Zach Collaros always sees room for improvement.

Even after putting up a career-high 4,336 passing yards in regular-season action, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback thought he could have done better.

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The path to SundayB次元官网网址檚 game wasnB次元官网网址檛 smooth.

Winnipeg started the season 0-4 and Collaros didnB次元官网网址檛 throw a touchdown pass through the winless skid.

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After going 2-6 to start the campaign, the Bombers blanked the B.C. Lions 25-0 on Aug. 1 and never looked back. Winnipeg reeled off eight straight wins and finished the regular season atop the West Division with an 11-7 record.

Collaros finished second in the league in passing yards behind Bo-Levi Mitchell of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. His biggest show came on Sept. 28 when the six-foot-one, 218-pound University of Cincinnati threw an eye-popping 432 yards and six touchdowns as the Blue Bombers handed the Edmonton Elks a 55-27 beat down.

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A decisive 38-22 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West Division final on Saturday earned Winnipeg a fifth straight Grey Cup appearance.

Collaros doesnB次元官网网址檛 believe there was one single moment that turned the season around. The squad simply continue to work, he said.

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Through the adversity of the season, the veteran quarterback was a steady, confident presence, said WinnipegB次元官网网址檚 offensive coordinator, Buck Pierce.

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The Argos will have some potent pieces looking to stop Collaros on Sunday.

TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Ralph Holley and Jake Ceresna finished the regular season tied for the league lead in sacks (eight), and Jack Cassar topped the CFL in special teams tackles with 22.

CollarosB次元官网网址� teammates believe heB次元官网网址檚 bringing something special into this yearB次元官网网址檚 Grey Cup, though.

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What Collaros has shown all season is the same thing heB次元官网网址檚 shown throughout his 12 years in the CFL, OB次元官网网址橲hea said.

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