Roughriders head coach Ken Miller.

THE CANADIAN PRESS

REGINA -- The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the CFL's lone unbeaten squad at 3-0 and alone atop the West Division standings, but Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Ken Miller still has some areas of concern.

Most notably, his special teams.

Roughriders punter Louie Sakoda is having a tough time while free-agent Dominique Dorsey hasn't provided much of a boost to the team's return game.

Both are focal points as Saskatchewan prepares for Saturday's visit to Calgary.

Sakoda boasts a dismal 33.9-yard average through the first three weeks of the CFL season. His net average of 29 yards is the lowest among the league's regular punters.

Sakoda struggled mightily punting into a gusting wind Saturday in Saskatchewan's 24-20 win over Edmonton. He failed to punt the ball further than 34 yards and gave the Eskimos excellent field position before being replaced by kicker Luca Congi.

Overall, Sakoda punted five times against Edmonton, registering a dismal 26.6-yard average.

Despite Sakoda's struggles, Miller isn't look at giving his punter the boot. Rather, he's intent on helping Sakoda regain his confidence.

"Technique is not the question," Miller said. "It's just a matter of he's been into his own head quite a bit as far as thinking about things outside of his control, and if we can get him to focus on the skill that he's responsible for he'll do well.

"We need consistency just like every other position. One of the main things we emphasize is field position and the kicking game is just so important in that. Whether its kickoff or punt, it's very important in that aspect of the game."

Miller said part of Sakoda's problem has been trying to punt despite an injury to his kicking leg.

"When he came last year he was in a situation that was strange to him . . . he didn't know lot about the CFL but he punted and kicked off and did a very nice job.

"When he came this year he came into a situation where he his kicking leg had been injured and so he didn't practise well. I think the mental the issues he's gone through have been related to that injury and I'm hopeful that we've been able to help him turn the corner and be consistent and get better."

Dorsey, meanwhile, was the CFL's top special-teams player in 2008 but so far this year, has 14 punt returns for 82 yards -- a paltry 5.9-yard average -- and five kickoff returns for 103 yards, a 20.6-yard average.

Miller said both he and special-teams coach Jim Daley have told Dorsey he needs to run straight ahead on returns as opposed to running laterally.

"He must play with confidence and needs to anticipate and read and know where the ball is going to fly to when he's fielding punts," Miller said of Dorsey. "We just need to have him do what he does and like Jim said we would want him to go north . . . and if he needs to make a break after that then make the break after that."

Miller also said receiver Chris Getzlaf suffered a calf injury against Edmonton but doesn't expect it will prevent Getzlaf from suiting up for Saturday's game against Calgary.

"He was kicked or something in the game and the day after his calf was really swollen," Miller said. "He's been really consistent this season.

"He's an important part of our offence so it's important we have him back."

Getzlaf has eight catches for 171 yards so far this season.