Winnipeg @ Hamilton

[Tecno]

Friday is a practice day. Saturday is a travel day. So no chance he's going to the wedding.

He already said he's going in one of the TSN pre-games.  Kate (or one of the other ladies?) sat down with Zach for an entire segment and the main talking point was the Taytay wedding.  There was zero question whether he'd go.

They spent half the segment talking about what present to buy the couple, and they called up someone's friend who works for some shoe(?) company.

It was actually quite absurd, although I do appreciate how a big part of football is "entertainment".

You guys don't watch the pre-games?

[Tecno]

Daniels isn't ready to be a contributor right now. Using him and guys like Cobb and Corcoran is essentially playing 11 on 12.

He's already a contributor and actually looks like the best weapon we have on O right now.  He's the only guy doing things the D's haven't 100% accounted for.  They are in everyone's pocket and stuffing every run -- except Daniels who they didn't think would do anything.

I want MORE Daniels.  Just coach it into him that you hug the ball with 2 hands at all times when a D guy is anywhere nearby.  I think he'll learn: he looked like a puppy that pooped the carpet right after his fumble when MOS was approaching him.  Check it out... I've never seen that level of obeisance from a player before.  Shame is a strong teacher.  And I'm not dissing the guy, these are all good traits in this context.

[Tecno]

I don't think Zach would dare ask O'Shea to be excused to go party heading into such an important game.

Hmm... did MOS get in the Jul 1 practice in order to help Zach make the wedding?

Or, maybe Kelcey is sending Zach one of his private jets to fly him out for the evening right after practice.  Easily doable.  Fly him back (tipsy!) the same night, or next morning and straight to HAM.

It sounds like Zach is a top-5 or even top-3 friend of Kelcey, and loaning a jet is means nothing to that couple.  Entirely possible.

[Tecno]

If I was Collaros I'd go, it is going to be an epic event, and as for us playing Hamilton, we haven't got a prayer man of beating those guys with our soft secondary. They will score 40 no problem, we won't score 25.

While 100% true, and there is no hope to win short of miracle screwups by HAM, it is bad optics, and bad for team morale... for any player to flit around like that -- but DOUBLY worse when it's your #1 QB.

That said, my money is on him going.

[Tecno]

I am all for the TE formation, our pass pro would be so much better, and really, if the #5 spot is wasted, help out blocking on the line.

Except it's not.  Every time we went jumbo or TE or max pro EDM just brought that many more.  I don't think the outcome changed even one bit whether we had 5 protectors/blockers or 7.  Why?  Because 1+ guys would always screw up and get beat.

So I would think Daniels as more of a weapon who has the bonus of providing extra protection -- not the other way around.

[Tecno]

Do a head count, the Cobb/Corcoran spot is actually the Cobb/Corcoran/MCI/Daniels/Clercius spot.

True, but when we're talking 5 REC out, which is probably 35% of the snaps, it is the "2 C's" spot.  And it's not producing.  Not to the level SSK's 5th REC spot does... or EDM's.  Or HAM's... or...

Zach doesn't trust them, and half the snaps they are in he doesn't even look at them and will never throw to them even when they are 100% wide open for a first down... like the late stages vs EDM.