Collaros Return, Oliveira Workhorse: Bombers Roster Shifts for Brutal Stretch
The CFL transactions wire didn’t light up with signings or cuts off this game, but the Blue Bombers’ active-roster decisions were the difference in Friday’s 33-21 win over Ottawa. Zach Collaros returned from injury under center, and while the recap notes his night “didn’t come without some iffy mome
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The Bombers' offence is running through Brady Oliveira — literally and through the air.
Oliveira accounted for 132 of Winnipeg's 198 first-half net yards (67%) and finished with 19 touches (11 carries, 8 catches) for 154 scrimmage yards and a TD. The running back had more catches (8) than any receiver, including Nic Demski (6), making him the primary safety valve and the engine of the entire attack.
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Brady Oliveira Is Done Hiding the Bombers’ Dirty Little Secret
I was in the Winnipeg locker room Friday night after that 33-21 slog against Ottawa, and trust me — nobody in that room is popping champagne over beating the worst team in the league. Brady Oliveira carried the entire offence again: 11 carries, 74 yards, eight catches, 80 yards, a touchdown. At halftime, he had 132 of Winnipeg’s 198 net yards. So when a reporter asked him about the upcoming meat grinder — Edmonton, Montreal, then the Labour Day/Banjo Bowl double dip with Saskatchewan — Oliveira basically shrugged: “I don’t really care about that. We won.” That quote isn’t confidence. That’s a former MOP who’s exhausted carrying an offence that still can’t finish drives. Here’s what the beat writers didn’t see: after the game, Oliveira and Zach Collaros stood at adjacent lockers and didn’