Just when you think a Thursday will be boring…
– First of all, it’s big-time cloak and dagger time in Storrs. (No, not that Cloak and Dagger).
Zach Frazer is a “game time decision” for Saturday against Cincinnati with his don’t-call-it-a-concussion injury.
How much has he practiced this week? Edsall’s reply: “He’s a game time decision.”
Has he been cleared medically to play? Edsall reply: “He’s a game time decision.”
How much has backup Cody Endres practiced this week?
“Cody’s practiced just like he’s been practicing every week,” Edsall said.
OK, let’s sift through this for a moment.
The coach won’t say whether or not Frazer has been medically OK’d to play, which means he probably hasn’t.
And the coach won’t say if he’s practiced or not, which means he probably hasn’t.
So if 1+1=2, then when the question is will Zach Frazer play against Cincinnati, the answer probably is no.
Enough math, my head hurts.
– Second item, Edsall decided to set the record straight about another Edsall-returns-to-Syracuse story.
“I haven’t been contacted by any college, any university, the NFL, any person or people, regarding any job,” Edsall said. “End of story.”
Pete Thamel of the Times, a good guy and an excellent scribe, even points out in the story that “Edsall’s ending up on the Syracuse sideline is unlikely for several reasons” but it’s pretty clear the Orange are still interested in taking a flier anyway.
This isn’t like the Georgia Tech dance last season where Edsall is trying to keep things quiet and they get out anyway. I seriously doubt he’d jump back to upstate New York.
Greg Robinson is gone at the end of the season if not sooner (I know, shocking) but Edsall probably isn’t the guy who will come in next.
– DT Brandon Dillon and RB/LS Nate Sherr both went down with leg injuries this week and won’t play this weekend. Neither was likely to have had a big impact (or any) on the game but it’s too bad they’ll miss the first home game in more than a month.
– PK Dave Teggart will be working with a new holder this week in P Desi Cullen as Teggart takes over the place-kicking duties.
“He’s worked with Desi before,” Edsall said. “We haven’t had any issues with that this week in practice.”
– The special teams, especially the return men who had difficult days last week, have apparently performed well this week.
“We’ve had a good week. We’ve caught the ball. We’ve made good decisions in practice,” Edsall said. “Now we have to carry it over to the game.”
- Neill
