after losing 23-17 to the Montreal Alouettes at home last Saturday. Host Marc Smith and CFL Insider Matt Sheridan dissect the Riders performance in the loss, focusing on Duron Carter's struggles at cornerback, Brandon Bridge's shaky first start and the inept play from the Riders' offensive line. They also preview the meeting with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday night and discuss some other storylines heading into Week 4 in the Canadian Football League.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders pulled a full 180 from Week 1 to Week 2 in a blowout loss to Ottawa last week. Host Marc Smith and CFL insider Matt Sheridan sit down to discuss the Riders loss to the Redblacks. They also go over what the loss of Zach Collaros will mean to Saskatchewan; if Chris Streveler is the real deal; did we underestimate Calgary; and will Vernon Adams help in Montreal.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders opened the season with a 27-19 win over the Toronto Argonauts last week. Host Marc Smith and CFL Insider Matt Sheridan go over the game and preview this week's match-up with Ottawa, including discussing Duron Carter's move to defence. They also touch on the fan on the field incident in BC and Terrell Owens being added to the Edmonton Eskimos negotiation list.