Is this ever a guy we should take a run at? I really like Pokey as a receiver but not sure he's a 1A Superstar guy... Would you ever take a run at Hatcher as your #1 and then have Pokey and Demski as 2/3?

 

 

I don't see Maier surplanting Brown. Maier has been inconsistent at best as a starter.

The issue is whether Dru can stay healthy for enough games to be a legitimate option l.

https://3downnation.com/2026/03/22/all-nine-2026-cfl-quarterback-rooms-ranked/
1) Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Starter: Bo Levi Mitchell
Depth: Tre Ford, Jake Dolegala

2) Toronto Argonauts

Starter: Chad Kelly

Depth: Nick Arbuckle, Jarret Doege, Max Duggan, Tucker Horn

3) Montreal Alouettes

Starter: Davis Alexander
Depth: Dustin Crum, E.J. Perry, Dresser Winn, Anthony Brown Jr.

4) B.C. Lions

Starter: Nathan Rourke
Depth: Chase Brice, Gevani McCoy, Tommy Rittenhouse

5) Edmonton Elks

Starter: Cody Fajardo
Depth: Taylor Powell, Cole Snyder, Zach Zebrowski

6) Saskatchewan Roughriders

Starter: Trevor Harris
Depth: Jack Coan, Tommy Stevens, Brayden Schager, Jordan McCloud

7) Ottawa Redblacks

Starter: Dru Brown
Depth: Jake Maier, Matt Morrissey, Hajj-Malik Williams

8) Calgary Stampeders

Starter: Vernon Adams Jr.
Depth: P.J. Walker, Josh Love, Quincy Vaughn

9) Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Starter: Zach Collaros
Depth: Terry Wilson, Bryce Perkins, Payton Thorne

Meh almost every one of those teams would be screwed if their starting quarterback went down. Don’t see how B.C should be ranked number 4 other than Rourke.

We're deservedly ranked last, that's all I care about.

55 minutes ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

We're deservedly ranked last, that's all I care about.

rest of that list is trash but i can’t argue with out spot

Tre Ford is young enough to take a flyer on... is he a free agent or did he retire?

9 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

I'd take Dru over Collaros at that price, and it wouldn't be a hard decision.

You'd take this guy if the price is right in your mind.

6 hours ago, 17to85 said:

Not moving on from collaros while we had brown was an error by this team.

Then, instead of Collaros getting pulped because of a crappy OC and O-line, we would have had Brown getting pulped, but at a cheaper price. Not sure that would have accomplished much.

42 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Then, instead of Collaros getting pulped because of a crappy OC and O-line, we would have had Brown getting pulped, but at a cheaper price. Not sure that would have accomplished much.

The way Brown was, he'd have never played an yway. He had large gaps between being performing on the field & IR. I just got the impression Brown may have been able to come back come back but didn't seem to want to. I question his toughness & leadership as he certainly doesn't seem to be another Matt Dunigan or Jeff Garcia.

So, if T Burg wants to pay a guy who's injured more than he plays then how are we saving money? We'd have been paying Brown to sit & do nothing on the 6 game Injury List multiple times.

I think Dinwiddie felt the same & went out & got a qb he feels he can work with in Maier to push Brown. Look what Dinwiddie did with Arbuckle in Toronto last year. Two years ago, it looked like his career was over. If he does the same thing with Maier then Brown is gone. Ottwa is (probably) spending more money on their two qbs than we spend on the 3 or 4 we have now as both in Ottawa are veterans. Other than Zach, our qb room have backups with limited experience or none at all.

This coming season my man ZC is going to stay healthy, light it up, lead us to Grey Cup victory and retire on top.

At the very least it feels good writing this. Off season hope.

1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said:

This coming season my man ZC is going to stay healthy, light it up, lead us to Grey Cup victory and retire on top.

At the very least it feels good writing this. Off season hope.

I'd believe it ..

ZC with a new OC....good oline again and some legit targets is gonna do one of 2 things...Either have a late in career renaissance like Calvillo had and actually be a legit #1 and possibly another 2..3 really good yrs in him if the situation allows for it....Or he is gonna confirm the last 2 yrs of this spiral into crapsville is real and he is done. And we should do whatever we have to in the season if this is the case to address it and not wait for the off-season and really be hooped...if it means trading assets...Picks...or a legitimate performer so be it, but get it accomplished

If he shows a rebirth and his physical skills look like they are not degraded from previous season, then he could be a resigning on a 1 yr deal for 2027 at a reasonable price as we are hopefully grooming the 2028 guy....Not at the 600k price tag he has been getting...not even 500k...but more in the scope of what BLM has taken and if he doesnt like that deal....See ya later

Kelly+Arbuckle is a better duo than Mitchell/Ford

12 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

The way Brown was, he'd have never played an yway. He had large gaps between being performing on the field & IR. I just got the impression Brown may have been able to come back come back but didn't seem to want to. I question his toughness & leadership as he certainly doesn't seem to be another Matt Dunigan or Jeff Garcia.

So, if T Burg wants to pay a guy who's injured more than he plays then how are we saving money? We'd have been paying Brown to sit & do nothing on the 6 game Injury List multiple times.

You think that Collaros would have lasted better in Ottawa than Brown did or that Brown would have been injured as often running our offence behind our O-line? That's why arguments based on conjecture are so stupid. There is no way to prove them either way. Just flapping your 'internet' lips again.