Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Circling the wagons

Geez,

Is it just me, or does Danny Barrett sound like a coach on the precipice? Coach Barrett has never been particularly warm and cozy with the media, but his comments this week have been downright prickly. It seems a little early to be incorporating the "us against the world" mindset, doesn't it?

Granted, this is a make-or-break year for the Riders - but there's only one game in the books, with the home opener pending this weekend. Perhaps everyone - players, coaches, fans, media, message board zealots - needs to relax, loosen the respective nooses, and let the season develop as it will.

Remember, it's an 18-game season. So - to use a golf analogy - one bad hole isn't going to kill you. But letting the situation stress you out to the point of distraction? That can't be good for you. This public service health message brought to you by...

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