Bombers' 5-4 Record Hides Red Flags Before Elks, Als, Riders Gauntlet
Winnipeg's 33-21 win over winless Ottawa (0-9) snapped a two-game home skid and moved the Bombers to 5-4 — third in the West, two games back of Saskatchewan (6-2) and one behind Edmonton (6-3), while B.C. (4-5) and Calgary (4-6) lurk. But this was no statement win: Brady Oliveira accounted for 132 o
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Bombers are in a West Division logjam, not a comfortable third.
Winnipeg’s 5-4 mark is only one game ahead of B.C. (4-5) and 1.5 up on Calgary (4-6), while trailing Saskatchewan (6-2) by 1.5 and Edmonton (6-3) by one. With Edmonton, Montreal, and Saskatchewan up next, a 1-2 stretch could drop the Bombers from third to fifth.
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Brady Oliveira's "Don't Care" Attitude Is a Bombers Red Flag
Look, I was in the locker room after Friday's 33-21 win over Ottawa, and the vibe wasn't relief — it was denial. Beating the worst team in the league, a franchise that just set an 80-year record for futility, and acting like you've cured the plague? That's how you go from 5-4 to 5-8 real quick. The quote that's eating my brain is Brady Oliveira saying he "doesn't really care" about the upcoming gauntlet — Edmonton, Montreal, then the Labour Day back-to-back with Saskatchewan. That's not swagger. That's the sound of a locker room that's already made excuses for the losses coming. And let's talk about the open secret nobody wants to print: Zach Collaros had another shaky night. Iffy throws, happy feet, and the offensive line is a turnstile. The vets keep telling the young bucks it'll flip l