GDT Tor at Mtl, Fri Jun 12, 6:00PM

[ModAdmin]

To be fair, every RB has different skill sets. Jay Washington was the fastest player in the CFL during his time here. He could get outside and outrun everybody. Charles Roberts could make opponents miss tackling him in small spaces.

Oliveria is not slow but he's not going to ramble off on 80 yard gallops. He will run over you and it will take more than one to take him down when he's past the LOS. He's more of the bruiser / big body type RB and is very effective. He's become a very good receiving threat.

Some RB's like Craig Ellis had a nice combination of all things.

I don't think it's fair to suggest Oliveria is lacking a lot but then it's a point of view. He's not an elusive RB like a Roberts type but he is more capable of blocking than Roberts.

You aren't going to see Oliveria returning punts or K/O's either. He's more of a straight ahead downhill runner.

Skill sets have trade offs, speed versus power for example.

Bomber fans are lucky to have BO and the fact he's a local Canadian kid is a bonus.

I wouldn't mind having a Leo Lewis, Dave Raimey, Richard Crump or Jay Washington type on our roster somewhere ( I'm dating myself ).

No disagreement from me that RBs have different sets of skills.  Words matter though and for the poster to suggest Brady "lacks a lot" is not only a disservice to a great player but a  mischaracterization of his skill and level of play.

BTW, I saw Raimey, Lewis, Crump and Washington play too!  All great players. 

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

To be fair, every RB has different skill sets. Jay Washington was the fastest player in the CFL during his time here. He could get outside and outrun everybody. Charles Roberts could make opponents miss tackling him in small spaces.

Oliveria is not slow but he's not going to ramble off on 80 yard gallops. He will run over you and it will take more than one to take him down when he's past the LOS. He's more of the bruiser / big body type RB and is very effective. He's become a very good receiving threat.

Some RB's like Craig Ellis had a nice combination of all things.

I don't think it's fair to suggest Oliveria is lacking a lot but then it's a point of view. He's not an elusive RB like a Roberts type but he is more capable of blocking than Roberts.

You aren't going to see Oliveria returning punts or K/O's either. He's more of a straight ahead downhill runner.

Skill sets have trade offs, speed versus power for example.

Bomber fans are lucky to have BO and the fact he's a local Canadian kid is a bonus.

I wouldn't mind having a Leo Lewis, Dave Raimey, Richard Crump or Jay Washington type on our roster somewhere ( I'm dating myself ).

I preferred Steve Beaird over Crump!

[ModAdmin]

Oliveira is a fantastic running back but he can't really threaten the perimeter so defenses can play a lot of stacked boxes against him. If roster sizes were bigger we'd surely pair him with more of a speed guy. In the NFL he'd more factor in as a goal line guy versus a generational do it all back type talent. Good player, but techno is right that he doesn't really have every run in the bag. Few do though, especially up here, although there are definitely guys who are more generalists than Brady.

Certainly he is not going to outrun speed players and you have identified one attribute he lacks.  But that does not equate to the statement he "lacks a lot".  That is my only issue.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Certainly he is not going to outrun speed players and you have identified one attribute he lacks.  But that does not equate to the statement he "lacks a lot".  That is my only issue.

Yah, he doesn't have a 5th gear but the prospect of tackling Brady at full speed must be frightening for a skinny little DB, it must feel like throwing themselves under a train.

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Brady is not a flashy scat back, rather a bruiser like the Bus was, in fact, BO is the mini-bus!! He can catch passes with the best of them, blocks and runs like a beast. I got no complaints about him or his apparent 'skills' he's lacking.