Collaros' Near Pick-Six, Grant's Trap Coverage Explain Bombers' 33-28 Escape
Winnipeg's 33-28 win over Calgary turned on a second-snap rep that nearly flipped the game. Zach Collaros fired to Ontaria Wilson, but Jaydon Grant undercut the route and dropped a would-be pick-six. That play is a coverage tell: Calgary's secondary was pattern-matching and jumping quick perimeter t
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Collaros exploited Calgary's pattern-match after near pick-six
On the second offensive snap, Jaydon Grant undercut Ontaria Wilson's route and nearly intercepted Collaros. Winnipeg then targeted Grant's coverage area 7 times, completing 5 passes for 88 yards and a touchdown, all on in-breaking routes. Collaros finished 12-of-15 for 176 yards between the numbers, forcing Calgary to switch from pattern-match to spot-drop.
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MBT Finally Said What the Argos Locker Room Whispered for Years
McLeod Bethel-Thompson didn't need a burner account. He went on a podcast and torched Ryan Dinwiddie, and half the 2022 Argos roster nodded along. Here's what people forget: MBT won the 109th Grey Cup in Regina — 24-23 over Winnipeg, November 20, 2022 — and within months he was out the door chasing the NFL while Toronto handed the keys to Chad Kelly. Dinwiddie never hid which guy he wanted. MBT was the bridge QB who delivered a ring and got treated like a rental car. Then Kelly got suspended a minimum of nine games on May 7, 2024 under the CFL's violence-against-women policy, Nick Arbuckle — a career backup — steered Toronto to the 111th Grey Cup in Vancouver, and the "MBT was the problem" narrative aged like warm milk. So when MBT takes his shot now, that's not bitterness. That's receip