Collaros's Last Stand? Bombers' QB Succession and O-Line Cracks Loom Behind 33-28 Win
Zach Collaros's return from a two-game head-injury absence wasn't just a depth-chart move — it was a referendum on the Bombers' timeline. The 38-year-old is 5-4 as a starter with 2,204 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions on 70.6 percent passing, but he's missed six regular-season games. 3Down
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Collaros' 2027 Ambition Is a Succession Clock, Not a Farewell Tour
Collaros is 38, has missed six regular-season games, and sits 5-4 as a starter with 2,204 yards, 11 touchdowns, and six interceptions on 70.6 percent passing. Dru Brown is listed as the backup, but if Collaros returns in 2027, Winnipeg delays the succession plan and carries a cap hit for a QB who has missed one-third of the season. Media focuses on his 52-yard dime; the front office sees availability risk.
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Collaros Wants to Play Until 2027 — Winnipeg's Already Moved On
Zach Collaros is 38 years old. He's missed six games this season with a head injury. He's 5-4 as a starter, completing 70.6 percent for 2,204 yards, 11 touchdowns and six interceptions — those are game-manager numbers, not franchise-QB numbers. And last week he told anyone who'd listen he wants to be starting in 2027, when he'll be 40. Here's what nobody in the Bombers' building will say on the record: the succession plan is a mess, and it's been a mess since they let Dru Brown walk to Ottawa in free agency back in February 2024. There's a faction in that front office that wanted to turn the page after the 2023 Grey Cup loss to Montreal — the 28-24 heartbreaker at Tim Hortons Field — and Collaros keeps buying himself another year with nights like Saturday's 33-28 culling of Calgary. That