Paul Friesen

A matchup between two of the CFL's oldest and most decorated quarterbacks went off the rails for both in Hamilton on Sunday.

Having just five days between games is already a hurdle stacked on top of a stumbling block.

This was something Jake Ceresna had never experienced before and hopes he never has to again.

For the first time this season, Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros will miss a game with an injury.

It took Dru Brown one start to get his first win of the CFL season. Meanwhile, his old team is winless in five.

If the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' win in Hamilton was butt-ugly, then Friday's triumph over Toronto, by comparison, was smooth as a baby's behind.

It appears Zach Collaros could be out another week, which would mean Dru Brown will start at quarterback when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers visit Ottawa on Sunday.

It was some six minutes into the fourth quarter of Friday's game against Toronto when Brady Oliveira and first-year Blue Bombers teammate Jake Ceresna had one of those moments.

The chance to catch the ball doesn't come that often for players on defence. Unlike receivers, it won't even come once a game.

The message is spelled out on billboards and yard signs all over the city: Winnipeg Blue Bomber game days “hit different.”