My guess is that camp opens next Monday, July 30. Can anyone confirm? In any case, we need to get back to talking football.
Big questions for the Fall for me at least:
Who will win the QB job? When we last brought in a transfer QB to challenge a returning starter, the transfer Tre Roberson won the job in the Fall and we all know what happened. But Roberson had won games as a starter at IU and had even been conference player of the week. Brady Davis didn't have that success at Memphis. And Jake Kolbe has way more experience than did Blake Winkler. It is not the same situation. Or is it possible that one of the other QBs on the roster will emerge? That's more doubtful or they likely wouldn't have accepted Davis. But there are enough questions to wait and see.
Who will step up among the receivers? There are opportunities to grab a spot in the two deep for the receivers. Schnell is number one, and transfer Haley looked good in the Spring. Will Fuchs finally join the Birds, and will he be a WR or a TE? Will he be good, as its been a while since he played. There are a couple of upperclassmen who might make larger contributions and some newcomers and underclassmen who might emerge. There are opportunities here for surprises.
The Oline looks solid, but we also thought that a couple of years ago and they didn't seem to click as well as expected. They need to be strong as a group if we're going to win.
Will we see any players change positions and make a surprising impact? We've seen players find new spots where they thrived. We've had offensive players turn into impact defensive players over and over (Keoshian, Keene, Barry, Holm, Graham) and a particularly notable QB turn into an NFL WR. With our depth at QB and RB, and needs elsewhere, will someone switch?
We're going to see new names on the interior of the DLine, and especially in the second string. Again, there is the normal turnover of players and some new guys will step up here and in the second string for the LBers.
I think the DBs are a fairly experienced group as a whole.
Which of the new players will make the biggest impact beyond Megginson?
Finally, the long snapper returns, but we'll have a new primary punter and placekicker. Will they be the same player or two guys? It'll be a solid season on special teams if we aren't talking about the kicker or the punter. I'd love to see a guy emerge as a real weapon in either or both of these spots. IF our success is going to depend upon controlling the ball and running the ball and controlling the clock and field position like many of us expect, the kickers may have a very big impact on our record by the end of the season.
Big questions for the Fall for me at least:
Who will win the QB job? When we last brought in a transfer QB to challenge a returning starter, the transfer Tre Roberson won the job in the Fall and we all know what happened. But Roberson had won games as a starter at IU and had even been conference player of the week. Brady Davis didn't have that success at Memphis. And Jake Kolbe has way more experience than did Blake Winkler. It is not the same situation. Or is it possible that one of the other QBs on the roster will emerge? That's more doubtful or they likely wouldn't have accepted Davis. But there are enough questions to wait and see.
Who will step up among the receivers? There are opportunities to grab a spot in the two deep for the receivers. Schnell is number one, and transfer Haley looked good in the Spring. Will Fuchs finally join the Birds, and will he be a WR or a TE? Will he be good, as its been a while since he played. There are a couple of upperclassmen who might make larger contributions and some newcomers and underclassmen who might emerge. There are opportunities here for surprises.
The Oline looks solid, but we also thought that a couple of years ago and they didn't seem to click as well as expected. They need to be strong as a group if we're going to win.
Will we see any players change positions and make a surprising impact? We've seen players find new spots where they thrived. We've had offensive players turn into impact defensive players over and over (Keoshian, Keene, Barry, Holm, Graham) and a particularly notable QB turn into an NFL WR. With our depth at QB and RB, and needs elsewhere, will someone switch?
We're going to see new names on the interior of the DLine, and especially in the second string. Again, there is the normal turnover of players and some new guys will step up here and in the second string for the LBers.
I think the DBs are a fairly experienced group as a whole.
Which of the new players will make the biggest impact beyond Megginson?
Finally, the long snapper returns, but we'll have a new primary punter and placekicker. Will they be the same player or two guys? It'll be a solid season on special teams if we aren't talking about the kicker or the punter. I'd love to see a guy emerge as a real weapon in either or both of these spots. IF our success is going to depend upon controlling the ball and running the ball and controlling the clock and field position like many of us expect, the kickers may have a very big impact on our record by the end of the season.
