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If we’re being honest, not much was expected from Chris Streveler this year.

The fresh-faced, recent University of South Dakota grad was supposed to hold a clipboard, and that was if he made the team at all out of training camp.

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As camp wore on, however, the rookie pivot worked his way up the quarterback pecking order. By Week 1, he was starting thanks to an injury suffered by Matt Nichols, and at times during the regular season, fans were begging that he be named the team’s No. 1.

Not bad for a guy whose expectations began akin to a fish trying to make it upstream during feeding season.

“Things just shook out a little differently,” Streveler said on Monday, a day after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were punted from the playoffs in a 22-14 loss to the Calgary Stampeders in the West Final.

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Streveler finished the season with 11 passing touchdowns and 10 more on the ground, accounting for 21 of the team’s 53 offensive touchdowns in a large supporting role once Nichols returned in Week 4.