Justin Dunk
Ticats.ca

HAMILTON -- Less than one month ago, Tiger-Cats defensive back Dee Webb was a member of the Double Blue, but when he takes to the field on Thursday night no. 18 will have done his best to make sure his new teammates know all the nuances of Toronto’s playbook.

“Sharing tips, yeah of course. Everything I know – I’m going to spill the beans. Try to get a W, finish the season off strong,” Webb said after Hamilton’s only practice before facing Toronto on Thursday.

The former Florida Gator said after being with Toronto and going against their offence in practice, he knows what they’re going to do, how they’re going to do it and what they like to do. 

“I brought my knowledge from there over here,” he said.

“He told us about some odd plays that we already knew about,” defensive coordinator Corey Chamblin said. “They’re going to do a lot of misdirection and give Boyd the ball, that’s basically what he said.” 

Webb played in 11 games with the Argonauts this year before being dealt to the Tiger-Cats on Oct. 11 in exchange for receiver Maurice Mann. Since arriving in the Hammer the 5-foot-11 CFL rookie has helped improve the play of the Ticat secondary. 

“That was the number one key in bringing me over here – bringing this defence to another level,” Webb said. “We’ve brought our play up to another level and we have to keep it going into the playoffs with a good head of steam.”

For the first time in his career Webb will enter the Rogers Centre as a visiting player.

“It’s going to be weird, going back in there with a different uniform on, seeing my old buddies and all that,” Webb said. “But it’s another game and I’m there to win the game so I’m going to go out there and do what I have to do.”

After being back with Chamblin for a few weeks now, Webb has indicated with his play that he enjoys the coaching style his coordinator employs.

“Intense. He’s an intense coach, he’s going to get on you and he wants the best out of you - you have to accept that,” Webb said. “I like his coaching style, I need a coach who is going to be on me, be aggressive and get the best out of me. Playing for a coach like that you can’t do anything else but go out there and ball out for him.”