Riders offence benefiting from Collaros’ leadership
One word comes up a lot when asking the Saskatchewan Roughriders offence about Zach Collaros: leadership.
The seven-year CFL veteran was knocked out of the lineup for four weeks after suffering a concussion – then hiding it from the training staff – but since his return the Roughriders have a 3-1 record losing just one game to the Edmonton Eskimos in his first game back.
According to running back Marcus Thigpen, the offence has seen a significant benefit from having Collaros back.
“I feel like we’re a whole different offence. He came in and he took leadership right off the bat,” Thigpen said. “In our offensive meetings he speaks up and he tells us who’s open, who to look for, what to do and that’s what we’re looking for in a quarterback. We need that leader and since he’s been back we’ve definitely been cooking.”