Official Game Day Thread - Winnipeg at Montreal, August 21, 2025

[Pete]

If we get ahead by any kind of comfortable margin, get Collaros out of there. Let Strev run out the clock. Call me a nervous Nellie if you want but I will never trust a team that plays Lemon to not take liberties with a QB.

I dont see us getting a comfortable margin ,mtrls front 7 is too good, and , Zac hasnt been great under pressure ty
Also for some reason as soon as we get a lead we go very conservative, letting the other team drive the field with underneath stuff. Hopefully we learned something the last two games with blown leads
I also have the feeling that Zac will be in full game management mode. The one thing we dont want to do is let mtrl's d best us (again) with turnovers

[Blueforlife]

Nice Logan is in
Weitz in good on teams
Lawson in is good
No Houston as expected, don't rush a guy that hasn't played ball for a bit, someone else made a good point wouldn't know the playbook yet / calls either
Lineup looks good
All about the play of the OL and getting Brady going imo
Rest should fall into place

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Nice Logan is in
Weitz in good on teams
Lawson in is good
No Houston as expected, don't rush a guy that hasn't played ball for a bit, someone else made a good point wouldn't know the playbook yet / calls either
Lineup looks good
All about the play of the OL and getting Brady going imo
Rest should fall into place

And if not? We could always try patience? 

[Blueforlife]

And if not? We could always try patience? 

There is no try, it's just good roster management this week
Bombers have been patient with developing guys, rosters decisions, coaches and with free agent signings
It's a pillar of strength with this club, stay the course even in rough waters, teams approach and next man up
Can't wait to see Houston and Woods!!!

[The Zipp]

a screen pass to Logan in the open field?  Sign me up...I seem to recall him being very fast so any way to get him in space is going to get first downs.  or maybe we save that play for labour day - opening drive TD to get the crowd quiet.

[LXTSN]

It will be nice to get Logan out there. We can use a little spark to the offence.

When Houston is ready, who comes off the roster now? Vaval, Cam Allen or Ayers?

[RebusRankin]

Nice Logan is in
Weitz in good on teams
Lawson in is good
No Houston as expected, don't rush a guy that hasn't played ball for a bit, someone else made a good point wouldn't know the playbook yet / calls either
Lineup looks good
All about the play of the OL and getting Brady going imo
Rest should fall into place

What's your evidence that Weitz is good on teams?

[Sir Blue and Gold]

It will be nice to get Logan out there. We can use a little spark to the offence.

When Houston is ready, who comes off the roster now? Vaval, Cam Allen or Ayers?

Ayers, if our coaches can figure out how to replace the 1 ST tackle he gets a game. Might be impossible but we can dream.

[Ridermania]

Honestly, no reason that the Bombers lose this game.

Montreal is a mess right now. 

[Blue In BC]

Why did they move Peterson to the PR? Is the theory that Logan becomes the back up RB even though it creates a ratio problem when he goes on offence for a few plays? Essentially moving Peterson created a roster spot for Weitz.

I don't get the value of that switch. Peterson was playing on ST's but his value was an in game injury replacement at RB.

As predicted J. Jones would be the import bumped by whichever import was added this week ( Logan ).

Kornelson released outright. Not exactly surprised but unfortunate that he didn't pan out. Drafted in 2023. Attended his 3rd TC this season and played 6 games.

Why does Cooley still show on the PR? Can't the league get data info correct in something close to real time?

[Blue In BC]

This week is going to be an interesting test for several players.

1. Vaval at CB. Does he continue holding a starting spot at CB or get pushed back to returner with Houston in the wings?

2. Lawson at CB. He doesn't have the same versatility as Vaval, so what does the future hold for him?

3. Logan as our returner. He has good versatility. At worst he's good depth at a few spots but might be our primary returner going forward with Vaval as the alternate.

4. D. Mitchell. Game 3 and so far he's added 29 yards on 5 receptions. Time to shine?

We might be seeing Schoen back in the near future. This week is game 6 since he went on 6 game IR. In theory he could be back next week. How Mitchell plays might factor into being able to delay his return.

Clearly when Houston does return it will have a domino effect among several positions including those on the PR.  I wonder where Parker fits in this equation and wonder if he gets bumped to 6 game IR. This is game 3 he'll miss on 1 game IR but the fact we added 2 DB's this week suggests he won't be ready any time soon?

10 days before the 1st game against the Riders.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Why did they move Peterson to the PR? Is the theory that Logan becomes the back up RB even though it creates a ratio problem when he goes on offence for a few plays? Essentially moving Peterson created a roster spot for Weitz.

I don't get the value of that switch. Peterson was playing on ST's but his value was an in game injury replacement at RB.

As predicted J. Jones would be the import bumped by whichever import was added this week ( Logan ).

Kornelson released outright. Not exactly surprised but unfortunate that he didn't pan out. Drafted in 2023. Attended his 3rd TC this season and played 6 games.

Why does Cooley still show on the PR? Can't the league get data info correct in something close to real time?

I guess Schmeck showed he was the next DT up over Kornelson but with Jake nearing the end I can't believe they released him.  Maybe he didn't show a good work ethic or maybe he requested his release?

Can't ever understand why they keep bringing Weitz back but I suppose Mike Miller takes his ST roster very seriously and requests certain moves be made to achieve that aim and MOS complies. 

[Blue In BC]

We lost Novak earlier and now Hallett that both played well on ST's. J. Jones needing to come off to get Logan on also played on ST's.

Peterson also had some ST experience so this is an interesting series of changes to our ST roster.

What does Bailey need to do to get on the AR when we choose to use a 2nd global player? Keeping in mind this is more a forced choice due to injuries to Canadian players.

[gobombersgo]

[gobombersgo]

Peyton Logan to make Winnipeg Blue Bombers debut against Alouettes
By John Hodge -August 20, 2025

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will have Peyton Logan in the lineup for the first time this season when they visit the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday night.

The five-foot-seven, 189-pound speedster signed with the Blue Bombers as a free agent following a three-year stint with the Calgary Stampeders. He suffered a thigh injury early in training camp, which caused him to miss the preseason and the first nine games of the regular-season.

The 26-year-old native of Memphis, Tenn. has rushed for 889 yards, caught 42 passes for 330 yards, returned 136 punts for 1,501 yards, returned 69 kickoffs for 1,580 yards, and scored seven touchdowns over 36 career regular-season CFL games.

Logan has been listed as Winnipeg's backup running back behind Brady Oliveira and as one of the team's two returners alongside rookie Trey Vaval. Canadian rookie Matthew Peterson, who has been the primary backup running back for most of this season, has been moved to the practice roster.

Canadian defensive back Nick Hallett (head/eye) has been moved to the one-game injured list, as has American linebacker Jonathan Jones (healthy scratch). Canadian defensive lineman Cameron Lawson (hip) and Global linebacker Fabien Weitz (practice roster) have been moved to the active roster in their place. Winnipeg also announced the release of Canadian defensive lineman Collin Kornelson from the practice roster.

Dalton Schoen, who was a full participant in practice on Monday, remains out due to a knee injury. This week will end his stint on the six-game injured list, at which point he may be placed back on the active roster if healthy.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-4) will visit the Montreal Alouettes (5-5) at Percival Molson Stadium on Thursday, August 21 with kickoff slated for 7:30 p.m. EDT. The Blue Bombers are coming off a walk-off win over the Ottawa Redblacks, while Montreal lost 36-18 on the road to the B.C. Lions.

The weather forecast in Montreal calls for a high of 27 degrees with a mix of sun and cloud. The game will be broadcast on TSN and RDS in Canada, CBS Sports Network in the United States, and CFL+ internationally. Radio listeners can tune-in on 680 CJOB in Winnipeg and TSN 690 in Montreal.

https://3downnation.com/2025/08/20/peyton-logan-to-make-winnipeg-blue-bombers-debut-against-alouettes/