If anything positive came from the Ottawa Redblacks’ last game — a 30-20 loss at TD Place on Aug. 22 to the West Division’s last-place Edmonton Elks — it was the play of Dustin Crum. Article content

The 26-year-old backup quarterback demonstrated that he continued to make progress in his development, and, with starter Dru Brown set to miss another week because of a knee injury, Crum must take another step in that direction when Ottawa returns from its bye to host the B.C. Lions on Friday night. Article content

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At 3-8, the hapless Redblacks sit at the bottom of the league standings, but, believe it or not, they still have a shot at making the playoffs in the Canadian Football League’s East Division.

But, with seven games left, time is running out.

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