Official Game Day Thread - Saskatchewan at Winnipeg , September 6, 2025

markf · September 06, 2025, 10:57:22 PM

Quote from: bunker on September 06, 2025, 10:51:29 PMYou go into the season with a mediocre o line, and no real back up QB behind a 37 year old concussion prone QB, you deserve what you get.

This is it.

Kolankowski is just slow. Guys are by him before he even seems to register that they were there. Zach is skittish for good reason.

And the blitz that took him out.... As far as I can remember he didn't look that way at all I mean does he look over the defence before the snap to see what the other team might be doing?

Not sure.

And he has been making plays for a while now that he probably shouldn't do.... When the one and a half seconds he gets before the d lineman arrive, he's been taking off..

It's worked, but, not great for a guy his age and history.

No doubt he'll be back for the next game. "Cleared to play"

Blue In BC · September 06, 2025, 10:59:27 PM

OC play calling and poor execution by Collaros cost us the game by in large. You don't win many games scoring 13 points when you give the opponent 10 points on turnovers.

Defence did not have a great 4th Q. Riders on their 1 yard line and we give up the deep shot and then a PI for a total of about 80 yard? That was another 3 points that shouldn't have happened.

Castillo missed 2 FG's this week and 1 last week. Last week that might have been the difference between winning and losing.

Regardless. Predictable play calling. A 2nd string QB that can't throw beyond 10 yards.

How many games has Collaros been knocked out of this season in particular and last season? Obviously a player gets taken out for Concussion Protocol. Whether he actually had a concussion today or any of those times is for doctors to say.

However, it might be time for him to consider his long term health and family life. Too many hits and this is not good.

Horseman · September 06, 2025, 11:02:04 PM

I think it is time to tell Zach, man for your health, you are done, then we need to trade for Fajardo in the off season. Hopefully Elgersma comes back from the NFL and he then understudies all of next year.

Big Daddy · September 06, 2025, 11:02:23 PM

Stegall making a big statement that Collaros should never play another football game. Even saying the medical and coaching staff will make the right decision, but those higher up (mentioning the board) should now want him playing again for Zach's own good.

dd · September 06, 2025, 11:03:30 PM

Collaros is done, for his long term health he should retire, he's going to sustain long term damage if he hasn't done so already

And we are dead without him. Dead.

As others have posted, the roster moves we didn't make this year are killing us- personal losses at receiver O line, D line, cornerback and no backup Qb are all coming to haunt us now. You get what you deserve. Every other team improved there roster while ours took massive steps backwards.

With collaros out, we are now the weakest team in the west hands down, Edmonton will kill us

Bomber Diehard · September 06, 2025, 11:04:20 PM

We came into this season knowing we were a third place team.
Bring in the NFL Cuts For next year.

Sway · September 06, 2025, 11:04:58 PM

Should have challenged that Strev pick for roughing passer

Horseman · September 06, 2025, 11:07:22 PM

Quote from: Sway on September 06, 2025, 11:04:58 PMShould have challenged that Strev pick for roughing passer

Couldn't no time outs left.

Blue In BC · September 06, 2025, 11:11:42 PM

I don't know that adding Houston instead of Vaval would have made any difference. That series only cost us another 3 points. I had no confidence that Streveler would score even a FG.

Our play calling is so predictable and vanilla. I don't think we threw to Wheatfall or Clercius in the 1st half. Mitchell had 1 catch IIRC.

Edit: Just checked stats and they had 5 passes thrown their way and caught 1 each. Total of 16 yards.

I don't know if Sterns is healthy or what Echols looks like in practice but IMO Mitchell time should be done.

Sway · September 06, 2025, 11:12:58 PM

Never seen a team with worse plays on 2nd and 4 in my life

markf · September 06, 2025, 11:13:44 PM

Zack's head bounced off the ground. It was easy to see. Then he just lay there.

Time to call it a career.

Good for Milt for saying that.

J5V · September 06, 2025, 11:15:51 PM

Why is it always the Riders? They tore up Streveler's knee last year and now they've taken out our #1 QB with a high, concussive hit. Karma can't come too soon for that dirtbag team.

dd · September 06, 2025, 11:15:58 PM

Quote from: Bomber Diehard on September 06, 2025, 11:04:20 PMWe came into this season knowing we were a third place team.
Bring in the NFL Cuts For next year.

Agreed. We need to restock our talent shelves and may as well start now

Blue In BC · September 06, 2025, 11:19:02 PM

I'm not picking on Ayers but all our ST's were by the Canadian LB's. I think I saw Ayers on 3rd and short a couple of time but he was essentially invisible. Tell me again why we've been wasting a DI spot on him?

Woodbey was on the field all night. I couldn't always tell who he was replacing in a given series but he's shown well in his 1st 2 games.

I see Thomas has 2 DT's. I noticed one where the RB fell down and he landed on him about 10 yards downfield. Didn't notice the other one.

Didn't notice Kornelson on the field?

markf · September 06, 2025, 11:20:10 PM

Quote from: Blue In BC on September 06, 2025, 11:11:42 PMOur play calling is so predictable and vanilla. I don't think we threw to Wheatfall or Clercius in the 1st half. Mitchell had 1 catch IIRC.

Edit: Just checked stats and they had 5 passes thrown their way and caught 1 each. Total of 16 yards.

Yeah that is wierd. Both of them showed they can play. Ignored.

Hard to see the team fighting its way back to being any good now.