Official Game Day Thread - Winnipeg at Ottawa - September 20, 2025

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Terrrrrrrrible!

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Artopoeus or bust! Arpy! Arpy! Arpy!

[Pigskin]

Ed Tait  @EdTaitWFC
The @Wpg_BlueBombers roster features two changes this for tomorrow's game in Ottawa. On are DBs Jamal Parker, Jr. and Jake Kelly, off are Nick Hallett and Michael Griffin II.
Chris Streveler will start at QB

Really would have like to see Woods or Adams on the AR. Need to see more out of Vaughters. Last 5 games, 6 DTs, no sacks.

Person. 9 games, 2 DTs, 1 Sack.
Adams. 10 games, 9 DTs, 2 Sacks.
Jake.  13 games, 9 DTs.
Korn.  8 games, 3 DTs.

Griffin out is going to hurt us, but we might see a little more of Smith on D. 

[Blue In BC]

Our worst fears are being realized. I don't think Collaros has ever missed 2 consecutive games since coming to Winnipeg. This just confirms my expectation that he won't play again in 2025 and should have been placed on the 6 game IR to shelter the SMS.

The other position changes / no changes can only make us shake our heads on why other changes are not made like an import DT for example.

I was hoping Sterns would be playing this week.

How does Kelly move from AR to PR and then replace Hallett again. That move is a bit like moving the chairs around on the Titanic?

[Pete]

Why do we have both Woods and Adams on pr? If we dont think they are an upgrade to Thomas and Kornelson why the heck are they here?
And its not the ratio, we could easily of not dressed Lawson jr. As we have Vaval and added Kelly as well.
Even dressing Vanderpool to help our struggling oline would have made more sense

[The Zipp]

interesting stat from our forum member /friend Zach S on X:

In his career, Streveler has thrown an interception on 5% of his pass attempts. In his three starts in 2025, he has averaged 25 pass attempts, so he's on pace to throw 1.25 interceptions tomorrow. If he can keep it to just one, #Bombers have a chance.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Why do we have both Woods and Adams on pr? If we dont think they are an upgrade to Thomas and Kornelson why the heck are they here?
And its not the ratio, we could easily of not dressed Lawson jr. As we have Vaval and added Kelly as well.
Even dressing Vanderpool to help our struggling oline would have made more sense

I have no idea. It's really, really, really, strange.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Our worst fears are being realized. I don't think Collaros has ever missed 2 consecutive games since coming to Winnipeg. This just confirms my expectation that he won't play again in 2025 and should have been placed on the 6 game IR to shelter the SMS.

The other position changes / no changes can only make us shake our heads on why other changes are not made like an import DT for example.

I was hoping Sterns would be playing this week.

How does Kelly move from AR to PR and then replace Hallett again. That move is a bit like moving the chairs around on the Titanic?

Kelly was so bad in that first outing against Calgary they moved him as far away from the playing surface as possible for two months. Maybe he'll join the defensive line rotation?

[Pigskin]

Sterns was limited at practice this week, didn't think he was ready yet.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

interesting stat from our forum member /friend Zach S on X:

In his career, Streveler has thrown an interception on 5% of his pass attempts. In his three starts in 2025, he has averaged 25 pass attempts, so he's on pace to throw 1.25 interceptions tomorrow. If he can keep it to just one, #Bombers have a chance.

Let's dial in those numbers to this year (as 2019 is no longer predictively relevant) and let's forgot about the number of picks he should have thrown and just go with the actual ones: 10 INTs on 134 attempts in 2025.

That's a 7.5% rate.

Assuming, as per your example, he throws 25 passes, it's 1.9 (2 essentially).

And if we're being honest, his interception rate should probably be higher than it is.

[Blue In BC]

Kelly was so bad in that first outing against Calgary they moved him as far away from the playing surface as possible for two months. Maybe he'll join the defensive line rotation?

It brings me back to my queries about Makonzo who was listed as " full " in recent weeks and wondering what it takes to get him on the AR.

Count me as a very disappointed fan with how the team manages injuries and deceptive comments. The poor off season recruitment showed from day 1 and we've taken our usual status quo posture. We went into free agency with OL DL and receiver issues. Nothing has changed.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Really would have like to see Woods or Adams on the AR. Need to see more out of Vaughters. Last 5 games, 6 DTs, no sacks.

Person. 9 games, 2 DTs, 1 Sack.
Adams. 10 games, 9 DTs, 2 Sacks.
Jake.  13 games, 9 DTs.
Korn.  8 games, 3 DTs.

Griffin out is going to hurt us, but we might see a little more of Smith on D. 

Obviously Younger is convinced they can get by with 6 O-linemen when the ideal rotation is 8.  From his roster moves over the last 2 months it appears he's happy with the makeup of his defence.

[Waffler]

I am going to assume we need two wins somewhere to hang on to third by season end. Basing this on the BC schedule. Cgy twice and Sask once. Also To (possibly Kelly?) and Edm.

We need this one and the Edmonton game in week 19. If we can't beat Ottawa in a must win then we really don't belong in the post season. Sadly we have no one at QB that can match Dru Brown. Dark days indeed.

[gobombersgo]

QB Dru Brown returns as starter for Ottawa Redblacks against Winnipeg
By 3Down Staff -September 19, 2025

Star quarterback Dru Brown will officially make his return to the starting lineup when the Ottawa Redblacks face Winnipeg on Saturday.

The 28-year-old native of Palo Alto, Calif., has missed Ottawa's last three games due to a knee injury he sustained against the Bombers in mid-August, although he officially dressed as the third-stringer last week. The five-foot-eleven, 200-pound passer has thrown for 1,842 yards, 12 touchdowns, and five interceptions over eight regular-season games this year, posting a 2-5 record as a starter.

Missing for Brown's return will be running back William Stanback (back) and rookie right tackle Parker Moorer (knee), both of whom have been placed on the one-game injured list. Canadian Daniel Adeboboye will step into the backfield, while left guard Drew Desjarlais bounces out to tackle. Rookie second-round CFL Draft pick Sam Carson will make his first start at guard, while David Knevel will suit up as insurance.

Ottawa will also endure significant changes on special teams, as punter Richie Leone will miss the game following the passing of his mother. American rookie Noah Gettman will debut in his place, while returner DeVonte Dedmon returns from a long absence and will split duties with Kalil Pimpleton.

Dressing in depth roles this week are Canadian defensive tackle Daniel Okpoko and American defensive end Chase McGowan. Canadian linebacker James Peter and Canadian defensive tackle Deionte Knight have been demoted to the practice roster.

The Ottawa Redblacks (4-9) will host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (6-7) at TD Place Stadium on Saturday, September 20 with kickoff slated for 3:00 p.m. EDT. The Blue Bombers are coming off a 32-21 loss to Hamilton, while the Redblacks lost 38-27 against B.C. in Vancouver.

The weather forecast in Ottawa calls for a high of 19 degrees with sunny conditions. The game will be broadcast on TSN, RDS, and CTV in Canada and CFL+ internationally. Radio listeners can tune-in on 680 CJOB in Winnipeg and TSN 1200 in Ottawa.

https://3downnation.com/2025/09/19/qb-dru-brown-returns-as-starter-for-ottawa-redblacks-against-winnipeg/

[gobombersgo]