Collaros Limbo: O'Shea Won't 'Call It' as Bombers' QB Room Simmers
Mike O'Shea has never volunteered information, but his Wednesday non-answer on Zach Collaros — "You know me, I'll never call it" — is doing heavier lifting than usual. Collaros, 38, was placed on the six-game injured list two weeks ago, a designation that carries salary-cap relief and an implicit or
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O'Shea's Non-Answer on Collaros Exposes a Two-Deep QB Room
Collaros (5-4, 70.6%, 2,204 yards, 11 TD/6 INT) and Dru Brown (2-4, 68.1%, 1,502 yards, 8 TD/7 INT) account for every Bomber decision this season — 5-4 plus 2-4 equals the team's exact 7-8 record, meaning no third quarterback has taken a snap in 2026. Placing a 38-year-old on the six-game injured list two weeks ago — a cap-relief designation — while O'Shea refuses to "call it" is roster management dressed as medical caution. Brown's 8:7 touchdown-to-interception ratio versus Collaros's 11:6 is the tell: the backup actually throws for more per start (250.3 yards vs. 244.9) but gives the ball aw
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Collaros Practicing, But Bombers' QB Room Is a Powder Keg
Here’s the deal: Zach Collaros was a limited participant at Bombers practice Wednesday, two weeks after Winnipeg put the 38-year-old on the six-game injured list with a head injury. Mike O’Shea gave the classic non-answer — “I’ll never call it” — when asked if Collaros will start Saturday’s Oct. 10 home game against Calgary. Cute. But the Bombers are 7-8, and Dru Brown has started the last two games, sitting 2-4 as a starter with 1,502 yards, eight TDs, seven picks. That’s not the problem. The problem is the locker room knows the leash is short. Whispers in that building say O’Shea wants Collaros back the second he’s cleared because he trusts the three-time Grey Cup winner more than the guy who’s been taking the hits. Meanwhile, Brady Oliveira (ankle), Nuer Gatkuoth (foot), Michael Ayers (