Collaros Out vs. Argos: Bombers Lean on Brown and Defense as Race Tightens
Winnipeg (7-6) hosts Toronto (8-6) Friday at 8:00 p.m. EDT with its quarterback situation unresolved and its playoff margin thinning. Zach Collaros — 5-4 as a starter, 70.6 percent completions, 2,204 yards, 11 touchdowns, six interceptions — is out after a head injury sustained chasing Seyi Oladipo
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Friday is a four-point swing, not just a marquee matchup.
Winnipeg (7-6) hosts Toronto (8-6). A Bombers win makes both 8-6 and drops Toronto to 8-7, erasing the Argos' cushion; a loss leaves Winnipeg 7-7 and two wins behind a 9-6 Toronto team that just upset Edmonton 24-19 and is rising in 3DownNation's power rankings.
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Collaros Chasing a Pick Is Costing the Bombers
I’ve been in that locker room. Zach Collaros is out for Friday’s game against Toronto, and the Bombers are pretending this is just a routine injury. It’s not. It’s a 38-year-old quarterback trying to tackle Seyi Oladipo Jr. after throwing a brutal interception in the Banjo Bowl. He landed on his head and neck. That’s not toughness; that’s a guy who knows his team is 7-6 and his window is closing. Dru Brown, acquired from Ottawa in June, has already gone 2-2 as a starter with 1,148 yards, five touchdowns, and five picks. He’s not perfect, but he’s 26 and he can move. Meanwhile, Mike O’Shea keeps talking about Collaros like he’s still the 2021 MOP. The locker room sees it. Brady Oliveira, Nic Demski, and Stanley Bryant are all banged up. The front office didn’t trade for Brown to hold a clip