Bombers’ Week 21 Film Fix: Edge Contain, Collaros’ Eyes, and BC’s Rotated Look
Winnipeg’s 35-27 loss in Edmonton was a run-fit failure before it was a quarterback failure. Cody Fajardo’s 72 rushing yards and two touchdowns weren’t improvised scrambles; they were designed keepers and RPO pulls against light boxes, while Justin Rankin’s 133 rushing yards—69 on the deciding fourt
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Bombers’ QB containment collapsed against Edmonton’s designed runs
Winnipeg allowed Cody Fajardo 72 rushing yards and two touchdowns while Justin Rankin added 133 yards, including 69 on the deciding fourth-quarter drive — 205 combined rushing yards from the Elks’ QB-RB pairing. That is not random scramble damage; it is a front-seven discipline problem against gap-scheme and quarterback-run concepts.
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Zach Collaros's Last Stand: Inside the Bombers' Locker Room Meltdown
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are 38 minutes away from missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016, and the locker room knows exactly who they're blaming: the guy making $600,000 to throw interceptions. Zach Collaros, the 38-year-old franchise savior, has been a disaster in 2024. Two brutal picks against Edmonton on Friday—including that second-quarter gift where he stared down Dorian Singer like a rookie—put Winnipeg in this Week 21 do-or-die against B.C. But here's what nobody's saying: multiple veteran receivers have privately grumbled that Collaros's arm is shot. He can't push the ball downfield, and opposing defences know it. The offence has become dink-and-dunk theatre. Meanwhile, head coach Mike O'Shea—loyal to a fault—refuses to even entertain a quarterback change. Chris Strev