The Bombers' most pressing transaction issue is at right tackle. With Jarell Broxton injured, 6-foot-5, 336-pound Micah Vanterpool is stepping into the lineup to protect Dru Brown and open running lanes for Brady Oliveira. That’s not just a one-game patch; it’s a meaningful OL reshuffle for a team t
With Jarell Broxton out, Micah Vanterpool — listed at 6-5 and 336 pounds — steps in at right tackle, tasked with protecting Dru Brown and clearing lanes for Brady Oliveira. Vanterpool had been on the cusp of extended work, and this injury finally gives him a live chance to prove he belongs in the starting five.
Brady Oliveira and Nic Demski both called it "a blur" Thursday night. That's not a description — that's a media-trained cop-out. The truth is that Winnipeg defense quit on DC Jordan Younger, and every guy in that locker room knows it. B.C. ran for 377 yards — the most in Bombers history, breaking a mark from 1956. Zander Horvath, a fullback, rumbled 58 and 35 yards untouched in the final 6:18 to erase that fake 19-13 lead. Those weren't explosive plays; that was a unit that didn't want any part of tackling. The players are quietly pointing fingers at the front office for not adding D-line help, but the bigger problem is a scheme so conservative it let a rookie QB in Kaiden Salter stand there and hand the ball off over and over without a single adjustment. Willie Jefferson saying "s-t wasn