Jamie Nye: Fajardo following in Ray’s footsteps

Cody Fajardo continues to impress on and off the field.

First, if you were watching Fajardo closely in that final drive for the Riders in their Labour Day Classic victory over Winnipeg, you wouldn’t know it was a drive for a win. It looked like he was running a hurry-up offence in the first or third quarter. It didn’t look at all like anything was on the line.

Cool, calm, getting the play, relaying the play, executing the play.

Off the field, Fajardo says all the right things. Credit goes to his teammates before himself and he’s quick to point out the incredible opportunity he has to play the game and grateful for the Riders to give it to him.

Was he partying in the end zone with the fans and players after the walk-off win? Nope. He found his dad to give him a hug.

Fajardo has command of the huddle and command over what makes a great QB. You can see he must have learned something from Ricky Ray in Toronto, as Ray was the consummate professional off the field and calm under pressure on it. And so far, Fajardo is 7-2 in his first nine starts. Ray’s record in his first nine starts … 7-2.

Just throwing that out there.