2026 Rookie Training Camp

[Blueforlife]

Some really good info and opinions here, I tough but good spot to be in.  The trouble with pre season is that it does show a lot but its also such a different beast than regular.  We shall see how these next gen Qbs fair and will only know more once they get some meaningful live regular season reps.  I hope we are patient in developing our next QB.  Having Zach mentor you is a dream come true imo.

[kkc60]

Perkins or Thorne might but we don't usually do that with limited PR spots. Every other team has their own # 4 or # 5 that they have to deal with plus their neg list.

QB's cut after TC rarely land elsewhere unless they have som CFL experience. In the case of the Bombers that might be Wilson. OTOH, we might see our reserve list used as early insurance for Elgersma or Wilson.

It's depends on where they rank after TC and that's all guesswork at the moment. I guess the fate of Wilson decides the pecking order to some degree. He could end up anywhere from # 2 to released outright. I'm not dissing him but, if he isn't moving up then I suspect he's moving out.

i really think we need to start keeping a QB on the PR. Its the most important position on the team and you want your backup to the backup to the backup to be able to step in semi-comfidently

[kkc60]

That's about the size of it. Wilson needs to move up to # 2 or move out to a QB with greater potential. Obviously we don't know much about Perkins or Thorne. Neither may make the roster in any way for all we know at the moment.

Keeping Wilson just as the SY QB is not valuable enough to do that IMO. Can he show progression? Perhaps. TBD.

Wilson isn't even that good of a SY QB. Elgersma should have that job, Perkins is QB2. Thorne should be PR'd, but he won't be (foolishly the team doesn't seem to want to use a PR spot on a QB).

[Stats Junkie]

Blue Bombers had Chase Artopoeus on the practice roster as QB4 in 2025. I got the feeling that Eric Barriere was offered a PR spot in 2024 but he refused. At the end of the day, a player has to accept a spot on the PR.

[theaardvark]

Perkins has a lot more pro experience than Elgersma, but Elgersma has a lot more 3 down experience.  In his media time, he mentioned that down south, he had to forget his 3 down training, and now, he's back to what he is used to.

Does that give him a slight advantage starting out?  Maybe.  But Perkins is an exciting option.  He has a superbowl ring, he has a UFL MVP. And he is excited about the CFL, dis-illusioned by the UFL's present/future, looking to an established league and team here.

If these two can duke it out for QB2/QB3, bringing such different skillsets, and learning behind Collaros, we could be pretty set going forward.

The "Qb's through the years" graph that was posted makes a stark difference between 2010-2015 QB rooms, and the more recent ones.  I remember the hopes that we put into Goltz, Marve, Willy, Brink... with none of them fulfilling their promise.  I have a much different feeling about Perkins and Elgersma behind Matt.  And having a veteran OC to chart their games, and the stability of the organization around them, I like the future behind C.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Perkins has a lot more pro experience than Elgersma, but Elgersma has a lot more 3 down experience.  In his media time, he mentioned that down south, he had to forget his 3 down training, and now, he's back to what he is used to.

Does that give him a slight advantage starting out?  Maybe.  But Perkins is an exciting option.  He has a superbowl ring, he has a UFL MVP. And he is excited about the CFL, dis-illusioned by the UFL's present/future, looking to an established league and team here.

If these two can duke it out for QB2/QB3, bringing such different skillsets, and learning behind Collaros, we could be pretty set going forward.

The "Qb's through the years" graph that was posted makes a stark difference between 2010-2015 QB rooms, and the more recent ones.  I remember the hopes that we put into Goltz, Marve, Willy, Brink... with none of them fulfilling their promise.  I have a much different feeling about Perkins and Elgersma behind Matt.  And having a veteran OC to chart their games, and the stability of the organization around them, I like the future behind C.

For sure. There's room for both of them on the roster and realistically if Collaros goes down we probably are forced to platoon them anyway as neither will likely to ready to be a full time starter from week 1. I'm kinda writing off Terry Wilson at this point but who knows.

[theaardvark]

I really wanted Wilson to get more reps in live games over the last two years, especially knowing that Streveler was never to be the long term plan at QB1.

That said, Wilson never took the spot from Streveler, and there was a reason.  His time with the team has been OK, but he has no extra knowledge of the Condell system than Perkins or Elgersma, so that is not a factor.

Having established his play over 3 years gives us a good idea of ceiling.  QB2 or 3 needs as much ceiling as possible.  Perkins and Elgersma have not set their CFL ceiling.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I really wanted Wilson to get more reps in live games over the last two years, especially knowing that Streveler was never to be the long term plan at QB1.

That said, Wilson never took the spot from Streveler, and there was a reason.  His time with the team has been OK, but he has no extra knowledge of the Condell system than Perkins or Elgersma, so that is not a factor.

Having established his play over 3 years gives us a good idea of ceiling.  QB2 or 3 needs as much ceiling as possible.  Perkins and Elgersma have not set their CFL ceiling.

Fair to say Streveler was given the #2 job upon re-signing in 2024, his personality and popularity alone was enough to win the job.  For such a short career he made an huge impact, in the world of ticket sales it did not matter whether he was the most talented #2 QB or not, he was by far the most popular choice.

Terry Wilson is still mostly a blank slate, in the back of his mind he must sense he's at the crossroads, his chance is now or never.