On his concerns entering camp:
“The biggest thing on my mind is coming out of preseason camp healthy. Offensively, we know we have guys in Kevin Dorsey and Kerry Boykins who are reliable and we can trust them. But who is the third and fourth receiver who will step up? At tailback we have Justus Pickett as a guy who has played but who will be his backup, will it be Brandon Ross, Wes Brown, Joe Riddle or Albert Reid? Those guys have to step up and beat Justus out or be a guy we can go to. The position I feel the best about is tight end. We have three guys there in Matt Furstenburg, Davonte Campbell, and Ryan Schlothauerwho have played. We found out that Ryan who graduated in the spring got into the MBA program here so that is a feather in Ryan’s cap. I am very anxious to see Dave Stinebaugh who has been injured but is now cleared to play. We are anxious to see what he can contribute. With our offensive line we need to find some depth. We will have to take a look at the redshirt freshmen, take a look at the newcomers in Mike Madaras and Nick Brigham and see what they bring to the table. And at quarterback we need to find out who will be the backup. They will both travel but we need to find out who will be the backup. Offensively we have some more question marks going into camp.
“Defensively our front seven I feel good about them. A.J. Francis, Darius Kilgo and we need to see what Nate Clark can do. I feel comfortable with A.J. and Darius. We have Joe [Vellano] and Andre [Monroe], Keith Bowers, Isaiah Ross are guys who have played in games here and I feel good about that. At linebacker we have Kenny [Tate] at Sam with Alex Twine behind him. The biggest concern is who will be the MIKE. Who will be consistent day in and day out and be that guy either Cole [Farrand] L.A [Goree] or a young guy? Who will be the backup at the MOE behind Demetrius Hartsfield? WillBradley Johnson use his experience to hold off a young kid from being a backup? In the secondary I think we need to address depth. Dexter McDougle, Matt Robinson, and Eric Franklin all have played and started for us. J.J. [Jeremiah Johnson] is the starting corner for us. J.J. needs to step up and the young guys have to be ready because we don’t have a lot of depth there. How can the young guys factor into what we want to do?
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