Head Coach Corey Mace said after Tuesday\u2019s practice at Mosaic Stadium<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s always things that are broken.<\/p>\n\u201cYou just look at ways to get better, no matter what the results are, and that keeps everybody focused on the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe enjoy that. I think the team thrives off that. They want to get the rundown done the next morning (after a game). They want the answers and the corrections ASAP, so it\u2019s excellent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saskatchewan is 6-1 for only the fourth time in franchise history, following the hot starts of 1970, 2008 and 2013.<\/p>\n
Mace is with a team that has at least six victories at the seven-game mark for the fourth time since entering CFL as a defensive tackle with the Calgary Stampeders in 2010.<\/p>\n
He played on a 2014 Calgary powerhouse that stretched 6-1 into 10-0 en route to winning a Grey Cup.<\/p>\n
When Calgary next won a championship, in 2018, the team enjoyed a 7-0 start with Mace serving as the defensive line coach.<\/p>\n
He was the defensive co-ordinator in Toronto when the Argonauts started 6-1 in 2023. The Boatmen, who were 12-1 at one point, finished 16-2 and tied a CFL record for victories in a regular season.<\/p>\n
So, yes, Mace is quite familiar with the 6-1 drill.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegardless of record, you shouldn\u2019t be able to tell, coming into our locker room,\u201d he said. \u201cIt should look the same every time, honestly, because we\u2019re just trying to get better, period.\u201d<\/p>\n
A.J. Ouellette appreciates that culture. He helped Toronto win a Grey Cup in 2022 and go 16-2 the following year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve still got a long season ahead of us,\u201d the second-year Roughriders running back said, \u201cso hopefully we can keep stacking wins.\u201d<\/p>\n
INJURY UPDATE<\/p>\n
The Roughriders emerged from Friday\u2019s 21-18 victory over the host Edmonton Elks with an assortment of injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot going on,\u201d Mace told reporters after Tuesday\u2019s practice. \u201cI\u2019m just going to blanket it today with \u2018the injury report is coming out in a couple of hours.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n
The report, released on Tuesday at 3 p.m., included nine players with the DNP (Did Not Practise) designation: Receivers Samuel Emilus (knee) and Dhel Duncan-Busby (shoulder), linebackers C.J. Reavis (foot) and Aubrey Miller Jr. (knee), defensive linemen Malik Carney (ankle) and Lake Korte-Moore (knee), offensive linemen Daniel Johnson (shoulder) and Zack Fry (head), and returner Mario Alford (hip).<\/p>\n
Emilus, Duncan-Busby, Reavis, Miller Jr., Carney and Korte-Moore all played in last week\u2019s Edmonton game.<\/p>\n
Receiver Shawn Bane Jr. and offensive lineman Payton Collins, both of whom have missed time with knee injuries, were full participants in Tuesday\u2019s workout.<\/p>\n
EXTRA POINTS<\/p>\n
\u2022 Carney earned CFL top-defensive-player honours for Week 8, as determined by Pro Football Focus. Carney earned the league\u2019s top defensive player grade (88.7) after registering two of the Roughriders\u2019 eight sacks in Friday\u2019s game. Carney\u2019s Week 3 grade of 90.3 is ninth overall this season.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Saskatchewan leads the CFL in sacks (20), big plays (25) and completions of 30-plus yards (17).<\/p>\n
\u2022 Roughriders linebacker Jameer Thurman is 15 defensive tackles shy of 500 for his career.<\/p>\n
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