Collaros' 331 Yards Undone by Two Bad Reads as Bombers Abandon the Run
Zach Collaros's 28-of-33, 331-yard, two-touchdown line reads like a quarterback in rhythm, and for long stretches it was — but both interceptions were pre-snap and mechanical failures, not arm-talent losses. On the second-quarter pick, Collaros locked onto Dorian Singer from the snap and never picke
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Collaros’s interceptions were structural tells, not accuracy noise
On the first pick, Collaros stared down Dorian Singer and failed to see Kenny Logan Jr. working over in coverage, gifting Edmonton field position deep in Winnipeg territory. On the second, Nic Demski was open over the middle but Collaros threw off his back foot under pressure, floating it to Nick Anderson. That’s why 28-of-33 for 331 yards and two touchdowns still produced a 2-0 turnover loss: the errors came from pre-snap lock and pressure mechanics, not a broken arm.
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Fajardo's Revenge Tour Ends at the Team That Quit on Him
Everybody's framing Edmonton's worst-to-first run as a fairy tale. It's not. It's a grudge with a depth chart. Rewind to the 2022 offseason in Regina. Cody Fajardo gutted out most of a 6-12 season on a knee that needed work, and the Riders' football ops spent the exit meetings quietly selling the idea that he "couldn't win the big one." The offer that came back was backup money. Jeremy O'Day let him walk, then handed the huddle to Trevor Harris — who was 36 — and let the building call it an upgrade. Fajardo signed in Montreal that February, won the 110th Grey Cup at Tim Hortons Field, took the MVP, and made sure a couple of people in Saskatchewan heard about it. Now he's the guy who just ran for 72 yards and two touchdowns to lock up first in the West, and he's hosting the West Final at