Brandon

I will say in the 4th quarter the Redblacks did step it up and Dustin Crum did make some quick decisions and good passes. They definitely stepped it up and executed well during their last few drives. Dru Brown didn't pass for 400+ yards that a few people on here dreamed about, he looked very average himself floating a few lame ducks that were off the mark.

The worst being the field goal right after

I disagree, I don't think the play calls were bad up until that Strev 2nd and 3rd play. Execution was iffy and the o-line definitely needs 2 new fresh faces since Ottawa was easily able to get into our backfield far to often. Wade needs to yell at O'Shea for going for the field goal. Also for not challenging easy challenges such as those 2 pass interference calls on Allen.

I don't think the Blue were as bad as some people on here were making them out to be... but yikes that last 2 minutes was the worst coaching decisions I've ever seen since Tim Burke had taken a knee and gave up that one game. This game should of been iced on these 3 plays... 1 - Kramdi going for the big hit instead of wrapping up the running back on the 2nd and 15 play in the 4th quarter. Absolutely no need to lay in a big hit when he could of wrapped him and at least slowed him down which easily would of stopped them well short of the first down. 2 - 2nd and 3 and that package with Strev was garbage. Why not just take a knee at that point it was painfully obvious on what the play was. Why are they not running short yardage with Wilson who is much better then Strev? If you have Strev in why not RPO with Brady? What a terrible call. Hogan had called a real good first quarter where he was getting Zach out of the pocket and on the run which was working well. I thought the 3rd quarter and 4th the plays were ok but the o-line was shakey as hell which resulted in those 2 and outs. This 2nd and 3 play was absolute garbage. Suitor was even calling it out. 3 - The field goal. As a fan I demand answers on who called that if it was O'Shea or Hogan. Either way O'Shea should be blistered by the media and I hope Miller or someone tears a strip on him for making that call. Getting cute with less then a minute left playing against Ottawa with a back up QB. An absolute rookie decision and the worst we've made in such a long time that I can't even remember such a bad call. TSN panning to the audience with the "WTF" look of disbelief. I am SHOCKED that beer cans were not tossed at O'Shea after that. Bonus bone headed play - Randolph taking a penalty for rolling on Mauldin. I thought this club was known for being disciplined?

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1315716993288017 Bittersweet to see the old Triple B's being torn down as I had many fond memories of playing pool and eating good food at that location. However Wendy's coming back to Henderson Hwy will be pretty sweet.

The team has been desperately in need of a reload and for the last 2 - 3 season have pissed away valuable opportunities for sprinkling in new guys. Unfortunately we are now in a situation where we need 1 - 2 guys in nearly every position to compete/replace stale players that are stale and decaying. This could have been avoided had they been proactive.

We are in year 15 of the development of Jake Thomas... any day now it will result in wins

Argos bringing in 3 new guys in a week.

https://www.bclions.com/2025/08/11/lions-sign-veterans-anthony-bennett-celestin-haba-hergy-mayala/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMHVlNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE1SWl6YWxpdllrMWZVSFlGAR70t4yEok4G8QMgnLqAVT0c8UqB-MU2YLM0_qAwfK3etcxXsRcAUdu5bKr3Tg_aem_FocLLwXbL0PWbyFsAre1Hg

Two weeks ago? What does that have to do with your terrible take on thinking a guy throwing 9 passes in pre season is more then enough to show that he's a superior player. Did you not see how awesome Pigromes was a few years back in pre season?

The rookie's longest pass was 12 yards. Pre season doesn't tell the full story but if you are going to use it as a determining factor then Wilson blew him away. Two seasons ago Pigromes looked like the next Doug Flutie in pre season and where is he today? Dru Brown looked like crap in that same pre season and now he is a desired starter. Real game time is significantly more important then pre season.

A reminder that they extended him for next season as well! The reason I want him gone is so that we do have money to spend next season on a starting QB OR other impact players. Zach has been playing at the bottom level of the starters for 2 seasons in a row. Why would we pay a premium for a 3rd straight year when you can start Strev or almost any other guy and get similar results at a much lower price? For the record Tre Ford and Jake Maier have better QB ratings then Zach this and last season despite playing on crappier teams.

Ummm.... https://3downnation.com/2025/05/23/winnipeg-blue-bombers-sign-qb-zach-collaros-to-contract-extension-through-2026/ More then likely it's 600+. I highly doubt he is taking a pay cut.

From the directory of Sisu.... this could be very entertaining.

I'm just saying I'd trade Zach for MBT in a heart beat. Not because I have "faith" in MBT.... mostly because we get a durable QB and we get rid of that albatross of a contract. Next year start fresh with a lot more money. If MBT can perform I can't imagine signing him for another year would be $600 000.....

Game 1 - Artopoeus was 5/6 for 43 yards playing against 4th stringers compared to Wilson 6/8 for 72 yards against 2nd stringers. Game 2 - Artopoeus was 1/3 for 11 yards playing against 4th stringers compared to WIlson 9/12 for 58 yards against 3rd stringers. How in the world do you intrepret that as "way out performed" when statistically he was worse and playing against the worst players? And for progress Wilson had a better pre season this year compared to last year.

Actual doctors and scientists can and have been wrong more times then not. With profits being a priority over actual health it's very hard to give 100% trust to any "experts" these days.

Wilson was 15 / 20 - 130 yards Artoopoeus was 6 / 9 - 54 yards So 9 pass attempts vs 4th stringers equals enough footage to give that guy the keys?

I think the only chance of Zach getting a trade is if someone else gets a season ending injury and they are desperate for a vet.

This is the same team that keeps trotting out Jake Thomas. This is the same team that won't pull Zach when he's bad. Wouldn't this suggest that this team is bad at judging talent and/or giving others opportunities? They don't even let him try is exactly the issue people have had with this club for the last several years.

Why are you throwing Wilson under the bus. The guy hasn't had a single chance to show what he can do.

So what's the mid season solution? I can't imagine them firing Hogan and replacing him with Jarious Jackson. They have no trade bait to make a big deal. Apparently my idea of giving Strev the keys for 5 games to see if he's worth keeping around isn't a good idea. What do they do?

So I assume mocking Fajardo as a starting QB after Zach loses his 3rd straight to Calgary is a bad idea?

I've watched UFC instead of this game, I assume it is not worth watching the replay of this game?

If this were to happen, O'Shea will say it's all part of the plan and wouldn't even slightly admit that he had made a mistake. OR he will praise Mitchell and then for next week he leaves him off the game roster in order to dress a C - level player somewhere else which would then piss everyone off on these boards.