Good to see Zach back in pads but we know everyone wants Dru to start, even Ottawa fans probably want Dru to annihilate the Redblacks to stick it to Dumbwiddie.

3 minutes ago, Brandon said:

I saw this and assuming that it is correct... yikes!

yikes...and just imagine where Sask would have been then if they had kept and still had him...

At a minimum he's got the years wrong, ten years ago was 2016 and Harris was a RedBlack until 2019 when he went to Edmonton. The bigger point is bang on though, they've struggled at QB since Harris left.

Some positive news on the injury front for Clercius, Woodbey, Dixon.

Hope the days off for Eli, Demski, Lawson, BO are just vet days

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS			PRACTICE DAY
Player name	Position	Injury	WED	THURS	FRI	Game Status
Zach Collaros	QB	Neck	DNP
Ethan Vibert	OL	Illness	DNP
Asotui Eli	OL	Ankle	DNP
Kevens Clercius	WR	Knee	Full
Nic Demski	WR	Ankle	DNP
Jaiden Woodbey	LB	Calf	Full
Lane Novak	LB	Knee	Full
Ethan Ball	DB	Thigh	Full
Tanner Schmekel	DL	Calf	Full
De’Shaan Dixon	DL	Hip	Full
Cam Lawson	DL	Hip	DNP
Brady Oliveira	RB	Hip	Limited

2 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

At a minimum he's got the years wrong, ten years ago was 2016 and Harris was a RedBlack until 2019 when he went to Edmonton. The bigger point is bang on though, they've struggled at QB since Harris left.

Not sure I believe the 5k thing either.

Just now, blue85gold said:

Some positive news on the injury front for Clercius, Woodbey, Dixon.

Hope the days off for Eli, Demski, Lawson, BO are just vet days

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS			PRACTICE DAY
Player name	Position	Injury	WED	THURS	FRI	Game Status
Zach Collaros	QB	Neck	DNP
Ethan Vibert	OL	Illness	DNP
Asotui Eli	OL	Ankle	DNP
Kevens Clercius	WR	Knee	Full
Nic Demski	WR	Ankle	DNP
Jaiden Woodbey	LB	Calf	Full
Lane Novak	LB	Knee	Full
Ethan Ball	DB	Thigh	Full
Tanner Schmekel	DL	Calf	Full
De’Shaan Dixon	DL	Hip	Full
Cam Lawson	DL	Hip	DNP
Brady Oliveira	RB	Hip	Limited

No practice today and a closed a closed practice Friday. We're going to know nothing about the QB plans until the depth chart is released.

18 hours ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

Fumbling Dru Brown for Jake Maier is an all time bone headed move. I’ve been un happy with us moving on from brown the moment it happened. The fact we get a second chance for a succession plan after Zach leaves gives me a lot of hope. The thought of potentially giving Terry Wilson the keys to the franchise was a scary thought.

His mom would end up being our QB coach lol

1 hour ago, Mike said:

I said it at the beginning of the season and I'll say it again ... Dinwiddie is really being exposed as a guy who was carried by the high level of talent in Toronto. When you hand him the keys, he's too stubborn and egotistical to realize he's making mistake after mistake after mistake. I don't agree with a lot of the things O'Shea does on a weekly basis but the one thing I'll always give him credit for is that he gives our franchise credibility in the biggest way.

Dinwiddie makes his franchise look like a joke. Aside from trading Dru Brown after publicly shitting on him (and then going 0-5 with the guy he said was better), hasn't he also threatened to cut a player publicly after talking about how he should be embarrassed to watch film in front of his teammates? Didn't he pull the same thing last year and then not follow up on it? The guy is an idiot and if the players haven't already tuned him out, they will soon.

The brawls on the Argo sidelines were always entertaining.

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

At a minimum he's got the years wrong, ten years ago was 2016 and Harris was a RedBlack until 2019 when he went to Edmonton. The bigger point is bang on though, they've struggled at QB since Harris left.

2019 the RB's went all in on Dominque Davis and Jonathan Jennings. Boy did they flame out fast.

Edited July 16Jul 16 by kelownabomberfan

6 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

2019 the RB's went all in on Dominque Davis and Jonathan Jennings. Boy did they flame out fast.

They actually had agreed on a contract amount with Harris (he was willing to take less to stay in Ottawa) but Harris wanted it to include a bigger signing bonus but Desjardins wouldn't agree so things broke down. Same money, different structure and Ottawa has been the ***** ever since.

4 hours ago, Booch said:

In regards to QB's here...Who starting..who backing up and if they are a pricey backup....etc

All irrelevant...we are paying for 3 guys regardless of what order we run them out...so makes no difference if ZC is a high paid backup....or a over-payed average starter

End of the day we paying what we paying, and a lot of ZC money is already payed anyway...So if we nose dive seriously and are out of it by game 12..13....Then dealing him then is an easy thing as he would not kill a teams sms....That being said if it's a team who has already lost their starter for a significant amount of time then his salary has been off the books anyway

Personally...I see some bright days ahead this season...I hear some guys are gonna be back sooner than later...and will kinda revamp our defence which seems to be gelling a bit, especially as we toned down the substituting, and just a few minor tweeks and change in usage should bring us over the top...And the fact we have 2 very capable starters now at QB....to cover any injury or a guy just sucking....we are setting up pretty good....

My only concern is Osh just effing it all up...as he has done past 3 yrs...and that real dumb use of a DA last game...and this insistence to run 2 useless 3rd Canadian WR's just leads me to believe he hasn't learned...wont change....doesn't know how to make the right changes...and will probably be the main culprit of any failure this yr again

Hope I am wrong on that and we do another win in spite of him thing

Are there not any PR Canadian receivers we can pick up frpm other teams roster s better than Cobb & Corcoran? There has to be. I can't beleve those 2 guys are our final solution at boundary receiver.

32 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Are there not any PR Canadian receivers we can pick up frpm other teams roster s better than Cobb & Corcoran? There has to be. I can't beleve those 2 guys are our final solution at boundary receiver.

Clercius should be back soon. Cobb will be fine to have as the back up receiver on the roster for emergencies at receiver and returner.

1 minute ago, blue85gold said:

Clercius should be back soon. Cobb will be fine to have as the back up receiver on the roster for emergencies at receiver and returner.

No idea why we didn't try to pick up another Canadian receiver that could bring more to our offense than Corcoran & Cobb have so far. I just get the feeling that at times, Walters gives himself a pat on the back & says his job is done. He & Osh seem satisfied with the status quo.

Edited July 16Jul 16 by SpeedFlex27

8 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

I'll just add: everyone is entitled to their opinion.

5 hours ago, Booch said:

yikes...and just imagine where Sask would have been then if they had kept and still had him...

I wonder where Sask will be after Harris hangs them up, they have zero QBs in development, Steven's isnt starting material.

2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Are there not any PR Canadian receivers we can pick up frpm other teams roster s better than Cobb & Corcoran? There has to be. I can't beleve those 2 guys are our final solution at boundary receiver.

Well even better question... Why is that position even a Canadian position when we don't have the Canadian bodies there to make it work?

13 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Well even better question... Why is that position even a Canadian position when we don't have the Canadian bodies there to make it work?

5 hours ago, Nolby said:

I wonder where Sask will be after Harris hangs them up, they have zero QBs in development, Steven's isnt starting material.

Stevens is a joke actually. We call Maier, "McCheese". He's got nothing on that guy.

4 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Osh being Osh covets that extra 2nd round pick. Make it a first rounder & maybe I'd be onboard.

7 hours ago, Nolby said:

I wonder where Sask will be after Harris hangs them up, they have zero QBs in development, Steven's isnt starting material.

In the pre season they had 2 guys who seemed decent and not completely lost.

Over the last many years they at least had backup qbs who could throw the ball more then 5 yards and at least give the receivers a chance at making plays.

5 hours ago, Brandon said:

In the pre season they had 2 guys who seemed decent and not completely lost.

Over the last many years they at least had backup qbs who could throw the ball more then 5 yards and at least give the receivers a chance at making plays.

Trevor Harris historically has had trouble staying healthy. Talk about rolling the dice as he's 40 years old. How can the Riders not have a transition plan in place to replace the guy at his age?? If they get thru the entire season & win another Grey Cup with Harris as their starting qb then Corey Mace better buy a Lotto Max ticket as he'll be the luckiest head coach the CFL ever had.

Edited July 17Jul 17 by SpeedFlex27

Until Dinwiddie lost his mind, there wasn't much more of a QB plan in Winnipeg.

1 minute ago, Mark H. said:

Until Dinwiddie lost his mind, there wasn't much more of a QB plan in Winnipeg.

yeah we had a plan...force TE into use...ready or not...and likely ruin him...The aquisition on Brown will allow him to develop in a non rushed way....of we dont just roll with Brown for 3..4 yrs if he shows he's the man..TE could get us some assets

3 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Trevor Harris historically has had trouble staying healthy. Talk about rolling the dice as he's 40 years old. How can the Riders not have a transition plan in place to replace the guy at his age?? If they get thru the entire season & win another Grey Cup with Harris as their starting qb then Corey Mace better buy a Lotto Max ticket as he'll be the luckiest head coach the CFL ever had.

Hamilton & Winnipeg did the same thing until we traded for Brown. Most teams are F'd if the starter goes down.

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

Hamilton & Winnipeg did the same thing until we traded for Brown. Most teams are F'd if the starter goes down.

I actually think...even tho not a lotta film on him....Edm would be able to be still be effective with Powell..

The rest tho....be in deep cacka

41 minutes ago, Booch said:

I actually think...even tho not a lotta film on him....Edm would be able to be still be effective with Powell..

The rest tho....be in deep cacka

Having two strong backs would also help Powell a whole lot.

1 hour ago, Booch said:

I actually think...even tho not a lotta film on him....Edm would be able to be still be effective with Powell..

The rest tho....be in deep cacka

I think the Als would be ok with Crum. He looked pretty good at times last year on a bad Ottawa team. To me he’s a fringe starter/quality backup.

On 2026-07-16 at 8:51 AM, Booch said:

In regards to QB's here...Who starting..who backing up and if they are a pricey backup....etc

All irrelevant...we are paying for 3 guys regardless of what order we run them out...so makes no difference if ZC is a high paid backup....or a over-payed average starter

End of the day we paying what we paying, and a lot of ZC money is already payed anyway...So if we nose dive seriously and are out of it by game 12..13....Then dealing him then is an easy thing as he would not kill a teams sms....That being said if it's a team who has already lost their starter for a significant amount of time then his salary has been off the books anyway

Personally...I see some bright days ahead this season...I hear some guys are gonna be back sooner than later...and will kinda revamp our defence which seems to be gelling a bit, especially as we toned down the substituting, and just a few minor tweeks and change in usage should bring us over the top...And the fact we have 2 very capable starters now at QB....to cover any injury or a guy just sucking....we are setting up pretty good....

My only concern is Osh just effing it all up...as he has done past 3 yrs...and that real dumb use of a DA last game...and this insistence to run 2 useless 3rd Canadian WR's just leads me to believe he hasn't learned...wont change....doesn't know how to make the right changes...and will probably be the main culprit of any failure this yr again

Hope I am wrong on that and we do another win in spite of him thing

O'Shea and his decisions have been the problem for the past 2-3 years and unless he has a revelation on the road to Damascus, he will continue to be. It looks like Walters has lashed himself to O'Shea and will go down together.

45 minutes ago, sweep the leg said:

I think the Als would be ok with Crum. He looked pretty good at times last year on a bad Ottawa team. To me he’s a fringe starter/quality backup.

With Maas coaching him, he may reach a better potential.

4 hours ago, Brandon said:

Hamilton & Winnipeg did the same thing until we traded for Brown. Most teams are F'd if the starter goes down.

Its still crazy we acquired brown before **** hit the fan in Hamilton, the timing of the trade was perfect by Walters.

24 minutes ago, Nolby said:

Its still crazy we acquired brown before **** hit the fan in Hamilton, the timing of the trade was perfect by Walters.

Their rationale was spot on too - they wanted to do a deal early, in order to avoid a bidding war, should multiple QB's (like ZC & BLM) go down with injury. Dinwiddie is probably kicking himself for getting rid of Dru so quickly.