Bombers Turn to Vanterpool at RT as Injury Depth Tested After Collapse
The Blue Bombers’ 35-19 loss to B.C. wasn’t just a defensive disaster — it exposed a roster that’s being held together by spare parts. With starting right tackle Jarell Broxton injured, Winnipeg is now leaning on 6-foot-5, 336-pound Micah Vanterpool to protect Dru Brown and open lanes for Brady Oliv
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Vanterpool promotion is the Bombers’ quiet answer to Broxton’s injury.
With Jarell Broxton out, Winnipeg is sliding Micah Vanterpool — listed at 6-5, 336 pounds — into right tackle to protect Dru Brown and pave lanes for Brady Oliveira. Vanterpool has been “on the cusp of regular work,” so this is an internal depth promotion, not a CFL-wire signing.
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"Blur" My A--: Bombers Using the Same Excuse Because Nobody Wants to Own the Mess
I was in that locker room Thursday night and heard it in real time. Brady Oliveira said it first. Then Nic Demski parroted it. Then a handful of others. “It was a blur.” Nah. Losing by 16 at home to a team starting a rookie QB and half an injury list is not a blur. It’s a pattern. You know what isn’t blurry? The 377 rushing yards you just coughed up — a franchise record that stood since 1956. Or getting outscored 22-0 in the final 6:18. Twice in a row at Princess Auto, by 22 and 16. That’s not haze. That’s a collapse with an alarm clock. The real drama is what they’re not saying. Willie Jefferson says “s--t wasn't good enough” — fine. Jake Ceresna calls it “horrendous.” But nobody names the elephant: This defense is built like a 1950s museum piece, and the conservative offensive game plan