Official Game Day Thread - Ottawa at Winnipeg, August 14, 2025

[Jesse]

Listen to Zach post game, it wasn't a called play, the hole opened up and he ran through it, again a decision he made on the spot.

lol, awesome.

[dd]

Listen to Zach post game, it wasn't a called play, the hole opened up and he ran through it, again a decision he made on the spot.

Haha, no doubt it wasn't a called play. We haven't run a Qb draw in decades....we should, but never do. Priceless, ya that Hogan is some kind of genius alright. What a joke.

[theaardvark]

Listening to MOS on the post game, and his reaction to the Allen PI question, him immediately blurting out "It was PI", I think was a reaction to the fact that there were so many missed calls in the game that hurt us, and I think he was very conscious that any condemnation of the officiating would leave him lighter in the wallet, so just ignore the bad officiating, take the W and hope the command centre, oops, replay centre does a post game analysis of the officials and comes down hard on them.

Will there be a "couple extra marbles" in the ref's pockets next game?  I don't think so, but I can bet they are going to have a little better look at each play before tossing the flag, or even leave them in pocket and allow the coaches to challenge.

I know, we ALWAYS see that the "ref's are against us" here.  Then again, just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they aren't actually out to get you.

[TecnoGenius]

Listen to Zach post game, it wasn't a called play, the hole opened up and he ran through it, again a decision he made on the spot.

That's what I thought live @ PAS.  I agree.

But watch it again on TV.  Seriously, don't answer until you watch it.  It was designed thru & thru.  Because otherwise Hogan drew up 6 REC out and everyone on a go route?  Ya, like that ever happens by WFC.

At the very minimum, the play was designed to leave a QB draw as a viable read -- even if it was Zach who had to make the final decision.

The delay between snap and Zach running was way too small for Zach to have made 6 reads (or say 4 were viable and 2 were decoys, still not enough time).  It's classic draw timing.  And the OL bifurcating the DL perfectly and sealing them off...

Oh ya, and Hogan has called quite a few RB and QB draws this season.  This isn't new for Hogan.  There were 2 QB draws I can remember that failed miserably in earlier games.  Some of the RB ones worked.  Hogan clearly likes the draw.  Buck hated it -- I think I got one (maybe 2) in all of 2024.

Zach can say whatever he wants, I'm saying this is Hogan.  If you watch it carefully, I think you'll agree.

[TecnoGenius]

Haha, no doubt it wasn't a called play. We haven't run a Qb draw in decades....we should, but never do. Priceless, ya that Hogan is some kind of genius alright. What a joke.

We literally ran 2+ QB draws (now 3+) and many RB draws this season already under Hogan.  That's exactly my point: Buck basically never did.

I've mentioned every RB/QB draw in GDTs.  It's one of my favorite plays.