WINNIPEG — Brady Oliveira is ready to help prove Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo is wrong.
When Fajardo was preparing for Thursday’s Grey Cup rematch against the Blue Bombers, the reigning championship MVP was brimming with confidence about his team that upset Winnipeg 28-24 in last year’s title game.
Leaders such as Fajardo should feel that way about their teams, said Oliveira, who was the league’s top Canadian last season and runner-up for most outstanding player. If Winnipeg earns a victory in Week 1 of the new season, it shouldn't feel sweeter just because it's against the Alouettes, said Bombers head coach Mike O’Shea.
Winnipeg begins the season with nine new starters since that Grey Cup game, five on defence and four on offence. Bombers star receiver Dalton Schoen is looking forward to the rematch – for personal and team reasons. Montreal returned most of its championship squad, including re-signing Fajardo, Philpot and veteran linebackers Darnell Sankey and Tyrice Beverette. They did lose starting running back William Stanback to the B.C. Lions, but moved four-year tailback Walter Fletcher into the spot.
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