Max Protection Is Masking an O-Line That's Losing Solo Reps

Winnipeg burned seven-man protection against a four-man rush and still gave Zach Collaros under three seconds before Charles Wiley flushed him — the 41-yard completion to Tim White was improvisation, not design. Jarell Broxton's uncalled hold on Clarence Hicks is the tell: the Bombers are buying their tackle help with extra bodies, which is exactly the pattern that precedes a practice-squad call-up or a ratio shuffle at guard. When your protection count outnumbers the rush by three and you still can't hold the pocket, the personnel problem is upstream of the play call.