The Wild West. It has always been that way, and in the CFL it always will be. You can overhaul your roster, change your franchise quarterback, fire your coach and general manager, bring in the top draft pick, have a superstar lose a chunk of time to major injury, or watch a young player become a household name.

No matter the plot or the series of events, the CFL’s West Division teams always seem to take a curious, different route than anticipated, but the on field entertainment is rarely missing.

The 112th Grey Cup champions hail from the West in 2025, but they had plenty to battle through to get there, as you will see in the West season recap that follows.

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When I think of a season going differently than imagined as training camps opened, Edmonton is the poster child.

I thought Tre Ford would flourish given his first real chance to be a franchise quarterback, right up until the team made the switch to Cody Fajardo, who carried the torch the rest of the season and now has firm control of the operation. That fact, combined with their adjacent playing........

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