Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback legend Darian Durant understands full well what it means for Trevor Harris to surpass the 40,000-yard mark for career yards, something the latter managed last Friday.<\/p>\n
Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback legend Darian Durant understands full well what it means for Trevor Harris to surpass the 40,000-yard mark for career yards, something the managed last Friday.<\/p>\n
Durant, who finished his CFL career with 31,740 yards, knows the numbers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s huge. There\u2019s only 12 guys in the history of the league to ever accomplish something like that,\u201d he said on his weekly Monday segment on the SportsCage. \u201cIt\u2019s a testament to his longevity, first and foremost. The ability to stay healthy, the ability to be consistent no matter what locker room you\u2019re in or what city you\u2019re playing in, you come with your same hard-hat and lunch-pale mentality to get the work done. He\u2019s done that every place he\u2019s been.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always amazed me how he\u2019s been able to be so consistently accurate each and every time he touches the field. It\u2019s just amazing to watch. Kudos to Trevor.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 40-year-old pivot is up to 40,352 yards in his long and distinguished CFL career after throwing for 401 yards in a 42-20 win over the Ottawa Redblacks last Friday.<\/p>\n
Harris got over the threshold late in the first quarter.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor a guy like Trevor, I think records don\u2019t really mean much to him. I think it\u2019s all about winning Grey Cups and being the best teammate possible,\u201d Durant said. \u201cMe knowing him, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s something that he\u2019s thinking about. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s going out on the field saying, \u2018I need to get 20 more yards to accomplish this goal.\u2019 It\u2019s all about completion after completion after completion for Trevor. It\u2019s all about winning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even with Harris\u2019 major feat, the Riders weren\u2019t exactly an offensive force early against the Redblacks. It\u2019s easy to forget now that the Redblacks scored the first two touchdowns of the game and even led in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
Missing star receivers Kian Schaffer-Baker and Sam Emilus due to injuries, the Riders opted to go with no-huddle approaches under offensive coordinator Marc Mueller several times during the game.<\/p>\n
Durant felt Harris leading the way in such a manner was pivotal to them eventually moving the ball and winning the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes when you have a group of young guys, it\u2019s better to go faster,\u201d Durant said. \u201cIt\u2019s better for them not to have to go out there and overthink things. Then you can oversimplify it with one-word plays.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want to make it easy. You want these guys to just go out and let their athletic abilities take over. In this case, I think it was a brilliant idea.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother thing you do when you go no-huddle is you limit the complex defensive calls that Ottawa can make against the offensive as well. Now they have to get their signals in quickly. They have to run some vanilla coverages. You can dictate what they\u2019re doing defensively by speeding up the pace as well. I thought it was a great switch-up by coach Mueller.\u201d<\/p>\n
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