Winnipeg’s collapse against B.C. wasn’t simply a bad half — it was a schematic and gap-discipline failure. The Lions finished with a franchise-worst 377 rushing yards, and 206 of them came in the fourth quarter alone. The two back-breakers were Zander Horvath’s 58- and 35-yard touchdown runs in the
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I've been in that Winnipeg locker room for five years, and Thursday night after the 35-19 loss to B.C. was the angriest I've seen it. Brady Oliveira and Nic Demski kept calling it "a blur" to the media — polite spin. Behind closed doors, it was a finger-pointing mess. They'd just given up 377 rushing yards, a franchise record, and got outscored 25-3 in the fourth quarter. That's not a blur. That's a collapse. The real tension? Offence vs. defence. The offence played scared — no risk, trying to protect a rookie QB. Then the defence got gashed by Zander Horvath for 58- and 35-yard touchdowns in the final six minutes. Willie Jefferson and Jake Ceresna weren't saying "we've got to be better" to the cameras because they feel good. They're furious. After the game, I heard players whispering abo