Danny Maciocia
Danny Maciocia
Danny Maciociais the head coach of the Université de Montréal Carabins football team. He is also the former general manager & director of football operations of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and former offensive coordinator with the André-Grasset Phénix, a CEGEP team in Montreal...
determine practice speed status ultimately
We will see if we can get him up to speed and practice will ultimately determine (his status for Sunday).
air almost build effective hopefully running ultimately
I would say for the most part we haven't had anything like that in almost two years. That's as effective as you're going to get of a running game. Hopefully we can build off of it. I just know one thing: If we can get it going it will make us so much more effective through the air and ultimately that's what we want to do.
clearly easier second transition year
We think that transition should be easier the second year around. We're clearly up for the challenge.
ahead intense week
We have an intense week ahead of us.
cover tremendous
We think (Craver) has got tremendous cover skills.
huge last plays respected special teams
From a special teams perspective, it's a huge loss. He's a veteran, well respected and a high-energy guy. He plays every play like it's his last play.
I am still apprehensive about the whole thing.
continue expect finished form sean team valuable year
Sean finished the year in outstanding form and we expect that to continue in 2006. His versatility makes him valuable to our team as a kicker, punter and all the other things he does with his feet.
bit
What I've been doing, I'm now going to be doing a little bit more of.
absolutely associated best football fought love team
We persevered. We fought back. I absolutely love these guys. This is the best football team I've ever been associated with.
altered draft line mind offensive quality
They were able to solidify their offensive line by getting two established quality Canadians. The mind set for them going into the draft may be altered a little bit.
address available best criteria equal football next pick player players value
We're going to pick the best available player in the draft. If there's two players of equal value and talent, the next criteria is let's address our need as a football team.
fact hot matter pull
The fact of the matter is we had a tailback that had the hot hand. What are you going to do? Pull him out and play someone else?
along anybody consider looking opportunity
You're always looking for an edge. When you take a look at the West, which is pretty competitive I think, anybody can come out of the West, and an opportunity like this comes along you need to consider it.