Bombers at 1-4 Home, 87 Points Against in Skid: Collaros Returns for Ottawa
Eight games into the season, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are trending in the wrong direction, and the numbers back it up. The club is 1-4 at Princess Auto Stadium — their worst home start since 2016 — with three of those four losses by double digits, including last week's 35-19 defeat to B.C. where th
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Bombers' second-half defence is a bigger problem than their 1-4 home record shows.
Winnipeg gave up 87 points in consecutive losses to Calgary and B.C., with the Lions hanging a franchise-record 377 rushing yards on the defence — yet the Bombers still led with six minutes left and trailed by one with over three minutes remaining. Linebacker Kyrie Wilson's admission that the unit "unravels" late matches the numbers: three of the four home losses have been by double digits (22, 16, 10).
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Bombers’ defense is leaking secrets — and the front office won’t listen
You want to know why Princess Auto Stadium feels like a funeral home? Because the defensive huddle’s been a war zone since the B.C. loss. I’ve heard muttering that after giving up that franchise-record 377 rushing yards on August 1, a couple of veteran defenders weren’t shy about who to blame. Not the scheme — the personnel. They’re quietly furious that the front office let a run-stuffer walk during free agency and did nothing at the trade deadline. That’s why Jordan Younger is all “pain teaches” — he’s trying to shield his unit from the front-office heat. But here’s the dirty secret nobody in the media prints: the head coach and GM are not on the same page about the defensive identity. One wants to stay light and fast, the other wants a big-body plugger. Guess which side is winning the a