Dan Barnes: An off-season later, Eastern Final loss still stings Eskimos

A season-ending loss always hurts. Play poorly and fall short of your perceived championship potential, as the Eskimos feel they did last year, the pain runs deeper and stays longer.
“You’ve heard the term, ‘You die a little with every loss.’ There is some truth to that,” said defensive co-ordinator Mike Benevides.
This Eskimo defence, though it won’t look the same as it did Nov. 20 in Ottawa, will bear the stain and pain of last year’s Eastern Final los