There's no doubt in head coach Mike O'Shea's mind who his starting quarterback will be Friday night.

O'Shea told reporters Monday he expects incumbent Drew Willy under centre when the Bombers host the Montreal Alouettes. Willy took a helmet-to-helmet hit that forced him out of Winnipeg's 52-26 home-opening loss the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday night.

Willy practised with the starting offence Monday and said afterwards he experienced no lingering effects from the injury.

"We don't usually set our roster until Day 3 anyway but I'd say he's playing," O'Shea said.

Willy, in his second season as Winnipeg's starter, can't see any reason why he won't play against Montreal.

"I don't think so," he said. "I feel good.

"I had a pretty clean day out there . . . I processed everything fast out there. I look forward to looking at the practice film and keep working this week."

Willy was hit late in the opening quarter by Hamilton defensive lineman Adrian Tracy. He remained down for several minutes but walked off on his own.

There was no penalty on the play, however the CFL is expected to review the incident.

While Willy was motionless initially, he said he remembers everything about the hit.

"I was just trying to make a play, he (Tracy) came and obviously made a hit on me," Willy said. "It doesn't look good or anything but that's football.

"I know what I signed up for."

Willy watched the remainder of the first half from the tunnel before retreating to Winnipeg's locker-room in the second half. The former Buffalo star said he felt well enough to return and expressed that sentiment to the Bombers, who opted against allowing him back in.

Quarterbacks have been hard hit by injuries already this season. Toronto's Ricky Ray (shoulder) opened the season on the six-game injured list while Montreal's Jonathan Crompton (shoulder), Edmonton's Mike Reilly (knee) and Saskatchewan's Darian Durant (Achilles) were all hurt in their clubs' season openers.

Reilly is out 10-to-12 weeks while Durant's injury ended his season.