Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Collaros questionable to face Argonauts

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are maintaining secrecy around their starting quarterback position just two days before their Friday matchup against the Toronto Argonauts. Quarterback Zach Collaros is officially listed as questionable due to a neck injury, leaving his status for the game uncertain.

Collaros sustained the injury in the second quarter of Sunday's game after taking a blindside hit, and he did not return to the field. The team has clarified it as a neck injury, distinct from a head injury. The Bombers held their only full practice session ahead of the game on Wednesday, but head coach Mike O'Shea declined to reveal who led the first-string offense or who would be starting at quarterback.

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I think he has a good understanding.

Recent acquisition Dru Brown, who missed a previous game due to unfamiliarity with the playbook, is a potential candidate to start. Despite having only one practice this week, O'Shea indicated Brown has a "good understanding" of the offense. "There's other things besides the playbook that have to happen, right? The familiarity of going through a camp with a group of guys is different than just the familiarity with the offence," O'Shea commented on the challenges of integrating a new quarterback.

Brown previously played for Winnipeg three years ago and spent the last two seasons under current Bombers offensive coordinator Tommy Condell with the Ottawa RedBlacks. The team is expected to reveal their starting quarterback when the depth chart is released on Thursday. The Bombers also have seven players on their injury report, including offensive lineman Tui Eli, who is questionable with an ankle injury. Five other players have already been ruled out for Friday's game.

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That happens in the game. You have a better understanding that there’s going to be an opportunity possibly. But there’s other things besides the playbook that have to happen, right? The familiarity of going through a camp with a group of guys is different than just the familiarity with the offence.