Collaros returns at 4-4: Bombers must fix a record 377-yard rushing debacle vs Ottawa
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers hit their bye week at a legitimate inflection point. At 4-4, they have dropped two straight at home and surrendered 87 points in the process, capped by a 35-19 loss to B.C. in which they allowed a franchise-record 377 rushing yards. That defensive breakdown is the headline
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Winnipeg’s run defence isn’t just leaking — it’s historically broken right before a winnable matchup.
B.C. hung a franchise-record 377 rushing yards on Jordan Younger’s unit, and the two straight home losses produced 87 points allowed. With Michael Griffin in a walking boot and Jaylen Smith shifted into dime back, the secondary is thinner exactly when Ottawa will try to run early and control the clock.
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Condell's Cigars and Scotch? The Bombers' OC Is Joking While the Season Burns
You want to know why the Blue Bombers' locker room feels like a funeral this week? It’s not just the 377 rushing yards they gave up to B.C. — a franchise record that should get someone fired. It’s Tommy Condell walking in after that mess, two weeks later, and telling reporters he spent the bye week “having cigars and good scotch” and thinking about “tariffs.” Tariffs. Meanwhile his offense scored 19 points against a rookie QB making his first start, and his own attack is “consistently inconsistent.” I was in that room. Guys were staring at their shoes. Here’s what the media misses: the players see the play-calling abandoning Brady Oliveira in the red zone. They see Zach Collaros finally coming back after Dru Brown went 3-2, but the trust in Condell is gone. The D gave up 87 points in two