Bombers at 4-4: Rushing Crown Doesn't Fix a Broken Run D
Two weeks after sitting at a promising 4-2, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have regressed to 4-4, leaving them in the middle of a crowded West Division playoff race and dropping them out of the CFL's top tier in any power ranking that values recent form. The last two home losses — both by 22 points, capp
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Oliveira’s workload spike is masking a receiving drop — and his 100-yard games no longer guarantee wins.
Brady Oliveira leads the CFL in rushing yards and carries, and his three rushing touchdowns already match his full-season totals from each of the last two years. But his receiving pace is down to 45 catches from 61 last season, and the Bombers are now 3-4 over the last two years when he tops 100 rushing yards — compared to 16-1 from 2021-24.
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I Was in That Bombers Locker Room — “Blur” Is a Lie
You heard “a blur” from Brady Oliveira and Nic Demski after Thursday’s Aug. 13 choke job against B.C. That’s the sanitized version. Here’s what actually happened in the room after the 35-19 meltdown: once the cameras left, it wasn’t confusion — it was white-hot anger. A veteran defensive starter wasn’t saying “blur.” He was screaming about the soft zone calls that left Kaiden Salter’s running backs in open space all night. The Lions put up 377 rushing yards and 25 fourth-quarter points. Willie Jefferson’s six sacks don’t mean a thing when your front seven is getting blown off the ball in the most critical moments. The real tension? Oliveira is leading the CFL in rushing, but Winnipeg is now 3-4 in his last seven 100-yard games. The coaching staff is quietly split between “feed Brady” and