Short-Yardage Gap Exposed on Transaction Wire

The failed 3rd-and-3 pass attempt from the Edmonton 5-yard line—which led to a Castillo 20-yard field goal—exposes a missing roster component: a reliable short-yardage power back. With only 13 TDs on 29 red zone trips, the Bombers should be scouring the CFL transaction wire for a between-the-tackles specialist to convert these high-leverage downs, rather than relying on finesse passes that have produced zero TDs in their last three red zone possessions.