Bombers' 33-21 win masks red-zone issues as Edmonton, Montreal, Saskatchewan loom
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 33-21 win over the winless Ottawa RedBlacks stopped a two-game slide, but the film room shouldn’t be celebratory. Head coach Mike O’Shea called the team a “work in progress,” and Zach Collaros admitted Winnipeg left points on the board despite the 33-point output. That’s a
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The 33-21 scoreline flatters an offence that is leaving drives unfinished.
The Bombers’ own post-game self-scout admitted “we scored 33... there’s times I felt we should’ve finished drives” against a winless Ottawa team. Those missed opportunities become crippling against Edmonton’s “great defence” and Montreal’s explosive attack, where Winnipeg won’t have the same margin for error.
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Bombers' "Hungry" Rookie Just Exposed a Divided Locker-Room
That 33-21 win over Ottawa Friday night? Don't let the scoreboard fool you. I was in that dressing room after, and the real drama isn't the standings—it's the fracture between the old guard and the kids. First-year corner Major Williams basically called out the veteran defence for being turnover-starved, saying they need to "force more turnovers" and play "full games." Meanwhile, Demski and Collaros are hiding behind "growth" and "ceiling" nonsense. That's not a unified team, that's a cold war. Here's what nobody's printing: O'Shea is losing the room. He keeps calling this a "work in progress" after losing back-to-back at home, and the vets are tired of Collaros's platitudes when he's served up stinkers in three of the last four. Williams's quote was a shot straight at the old guys, and D