Collaros-Condell Revival Is Quietly Sideling Brady Oliveira in Winnipeg
Zach Collaros has "tremendous respect" for offensive coordinator Tommy Condell dating back to their Hamilton days, and that alliance is finally paying off through the air — 28-of-33 for 331 yards and two touchdowns against Edmonton. But the two interceptions were process failures, not arm failures.
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Collaros’s two picks were structural, not random—locked-on reads and pressure mechanics erased an otherwise elite night.
The first interception came when Collaros stared down Dorian Singer and failed to see Kenny Logan Jr. working over coverage, handing Edmonton field position deep in Winnipeg territory. The second came with Nic Demski open over the middle but Collaros throwing off his back foot under pressure, floating the ball to Nick Anderson; those two giveaways sit inside an eight-point loss despite Collaros going 28-of-33 for 331 yards and two touchdowns.
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The Redblacks Aren't Rebuilding — They're Tanking, and the Room Knows It
Let's call the McLeod Bethel-Thompson benching what it actually is: a tank job wearing an "evaluation" costume. Ottawa is 0-16. They're 11.5-point home dogs Friday to a Toronto team with literally nothing to play for — Chad Kelly's getting a start in a game that means zero in the standings. And Bob Dyce is handing the ball to Bryson Barnes, a rookie making his first CFL start in Week 20 of a dead season. That's not a football decision. That's a front-office decision. Here's what the room is whispering: the vets see it. Justin Hardy is out of the lineup and Grant DuBose — a guy who was in the NFL in August — is starting at slotback. Bethel-Thompson, the "adult in the room" they sold all offseason, is holding a clipboard. When you bench the quarterback you paid to win games and start the ki