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This is your usual reminder that on the list of a coach's job description, informing the fandom is pretty far down.  As I think you know (having reminded us on several occasions), we are not necessary the primary audience in a coach's discussion of starters and who is doing well or not.  Shaw may have been candid with Hank (especially given the setting), but also may have been strategic in what he was revealing.

True. However, if indeed Shaw were trying to send a message to Burkett by leaving him out of the list of players likely to start on the OL, then I would not take that as a positive sign.

On the other hand, I am now believing that the omission was most likely an unintentional slip.

[CTcard]

This is your usual reminder that on the list of a coach's job description, informing the fandom is pretty far down.  As I think you know (having reminded us on several occasions), we are not necessary the primary audience in a coach's discussion of starters and who is doing well or not.  Shaw may have been candid with Hank (especially given the setting), but also may have been strategic in what he was revealing.

True. However, if indeed Shaw were trying to send a message to Burkett by leaving him out of the list of players likely to start on the OL, then I would not take that as a positive sign.

On the other hand, I am now believing that the omission was most likely an unintentional slip.