Chad Kelly

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

For me there is only one QB that can play reasonably well at QB and that is Crum.  This season he learned how to throw the ball and not always have to use his feet and speed.  As far as Brown goes... I'm beginning to wonder if heis that type of QBthat is always injured.  To be a good QB you have to be on the field.

I'm hoping that the USFL league or what ever it is called now will fold and a couple of good QBs become available.  Long shot ??

Taylor Powell in Hamilton was upset when BLM took the starting QB job from him last season and there is no sign he'll ever get it back or that Bo wants to retire anytime soon.  He showed well in his early starts and may be interested in testing FA, don't see many other bidders stepping up to the plate willing to give him a shot as a starting QB. 

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

For me there is only one QB that can play reasonably well at QB and that is Crum.  This season he learned how to throw the ball and not always have to use his feet and speed.  As far as Brown goes... I'm beginning to wonder if heis that type of QBthat is always injured.  To be a good QB you have to be on the field.

I'm hoping that the USFL league or what ever it is called now will fold and a couple of good QBs become available.  Long shot ??

Crum is interesting, he seems content to remain a backup, but maybe he has higher ambitions.

Above all I would like to see someone on the Bomber staff that is good at developing QB's, so far Jarious Jackson has not proven he's that guy.

[TecnoGenius]

Taylor Powell in Hamilton was upset when BLM took the starting QB job from him last season and there is no sign he'll ever get it back or that Bo wants to retire anytime soon.

Crum is much improved.  Progressing nicely, but still "not there" yet, IMHO.

But ya, I'd be all over Powell as starter if Zach is done in '26 and we can't get Alexander via surreptitious means.  If he's unhappy waiting in HAM, it may be doable.

I'm pretty sure we can't afford him as a backup, though; and why would he go from backup to backup?  We'd have to make him the starter.  As a bonus, we could offer to pay him pretty low salary as a starter until he proves himself.

[theaardvark]

There are so many potential QB's out there, and so many possibilities... but the biggest issue in moving forward is Zach.

Will he be healthy in 2026?  Will he be the same skill level?  Is he viable.

Should we have kept Dru and walked from Zach?  Of course, we did not have a crystal ball, and could not known he was going to be injured so often, or could we? 

Edm moving on from Ricky Ray turned out horrible.  BLM is making CGY regret going with Maier (although the VA situation turned out pretty solid). Fajardo is making multiple teams regret moving on.

I am surprised that Walters/MOS couldn't make the move though.  With the way they were able to move on from Jeffcoat/Harris/Biggie/Alexander and so many others, many without viable replacements, you'd think with a viable QB to replace Zach, they'd have made the move. 

I know they gave Zach guaranteed money, and walking from him means eating $SMS.  But we probably can't sign a viable #1 prospect with him still under contract.

If he plays next week, and then misses any of the rest of the season, we really need to rip the bandage off.

[dd]

Crum is interesting, he seems content to remain a backup, but maybe he has higher ambitions.

Above all I would like to see someone on the Bomber staff that is good at developing QB's, so far Jarious Jackson has not proven he's that guy.

Well, god himself couldn't develop Streveler and was haven't seen Wilson in action, so tough to tell what JJ has done with our Qb's.

[TecnoGenius]

Should we have kept Dru and walked from Zach?  Of course, we did not have a crystal ball, and could not known he was going to be injured so often, or could we? 

Dru was healthy for the ESF last season and lost miserably.  Whereas Zach got us to the cup and might have won if not for sharp fingernails.

Zach is keeping us in the hunt this season, barely.  Dru has been MIA and even when in he's losing regularly.

I'd say we 100% made the correct choice.  Dru might not be "really good" until '26 or '27 or beyond, or never.

If we find protection for Zach, and Hogan takes some ginko biloba, Zach is still 100% capable of getting us to a cup.  And I bet he will be in '26.  We just need to keep him as clean as 2021.  If we fail this season, then let's make that top priority in '26.  Spend everything on OL.