Tre Ford

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Not true imo.  Zach has been one of the primary reasons we have preformed well over the last few years.  Tough year last year.  Overstated on the negative but I get it, it's your posting style about him.  Looking for a bounced back if we can rebuild the OL.

I'm willing to fully forgive Zach if he performs up to expectations this season and leads the team to victories over the CFL's top teams, but up to this point the finger has been pointed everywhere but at him.

Pretty simple, his play no longer warrants a $600k salary and he's been unwilling to make concessions up to this point, which adversely affects the teams ability to aquire or afford a competent backup. An opportunity to aquire Powell looks like a reasonable possibility, instead that money will stay in Zach's pocket so that he doesn't have to take a hit for his poor play or worry about a competitior waiting in the wings. Zach is smart, can't blame him for protecting his own interests but the corner the team has been led into is regrettable. 

[blue_gold_84]

I'm willing to fully forgive Zach if he performs up to expectations this season and leads the team to victories over the CFL's top teams, but up to this point the finger has been pointed everywhere but at him.

That's not true. He's been a consistent target of criticism over the last couple of seasons, but last season in particular. He was below .500 as a starter last season and while that's obviously now just on him, he needs to be better this season.

Hopefully, with a capable OC now slated to run the offense, the unit as a whole will be better - Collaros included.

[Jesse]

I'm willing to fully forgive Zach if he performs up to expectations this season and leads the team to victories over the CFL's top teams, but up to this point the finger has been pointed everywhere but at him.

Pretty simple, his play no longer warrants a $600k salary and he's been unwilling to make concessions up to this point, which adversely affects the teams ability to aquire or afford a competent backup. An opportunity to aquire Powell looks like a reasonable possibility, instead that money will stay in Zach's pocket so that he doesn't have to take a hit for his poor play or worry about a competitior waiting in the wings. Zach is smart, can't blame him for protecting his own interests but the corner the team has been led into is regrettable. 

You're making it seem like Zach is holding the team over a barrel. The Bombers are the ones who offered him the contract, re-signed him, and have no desire to re-negotiate with him.

[Blueforlife]

Zach has taken a lot of heat and he isn't our biggest worry imo
The OL is for me

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

That's not true. He's been a consistent target of criticism over the last couple of seasons, but last season in particular. He was below .500 as a starter last season and while that's obviously now just on him, he needs to be better this season.

Hopefully, with a capable OC now slated to run the offense, the unit as a whole will be better - Collaros included.

Not from the team or any media I've seen, little notice has been given to his decline in play.

[blue_gold_84]

Not from the team or any media I've seen, little notice has been given to his decline in play.

Does that really happen?

Teams don't typically slag their own players, much less prominent types like QBs. The sports media's job, be it in-house or otherwise, is to ask questions and then offer written analysis based on the response(s).

It seemed like an outlier at the time, but I do remember Stegall suggesting Collaros should retire after last season's Banjo Bowl, which then led to a rebuttal from O'Shea and a pretty heated debate on the subject.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Does that really happen?

Teams don't typically slag their own players, much less prominent types like QBs. The sports media's job, be it in-house or otherwise, is to ask questions and then offer written analysis based on the response(s).

It seemed like an outlier at the time, but I do remember Stegall suggesting Collaros should retire after last season's Banjo Bowl, which then led to a rebuttal from O'Shea and a pretty heated debate on the subject.

Dinwiddie does it when neccessary, Jason Maas is also pretty honest evaluating performances as is Ed Hervey, criticism is sometimes earned, it shouldn't be all sunshine and roses.