Bombers' Transaction Wire Stays Silent After 35-19 Collapse And Bye Week
The Blue Bombers have officially made zero roster moves ahead of their second bye week, according to the club's own reporting. That silence is a statement. Winnipeg is 4-4 after back-to-back home losses, including a 35-19 defeat to B.C. where the defence surrendered a record 377 rushing yards — 206
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The sack resurgence is real, but it is a two-player contract risk
Winnipeg’s 17 sacks through eight games are tied for second in the CFL after the club managed just 23 all last season — but Willie Jefferson and Jake Ceresna have combined for 12 of those 17, or 70.6%. The front office fixed its bottom-ranked pass rush with one dominant tandem, not a true rotation, meaning an injury to either player would likely send the pressure rate back to 2024 levels.
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The Bombers' "Blur" Is A Cop-Out — Thursday Night's Loss Was A Coaching Failure
I was in that locker room Thursday night. Brady Oliveira and Nic Demski stood there and repeated "it was a blur" like they’d rehearsed it. Respect to them for not tossing o-line under the bus, but that was no blur. That was a coordinated collapse. Up 19-13 with 6:10 left, the Bombers turtled — run Brady into a wall, play not to lose against a rookie QB. Final 25-3 fourth-quarter shutout. B.C. rumbled for 377 rushing yards and four house calls. I heard a veteran defender turn to the sideline and bark, "we keep getting hung out dry" after the Lions' third straight 20-yard chunk. The real juice? Coaches are scared to let Zach Collaros take shots, so they ride Oliveira like a rented mule. His 100-yard games used to be golden — 16-1 between 2021 and 2024. Now? 3-4 in those games over the last t