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<\/p>\nThey\u2019ve been at work for the last few days, but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers task over the uncomfortable stretch since last Friday\u2019s loss to the Calgary Stampeders hasn\u2019t been a simple or straightforward one.<\/p>\n
In short, it\u2019s akin to being a janitor in a big-box store and getting a PA message asking for a clean-up in Aisle 1. And Aisles 2, 3 and 4, too.<\/p>\n
Yes, there has been much to fix since the 52-30 loss to the Stamps with both an uncomfortable breakdown of the video evidence combined with a look ahead to Thursday\u2019s home date with the B.C. Lions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best thing we do post-game win or lose is we try to look at the truth. You want to know the truth,\u201d said Blue Bombers head coach Mike O\u2019Shea after practice on Monday.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou can\u2019t just go by, \u2018Oh, we\u2019re not going to watch the film. Here\u2019s what I think happened\u2026 \u2018 You have to show them exactly what happened, the players have to know exactly what happened, good and bad. How do they keep doing all of the good things and fix the things that didn\u2019t go our way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lots to get to from Monday in Bomberland and here are 5 Things You Need to Know…<\/p>\n
1 First, on the injury front\u2026<\/p>\n
Right tackle Jarell Broxton was injured just before halftime last week and didn\u2019t return to the game. He was at practice on Monday, but with a noticeable limp.<\/p>\n
Gabe Wallace moved from left guard to Broxton\u2019s spot in the game, with Tyler Elsbury moving from centre to guard and Tui Eli stepping into the middle.<\/p>\n
At Monday\u2019s practice it was Micah Vanterpool at right tackle and with Stanley Bryant not participating, Hunter Poncius manning the left flank.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s O\u2019Shea on Vanterpool, should he get the call to replace Broxton: \u201cSuper-athletic, has got some versatility from guard to tackle. He can do a lot in that regard. We know he can jump in there and be ready to go if called upon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s full injury report:<\/p>\n
Injury Report: July 27, 2026#ForTheW<\/a> | @DoctorsManitoba<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/E1KAkkItN9<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (@Wpg_BlueBombers) July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n 2 One of the loudest narratives after the game was the usage of Brady Oliveira late in the contest. Oliveira, who finished with 128 yards rushing on 14 carries, scored his second of two touchdowns late in the third quarter but then didn\u2019t get another touch until there were 56 seconds remaining in the game.<\/p>\n Here is Tommy Condell when asked about that on Monday:<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m always trying to make the best decisions I can during a game, and I thought that was the best decision for the team to get back into the game.\u201d<\/p>\n And when it was suggested that even down by 12 early in the fourth quarter there was still time to run, he added: \u201cLike I said before, I make a decision that is best for the team and how we\u2019re going to win that game and that\u2019s what I did.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026 I\u2019m always striving to be great for those players and put them in the best possible situation. And, at times, I have to own some of the things I didn\u2019t do correctly, and I certainly do that with the team, and I do that in there. They understand from an accountability position that I\u2019m going to make mistakes and I\u2019m going to make sure they know it. I don\u2019t hide behind that, but we do that in a team setting, in a private setting.\u201d<\/p>\n Lots of questions on Monday about the Blue Bombers offence and their \u2018identity\u2019 and that\u2019s commentary that often pops up following a game in which Oliveira\u2019s touches are the hot topic.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the veteran core that we have, we have an identity,\u201d said O\u2019Shea. \u201cWe\u2019ve always stood on the fact that in any given week in any given game at a certain point you\u2019re going to have to abandon the plan that you have and go with what is going to win \u2014 or what you think is going to win the game.<\/p>\n \u201cYou have to be good at all sorts of things and be able to draw that up when you need it. If your identity was running screen passes at some point you\u2019re going to have to do something other than a screen pass to win the game. We\u2019ve always landed on the idea that on any given week, whatever it\u2019s going to take that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n 3 Defensive coordinator Jordan Younger also spoke to the media on Monday. He gave an honest assessment of the defence and then offered an even more-candid take on Jalen Philpot\u2019s 69-yard TD reception to start the second half that featured a series of missed tackles.<\/p>\n First, his assessment of the defence in Friday\u2019s game:<\/p>\n \u201cFamiliar in the sense that some of the same issues that caused us issues earlier in the season \u2014 the explosion plays, we had a dropped coverage where we missed communication on what we were supposed to be doing, who was supposed to be doing what job, who was supposed to be covering the running back out of the backfield,\u201d said Younger.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I look at it, I see incomplete games. You see these flashes where were really solid, really good. And then, hat\u2019s off to Calgary for being dynamic enough to change their style \u2014 they can be a long-ball offence, and they can turn around and pound the ball on you running it. And then this last game it was more of a possession style offence where they were getting the ball out quick with quick throws and we just didn\u2019t adjust quick enough.\u201d<\/p>\n And his reaction to the Philpot TD?<\/p>\n \u201cDisgust. We talk about those things; we know his abilities. Sometimes you\u2019re being too aggressive, sometimes you\u2019re not being aggressive enough. You\u2019ve got guys out there that know what they need to do to make a play; you can watch on film and say, \u2018What should we do here, fellas?\u2019 and they all know the answer.<\/p>\n \u201cAgain, it\u2019s disgust because we let the offence down, we let the special teams down. Coming out of the half where we had some momentum and it\u2019s still a tight game and we let him get away from us because of some decisions we made technique-wise and tactically that we didn\u2019t need to make.\u201d<\/p>\n 4 Zach Collaros was at practice on Monday and throwing in the early part of the session, but not in a helmet or shoulder pads. He was also not listed on the daily injury report.<\/p>\n With that, Dru Brown remained at QB1 during the practice after Friday\u2019s loss \u2014 his first since the trade that brought him from Ottawa and two wins in two starts. Brown finished Friday 24-of-40 for 249 yards with a TD strike to Nic Demski but four interceptions.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, I\u2019m disappointed in myself,\u201d he said. \u201cJust not good enough and definitely some decisions you want to have back. You look at it and, unfortunately, if you play long enough, you\u2019re going to have some of those. It\u2019s not an excuse it\u2019s, \u2018OK, let\u2019s make sure we\u2019re doing the things right play in and play out.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s all things that are correctable and a lot of it is whether it\u2019s the decision or just the physical throw itself \u2014 those are all fixable things.\u201d<\/p>\n Added O\u2019Shea when asked about what he\u2019s seen from Brown since his \u2018subpar performance\u2019:<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a subpar outing from everybody \u2014 everybody. It\u2019s up to all of us\u2026 you pick a few things you need to learn from; you study it, you grow.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve said this about Dru specifically \u2014 he is highly emotionally intelligent; high EQ guy. So, the emotions aren\u2019t going to get in the way for him, he\u2019s going to stick to the process of learning from it, looking at the film.\u201d<\/p>\n 5 Lost in last Friday\u2019s setback was a sensational \u2018effort\u2019 play by receiver Pokey Wilson, who intercepted a lateral after an interception.<\/p>\n We understand that might not make sense so, ICYMI, here is the video evidence:<\/p>\n WHAT JUST HAPPENED!? \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n The Stampeders and Blue Bombers flip-flop possession in a wild sequence!<\/p>\n \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f: Stampeders vs. Blue Bombers LIVE NOW! \u2014 CFL (@CFL) July 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cGreat vision, great anticipation. One of the best plays I\u2019ve seen,\u201d said O\u2019Shea. \u201cI would say it\u2019s got be whatever they do for play of the year \u2014 I don\u2019t know what they do for that stuff \u2014 but it\u2019s got to be up there. I mean, that was incredible. And right on time \u2014 refusing to let something negative take hole right away. You\u2019re going to finish the play, and he absolutely finished it the best possible way you could \u2014 short of getting up and scoring a touchdown.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s one of the great joys of coaching: you see something new all the time and that was fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n For more content, subscribe to the Blue Bombers YouTube channel @wpgbluebomberscfl and check out the all-new Blue Bombers app.<\/p>\n Always a special day when @DreamFactoryMB<\/a> stops by for a visit \ud83d\udc99 #ForTheW<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tJElyZmyHh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (@Wpg_BlueBombers) July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Tommy-Condell-30886-Large.jpg\")
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