Wray Morrison: Talking quarterbacks, again

How many Saskatchewan Roughriders fans thought to themselves or said to another, “I knew it,” when Zach Collaros went down and didn’t return three plays into Thursday’s season-opening CFL game against Hamilton?

His injury history had many questioning his durability. Those who thought he was too fragile get the right to say so, even though Collaros was the victim of a dirty hit.

It’s only mid-June, and Rider Nation is already deeply invested and at times divided over this question. Should the Riders develop Cody Fajardo and Isaac Harker, who showed flashes of brilliance at Tim Hortons Field, or should GM Jeremy O’Day pursue a veteran or recently retired quarterback?

O’Day, a first-time GM, and Craig Dickenson, a first-time head coach, may have some time on their side. However, every move is under the microscope.

It’s the “same old, same old.” The quarterback is still at the centre of the great debate in Saskatchewan. This age-old debate has a new twist, one day into a new season.