Collaros's Return Reshuffles Bombers' Roster Math — and Shrinks Oliveira's Role
Winnipeg's most consequential roster move of Week 20 wasn't a signing — it was Zach Collaros coming back off the injury list and reclaiming the offence. The 38-year-old went 28-of-33 for 331 yards with two touchdowns in the 35-27 loss at Commonwealth Stadium, and 3DownNation's game review notes the
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Collaros’ return is quietly benching Oliveira
Collaros threw 33 passes for 331 yards and two touchdowns in Edmonton while Brady Oliveira got just nine carries for 37 yards. That’s not random game script — it’s the health/availability signal: a healthy Collaros plus Tommy Condell’s pass-first offense turns Winnipeg’s Canadian RB into a checkdown/pass-protector. Media will fixate on the two picks; the roster-level story is the offensive identity shift.
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Fajardo's "Haters" Speech Was Aimed at One Address — and the Room Knew It
Cody Fajardo thanking the haters after Edmonton locked up the West is the feel-good story of the year. It's also a three-year-old grudge with a postal code. Rewind to Feb. 2023, when Saskatchewan cut him loose after a 6-12 faceplant that started 4-1. The official line was "football decision." The real one: Fajardo spent the back half of 2022 playing on a shredded knee behind an O-line that got him murdered, and he was convinced the building let him wear the blame. He wasn't paranoid. When Jeremy O'Day and Craig Dickenson needed a scapegoat, the quarterback ate the bullets and the leaks. Here's the part nobody printed: Fajardo and Jason Maas were a package deal. When Maas took the Montreal job in December 2022, Fajardo's camp was already working the phones. He signed in February, won a Gre