There was no anger in Brady Oliveira’s voice when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers star running back answered questions Tuesday about a hot topic that lingers after the Grey Cup.
Why didn’t the CFL’s newly minted most outstanding player and top Canadian have more than 11 carries in what turned out to be a 41-24 loss to the Toronto Argonauts last Sunday?
“I think the only thing I can really touch on is the fact that I thought the offensive line and myself could have had maybe more opportunities to take the game over,” Oliveira said as players cleaned out their lockers. “I don’t know why there wasn’t more opportunities.
“I still need to reflect on that, and maybe have some conversation with my teammates and maybe some of the coaches and really get to understand it. I think I’ve earned the right to understand why it played out that way.”
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