Even though the Bombers came back this season from and 0-4 start to now be 7-6 they are certainly not taking anything for granted with their roster.

Earlier I wrote how the Bombers brought in 2 new quarterbacks as they lost Streveler for the remainder of the season. But that has not been the last of the Bombers’ moves!

Yet, even that was not the end of the Bombers moves.

There is a lot to take in here, but I want to focus on the quarterbacks.

Here is a bit about Grainger:

“Grainger (six-foot-four, 2250 pounds – I think they had a typo and it should be ‘225 pounds -, Georgia State; born: July 21, 2000, in Conway, SC.) returns to the Bombers after a late release from this year’s training camp. Grainger spent a five-year collegiate career with Furman (2018-2019) and Georgia State (2021-2023). With Furman, Grainger appeared in 17 games, starting 12, throwing for 1,403 yards on 161 attempts for five touchdowns, while rushing for 353 yards and five touchdowns.

Upon a transfer to Georgia State for the 2021 season, the next three seasons saw Grainger start 36 of 38 FBS games, completing 554 passes for 6,779 yards and 57 touchdowns, finishing his collegiate career with a passer rating of 142.4. Grainger also rushed 456 times for 2,153 yards and 19 touchdowns. Grainger appeared for the Bombers against the Calgary Stampeders at the end of training camp, completing one pass for 13 yards, but left the game due to injury.” – source

At that size, it could appear that Grainger is being looked at as their short yardage quarterback. But still, the Bombers now have Collaros, Willson, Dolegala, Scott, and Grainger – with Dolegala and Scott on the practice roster. How this thing shapes out is anyone’s guess.

Two things are certain. First, the Bombers are not settled at who their backup quarterbacks will be. Second, the Bombers are not standing pat. You will often hear Bomber’s head coach Mike O’Shea say something like, ‘We like the guys we have, that is why they are here.’ But when it comes to the quarterbacking situation, the Bombers seem a little unsure how much they like the guys they have.

Not to be glossed over, it also seems that injuries to the Bomber’s defense has them uncertain if they have enough depth their. Since the Bombers brought in defensive end Brandon Wright, defensive back Russell Dandy (man could the commentators have fun with that name should he stick around and play well) they look to be trying to strengthen their defense.

Also, with receiver Drew Wolitarky going on the 6-game injured list, the Bombers appear that they are looking for some added insurance in that spot.

We will not have to wait long to see who is in and who is out as the Bombers are set to face Edmonton on Saturday, September 21. As far as Edmonton goes, they are no longer a free spot on the Bingo sheet and the Bombers will need to play well in their home and home series against them the next two weeks to stay on top of the CFL West Division.

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