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The printing of this column may be tantamount to killing the tree a second time.

By any description, in fact, it is overkill.

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The cause, strenuously advanced too many times in this cherished space, is futile.

Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach, general manager and everything else Chris Jones is not going to move Duron Carter from cornerback to his natural position of receiver.

If Jones was disinclined to change his mind after a 23-17 loss to the feckless Montreal Alouettes, why would he reverse field after subsequent, back-to-back CFL victories over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats?

Plus, Carter played quite well in both Saskatchewan triumphs while being matched up with Tiger-Cats receiver Terrence Toliver.

The Roughriders’ defence, as a whole, powered the team to victories of 18-13 (on July 5 in Regina) and 31-20 (Thursday in Hamilton).

So now, with Saturday’s home date with the Calgary Stampeders next on the schedule, Jones is highly likely to adhere to the status quo — unless, of course, cornerback Nick Marshall makes an early return from the six-game injured list.