By Nic Sgaggi
Stampeders.com

Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell said it best — a loss is still a loss whether it’s by one point or 30 points.

Unfortunately for Mitchell and the Stamps, the particular loss up for discussion was by just one point. But there were still some positives for the Red and White to take away from their Week 6 defeat against the BC Lions.

One man who would agree is Stampeders offensive coordinator Dave Dickenson.

“We did see improvement,” Dickenson said. “Not a perfect game by any stretch, but still happy with what we’ve got and we’ll just keep working.”

Not a perfect game by any stretch because the Stampeders lost, but that doesn’t mean Dickenson didn’t see a spark in his offence.

Last Friday’s battle against BC featured a breakout game for running back Martell Mallett, Joe West’s first four receptions of the season, another touchdown performance from Marquay McDaniel and a total of eight different receivers who caught a pass from Mitchell.

“It’s early in the year,” Dickenson said. “I don’t really feel like it’s a big difference this year than any other year.”

Mitchell admitted to being disappointed with Friday’s loss to BC but indicated he has had the utmost confidence in his offence’s abilities all year.

“I didn’t like what happened against BC because we lost,” he said. “The weeks before that, y’all say ‘struggle’ – yeah, we didn’t look like the No. 1 offence that we were in Week 1 and Week 2 but we still won the games so our offence was productive and efficient.”

McDaniel – the man who arguably has been the most consistent Stampeder of the 2014 campaign – was pleased with his team’s ability to establish drives in Week 6 but knows there is still room for improvement.

“We made more plays and we kept a couple more drives going,” McDaniel said. “I think that’s our main thing – we have to be consistent keeping drives going. I think that’s what we did last week a little bit better but we can still get a whole lot better.”

McDaniel noted that his offence is working on their mental game. Once they do that, the touchdowns will take care of themselves.

“It’s just making sure guys are on the same page on offence,” he said. “We’ve got to make sure we’re making the plays when the ball comes to us.  Keep getting first downs and keep the drives going.”