Drum roll please.
(As I nervously open the envelope)
And the winner of this year’s worst quarterback room going into spring training camp is:
Us. 
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We’ll have to wait for Nasty before we know how bad it’s going to be.
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I guess if Collaros happens to miss any time with injury, his replacements certainly don’t have much experience leading a pro CFL offence. Wilson has the most and that isn’t much and when he did play he didn’t exactly ball out. As far as Perkins, while he does have promise and was the MVP of the UFL, that doesn’t mean much as far as starting in the CFL though, jury is definitely out. It remains to be seen how the season unfolds but as of right now i can’t really argue with that article’s ranking.
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Can’t argue with the article - I’ll just chime that the two worst QB rooms in the league are Ottawa and Winnipeg.
Winnipeg tends to be overrated by blind-eyed local media and fans hungry for more Grey Cup appearances. Collaros meets the criteria of a great CFL QB but, at 37 or 38 the wheels have begun falling off - and he’s no longer the sport he used to be.
Perkins is green to the CFL. Terry Ball was pretty repugnant last year - even Coach O’Shea preferred keeping a damaged Collaros (finger almost falling off his hand) in the game vs. inserting Terry.
No point even trying to restore an obviously damaged Streveler to game-ready conditions. He’s lost more than a step - his speed nowhere near what it was a few years ago when he dazzled the entire league.
Bombers have some excellent marketing going on right now - so I envision at least 3 sellouts, maybe more - but this year, based on how they crashed out last season - will see plenty of empty chairs at the BIG PLACE.
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Yes yes I totally agree that we’ll have at LEAST 3 sellouts this year. That was an uncharacteristically upbeat prediction @Nasty-Nate 
which could signal that either H*** has frozen over OR… all the nay-sayers have run out of bad things to say about this 2026 edition of Da Bombers.
So I’m declaring a bottom in this downward spiral we’ve been in towards non-contender status. We’ve officially got nowhere to go but up. 
And up we shall go said the guy who downed too many boner pills by accident.
On defense where our rusting ironclads gained a whole lot of metal this off-season, the armor may have finally arrived. We might have a pass rush the likes of which none of us have seen since the Jefferson-Stove-Thomas-Jeffcoat reign of terror back in the dynasty days.
If our Jefferson-Ceresna-Lawson-Jaworski combo kicks ass and chews bubble gum but then runs out of bubble gum… it’ll be curtains for all those fancy ‘superior quarterbacks’ we’ll be facing.
The upshot? Every team not wearing Blue and Gold is going to hate playing Jordan Younger’s ‘Nasty Nate’ pleasing front four if all the shiny new pieces fall into place.
And today’s acquisition just made our somewhat scary secondary that much scarier:
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Happy Trails Chris Streveler ‘The Leveler’. You’ll always be known as ‘Fur Coat Man’ in these parts.
We have lots of great (and often highlight reel worthy) memories from the Paul LaPolice Mad Scientist years when Chris ran our Red Zone offense. He, it, (whatever you wanna call it) was impossible to stop… and so were the Bombers from 2019 until the gang got old.
Kyle Walters was the guy who’s magic words coaxed Chris to sign in 2018 and I’m sure that once retirement papers are filed, Kyle Walters will say whatever needs to be said to get our Fur Coat man back for a well deserved one-game curtain call.
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On behalf of Pirate Sports Network, I must announce that we are saddened by this news, even though do we fully understand it is time.
As Captain Timbers has directed, we have started preparations for our morning slow sail soon after dawn, which of course will include another 17-gun salute.
The two other ships of Captain Strongbeard and Captain Longshanks will also have abbreviated tributes in his honour.
As many recall, @Maaax Beaver and we are the reason that Streveler returned to the CFL after Operation Beaver a few years ago. It was the right decision, even though it was initially against his will, but the means clearly justified these ends, which have now come to an auspicious end and the CFL and the world a better place for it.
As now pirates worldwide know now as well after adopting our custom, it is Chris Streveler who, along with the Mowing Crew, is also responsible for our celebratory brawls after major scores.
Chris Streveler, you are welcome aboard at Pirate Sports Network any time as a Guest of Honour, but be prepared to join us asail on the high seas for a few weeks too whenever you come aboard.
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Strevy was a gem. He has to be the only QB with 4000 career passing yards, more picks than TDs, and still regarded so high. 
I just wish we could have used that Zach/Strev changeup more often. It really worked for awhile there, until teams like the Riders started taking bogus injury timeouts 
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So, what did I miss - how did we get the 4th OA pick this year?
Totally agree. But I began noticing Chris started losing a step in his usual sprinter-like speed when he got back from his 1st leg injury. He couldn’t even outrun the angle on average speed linebackers and was often sacked behind the line. At 31 he’s got the legs of a 39 yr old based on all the abuse he exposed himself to over his career.
Would make a great motivation coach, don’t ya think?
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[quote=“Maaax, post:235, topic:27”]
[/quote]the team can now buy three flavours of Gatoraid instead of just one.
Win win as I see it.
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Au contraire …
@Maaax Beaver, send out the signal to Mr. Beaver and let’s activate the mission to get Eigersma back to Winnipeg, as otherwise we need Mr. Beaver and his Beaver Army for the upcoming Masters again anyway.
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I guess the UFL doesn’t have much clout. Or the team is enjoying milking a freebie while they get a feel for how Elgersma fits in. If he was really impressing you’d think the Visa would be a formality. You might very well see this guy in Bomberland before mid-season
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Despite the fact that he played 3 down ball in University, if he did land in Winnipeg this year, I cannot see him ready to be a starting QB before the 28 season. Winnipeg still requires an improvement in #2 QB now.
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No love for Bryce Perkins?
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It is Bryce Perkins’ destiny to lead the offense once Skynet (otherwise known as ‘concussion’) takes out our starter. He is Bomberkind’s last best hope of defeating mediocrity this season.
Zach won’t be back.
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Introducing our latest WR signing:
At a slim 208 pounds, Fredricksen’s tall tennis star build might make him a prime Red Zone target. I just hope that he doesn’t get too many season limiting mid-body shots as he reaches up high for those patented Zach Colaros jump shots.
Freshly out-jumped 5 footish DB’s just love to break ribs when they get the chance to do so.
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And this is hardly the first time some bojack from Alabama, Nick Saban coming to mind a few years ago trying to thwart and stall changes in the NCAA comes to mind, tries to call Senator Tuberville “can you speed it the hell up!” on something in the generally sole interest of Alabama again:
Come on Eigersma, over to the CFL, which is better anyway.
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Looks like we have a new receivers coach, Lee Hull. Maybe someone can fill me in on his potential impact?
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