Zach will be our QB in 2027(?)

[Donny C]

He has pretty much said that he is retiring after 2026. I am not even sure why we are discussing this.

[Blue In BC]

He has pretty much said that he is retiring after 2026. I am not even sure why we are discussing this.

Where did you hear that or get that impression? It may be why we traded for Brown but I haven't anything from him or the team that definitive.

We think he should retire, even the team might think that.

If we thought we'd heard that there wouldn't be a string talking about it. 1650 views and 61 comments.

That's why we're discussing this question.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

The suggestion was for a separate development camp. So that's a bit different but that isn't like participating against CFL players in live reps.

It has some merit but it would be mostly more film work and not directly related to the  assigned team. Teams do have QB / receivers coaches and even though they don't get many reps, they do get post college coaching.

Buck Pierce used to be that guy here and now holds that role among many hats in Vancouver. Dinwiddie as well but that's a lot of work for a HC to deal with and give additional coaching to a # 4 QB that many teams don't have anyway.

The point of such a camp would be to provide young QB's with a stronger foundation of the CFL game before they get thrown into the  pool to drown.  Many times I've noticed the #1 and #2 Qb's dissecting a play call on the side-lines while the #3 stares off into space as if he has no part in the conversation.

Game situations could be simulated with a half dozen staff members that know what they're doing filled out by QB's waiting in rotation to take their reps. Without all the distractions of the other positions coaches could download a base of information into each recruit so that they'd be better equipped to understand and participate in the conversations that take place in the QB room.

[Blue In BC]

The point of such a camp would be to provide young QB's with a stronger foundation of the CFL game before they get thrown into the  pool to drown.  Many times I've noticed the #1 and #2 Qb's dissecting a play call on the side-lines while the #3 stares off into space as if he has no part in the conversation.

Game situations could be simulated with a half dozen staff members that know what they're doing filled out by QB's waiting in rotation to take their reps. Without all the distractions of the other positions coaches could download a base of information into each recruit so that they'd be better equipped to understand and participate in the conversations that take place in the QB room.

It's sounds simple enough but I don't think even the NFL does that. The USFL has a very short TC and boom off to the races they go.

Like I said, these are the players that were starters or # 2 in college most of the time. 4 years of coaching. Analytics up the whazoo. Scouting reports and combines.

More coaching is never a bad idea. I'm not against it but think it's grasping for straws a bit.

Even in practice there are reps with receivers etc that happen before " game planning reps " per se. It's not like newbies aren't getting used to speed, size of field and mentored by coaches and other players.

The NFL could afford this idea. The closest they may have done is NFL Europe where many PR players got more specific pro experience?