OK some of these questions were answered. Obviously, there's only time for so many questiions. But here is what I got.

What players look to strengthen the safety position?
Didn't really get a chance to ask this one. Frank mostly just said he thinks the players there are talented, even if they are not exeprienced.

What true freshman have a chance to provide some depth?
Frank would not name any players specifically, but he did say he would expect 1 or 2 or 3 true freshman to get time on the D-line. Carl Jones said the freshmen look good, and in particular, he likes Crutcher.

Any new return guys?
Frank talked about Brazill and Carrie. Brazill talked about being really excited to be returning punts again.

How is the no huddle working out?
Solich said he is excited about it and he thinks the team has the chance to be explosive. The players of course are all excited about it too.

How do you feel about the recruiting so far this year?
Nothing was mentioned of current recruiting, but Frank said after seeing the players in this year's freshman class, it has confirmed his belief that it was the best recruiting class yet.

Will we still have weekly football programs on Sports Time Ohio?
Nothing on this, but Solich said "Relentless" is going to be a great recruiting tool.

How is Keller moving?  How quickly?  How aggressively - or tentatively?
Keller said he is 100 percent over the previous injury. However, of note, he did not practice Saturday morning. Didn't find out why, but Solich said injuries have been a big problem so far with lots of small injuries that have caused guys to miss a few practices.

What are your early impressions of Vick and Bell?
Solich deferred talking about individual freshman to the assistant coaches and I did not get a chance to talk to them.

What players seem to be demonstrating on-the-field leadership?
He said there has been a lot of leadership and that is the reason for seven captains, as voted by the players.

With Jeff King injured and status unkown, is there any thought given to moving an aggressive OL such as Vince C. to the DL?
He said King could be out 4-6-8 weeks and they aren't quite sure if surgery will be needed yet. No talk of being any one else to the D-Line, but Brian Albrecht moved there at the start of the summer and he seemed to do well in the limited among of practice time I saw.

Do any of the RB's stand out so far?
He said Harden would be the starting RB if the season were to start right now. He also said he wants to avoid running back by committee like last year. He wants one guy to step up and be "the guy" even though he has confidnece in Harden, Boykin and Blankenship.

Will we name a starting QB and stick with him if one guy earns it? (Who is it going to be?)
I think everyone knows the answer to this now. Tettleton was named the starter and they intend to stick to it.

How many points do I have to give a Turd fan to extract his money
Although Frank admitted to being a little less reserved than usual, I'm not sure he would have answered this question.

With little veteran depth on the D-Line, are there open spots on the depth chart that all the newcomers are competing for?
Solich said one or two or three freshmen probably will see time on the D-line. As I mentioned above, Carl Jones pointed to Crutcher as being the most impressive of the guys to him on the D-line.

Our run defense has been generally good over the years. How big of a concern is getting qb pressure?
Carl Jones said it is an emphasis, as the run defense has been good recently but pass defense has been somehwat of a struggle.
 
What's being done to ramp up your qb pressure?  What's the philosophy on blitzing?
Didn't really get a chance to ask about this unfortunately.

Mostly man or zone coverage in the secondary--and what's the reason for the choice?
Or this either. But in Frank's mention of the secondary he did say there is even more speed than usual and pro-potential talent.

Last Edited: 8/14/2011 8:26:43 PM by The Optimist