Hello, CFL fans and welcome to “Overreaction Monday.”

Each Monday, we’ll look back on the previous week’s action and root out some angles that could be prone to hot takes and reactions that might be a tad over the top. Either from fans and the media in general, or maybe just specifically me.

Then, I’ll render a verdict as to whether I think it’s an “overreaction,” a “fair” assessment, or if it’s “too soon to tell.”

Here is Week 1’s Overreaction Monday.

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THE OTTAWA REDBLACKS HAVE A QUARTERBACK CONTROVERSY BREWING

That was not exactly the stellar opening that Ottawa quarterback Jake Maier would have authored for himself if he had his way, no sir.

He completed 59 per cent of his passes in an age where we expect closer to 75.........

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