Always great to sit back and bite into your editing thoughts, michel. You never disappoint, that's for sure!

I agree with alot of what you see but this time I do see somethings a bit differently than you do.

no one is able to go out and get fish because they have to spend a lot of their energy watching out for who is doing what, who is going where and who they are talking to. They have to watch out for the conniving nature that is the classic end game of Survivor.” A dying fish was then seen on the sand, another sign against Ozzy. “Redemption adds a whole new twist to it. If you have the skills like I do…you can have everything set to play the end game with a passion and a ferocity that you can’t get when you have to deal with a tribe.”

I definitely do not see the fish on the beach as "another sign against Ozzy". I saw this fish as underlining Ozzy's skills as the ultimate survivor thriving on RI, catching his bounty of fish, in contrast to the Upolu's who after this scene were heard failing to catch fish...Rick wasn’t having any success catching fish.
Dawn said she wanted to eat. Cochran replied he’d be happy just eating coconuts.

The fresh fish pulled right out of the ocean and onto the beach was proof that Ozzy is indeed eating well, just as his shot high atop the palm tree was proof that he is indeed getting ample coconuts. These shots underline him as the ultimate Survivor....whether he should win the game or not, imo.

Regarding Cochran and Albert, Albert fails with his plot to possibly make a move to boot Edna rather than the girls. We know this because in the end he voted with Coach to boot Dawn. Cochran also fails, with all of the talk of possibly making a big move to advance above 7th place, but then doesn't. “I came to play Survivor and Survivor is about big moves. I didn’t make the big jump I did just to be voted out in 7th place. I want to get further in this game and, if that means flipping back then it is something that I will consider. Did he even consider it, or is he too much of a coward, in the end we saw that he, like Albert, voted with Coach to boot his good ally Dawn.

I give them both credit for failure.

We had just heard Cochran telling Dawn that he wasn’t giving her lip-service while Albert, in effect, did just that. Well, I saw Cochran in the same vein. He did just give her lip service as well.

With this statement, Cochran is getting a taste of how the Savaii may have felt...
“Albert just confirmed my suspicions that I am going to be voted out at 7th. I am not exactly shocked but I felt that was a complete betrayal of our trust because I am the one that saved that entire tribe and, if they think that Edna is a more valuable player for them or is somebody that made more sacrifices for them, they are sorely mistaken.” How ironic for him... And, would any people argue now that Albert is bullying Cochran because he told him where he stood? Of course not!

And from Coach...Coach: “Albert, right now, is playing for Albert and that is a dangerous game to play out here. I see him talking to Whitney and talking to Dawn. He is either trying to come up with a last second plan or he is trying to curry jury votes and neither one is acceptable in my opinion.” Coach directly threatened Sophie, Rick and Albert, telling them: “If anyone goes against the five, it is instant death.” His confessional continued: “There are three types of motivational style: There is coddling, there is reaffirming and then there is fear. At the moment, I feel like an old mob boss. If anyone goes against the family, they are dead.” He is making out right threats here. Just as Savaii felt when Cochran went against their family. Coach could have been talking from a Savaii perspective and talking about Cochran at the merge, or he could be talking about Cochran now. Because Cochran is the one that I see who is playing the "dangerous game", talking to everyone, trying to come up with a last second plan , trying to curry favor from anyone, and then Coach goes on to bully, just as he has chastised Savaii for "bullying" Cochran. I find this to be a fair assessment of what is going on, but also very hypocritical by Coach as well.

The thing with Coach that is different than with Albert or John, is that he is the one that is controlling everything and everyone at Te Tuna. This bodes extremely well for him. So far there has been doubt cast from others that are trying to change the game to suit themselves...Albert, Cochran specifically. But, in the end, Coach gets to maintain the control over the game. But, there is one thing that Coach can't control, and that is who comes back from RI. This is where Ozzy still has quite a viable chance left in the game.

If Coach rules with an iron fist throughout the rest of the game, and wants to keep his word to foster votes, then he should get Cochran out next, then Edna. If it doesn't happen this way, and Edna were to go next, I would bet that Cochran could indeed be winner. This next episode will either make him, or, break him.

Then, if Coach continues to have his way, he'll favor the 3 best "warriors" for the final 3. And, we know that this is where Coach wants to end up, because he considers himself as "Zeus" and as the ultimate warrior. So, if Coach is destined to the final three, who could be the other two? At this point, because he has no edit whatsoever, I think it will not be Rick.

We heard Coach say if Dawn were to come back she could win. I think Dawn will never get past Ozzy, with the edit Ozzy is receiving at RI. So, if Ozzy is there, he could certainly qualify as a warrior. He is the "uncontrollable" factor in this game, and he will either create doubt as to the winner, or he will win. He still is a very viable option for F3.

At this point, I see the final 5 as Coach, Ozzy, Albert, Sophie, Brandon....fwiw. Like Boston Rob, Coach is handling the game magnificently, and turning into the mob boss was reminiscent of last season. I'd say that bodes very well for Coach.