It was cold, windy and downright uncomfortable at Investors Group Field on Wednesday but that wasn’t even the biggest shock for California-born quarterback Myles Carr.

“Coming into here I have no knowledge whatsoever of Canadian football,” Carr said after the first day of Winnipeg Blue Bombers mini-camp.

“I came out here the first day and I didn’t realize how wide the field was so I was skipping a lot of the field throws. I’m starting to get used to it. It’s process.”

Carr comes to Winnipeg from the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas, where he was second all-time in passing. He threw for 2,702 yards and 31 touchdowns, with only eight interceptions, last season.

He’s the fourth quarterback on the Bombers roster, behind starter Matt Nichols and backups Dominique Davis and Dan LeFevour.

“They just want somebody who is going to come in here and learn the offence and just compete,” the 22-year-old from Pasadena, Calif., said. “I feel like that’s what I’ve been doing.”

This is his first time in Canada, and had to research Winnipeg before coming north, but he believes he has the type of game that can be successful in the CFL.

“I’m a competitor,” he said, when asked to describe himself as a quarterback. “I like the camaraderie and the competition of this game.

“Definitely throw first, but if the pocket breaks down I can use my legs as well.”