Collaros Watches as Brown Takes Reins: O'Shea's Silence Fuels Bombers QB Drama
Dru Brown led Winnipeg’s practice Monday while Zach Collaros watched from the sideline, per Ed Tait. Collaros exited the Banjo Bowl after throwing a late-third-quarter interception to Seyi Oladipo Jr., chased the defender and landed on his head and neck. He did not return. Mike O’Shea declined to up
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Dru Brown led Monday’s practice while Zach Collaros watched, but Brown’s 5 TD/5 INT as a starter this season is a steep drop from his 14 TD/2 INT as a Bomber backup. Collaros, 38, still holds an 11/6 ratio and 70.6% completion rate, so Mike O’Shea’s silence on the injury is less about health and more about avoiding a public QB controversy.
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Collaros Nearly Broke His Neck — And Winnipeg Still Won't Say It
Zach Collaros is 38. He's got 38,187 career passing yards and 227 touchdowns on the résumé. And in the Banjo Bowl he threw a pick to Seyi Oladipo Jr., then sprinted 40 yards to try to tackle a defensive back — and landed on his head and neck. He didn't return. Mike O'Shea got to the podium and gave us nothing. No update. No timeline. Just vibes. Then Monday, Dru Brown took the first-team reps. The same Brown Winnipeg traded for in June. The same Brown who went 12-13-1 in Ottawa, who's 2-2 here with a 70.2 completion percentage and a 5-5 touchdown-to-interception line. He's 29. He's upright. He's the succession plan they already paid for. Here's the part nobody in that building will say on the record: a 38-year-old quarterback chasing down a rookie DB in Week 13 IS the problem. This team