What does Covington Catholic need to do to improve in 2012? What do they need to keep doing to be successful? Remember, please be constructive.

It never hurts to have a QB returning who has about 25 varsity games under his belt.

 

Dave Wirth says the D should carry more of the weight this year.

 

Strong LB corp.

Any updates on the lights?

 

:popcorn:

I'm excited to see how Sam Dressman is utilized on offense. Big strong athletic kid. My guess is he gets a lot of touches from multiple positions.

The Defense will indeed be the strength of the team. Nine players who started at least 3 games last year on Defense return, along with 2 or 3 players who played significant minutes should give CovCath the strongest defensive squad since the 2006 state Championship team.

 

On offense Blake Bir will again be at the helm, leading an inexperienced yet talented group. I think in some ways they may be more difficult to game plan for, because you no longer can focus on a Gabe Gray. Having said that losing a talent like Gray is difficult for any offense, and not facing him makes a d-coordinators job much easier. The Offense in total is inexperienced at the varsity level. The key will be how quickly they gell together. Look for the offense to struggle early but find its identity after a few games.

Who totes the pigskin this yr? Bir is a Great QB with tremendous accuracy and poise.

Who totes the pigskin this yr? Bir is a Great QB with tremendous accuracy and poise.

 

Beatrice?

Who totes the pigskin this yr? Bir is a Great QB with tremendous accuracy and poise.

 

Bobby Beatrice is a senior who played a lot last year.

Dressman will carry the ball.

Bobby Beatrice is a senior who played a lot last year.

Dressman will carry the ball.

 

You will see alot of 2 back sets with Beatrice and Dressman.

Who totes the pigskin this yr? Bir is a Great QB with tremendous accuracy and poise.

 

I think we're all gonna miss Gabe this year, but we're very confident in Beatrice's experience and the talent he showed last year, and I'm personally very excited to see what Dressman does with more time in the backfield.

How is the O-line looking for the Colonels?

Who are going to be the primary targets for Bir, assuming he has time to throw.

How is the O-line looking for the Colonels?

Who are going to be the primary targets for Bir, assuming he has time to throw.

 

Oh he will have time to throw. Maybe not as much down field but Blake will be able to throw the quick outs and slants he has been so successful with the past couple of years. If he has some time to throw down field, it could spell trouble for many teams this year.

How is the O-line looking for the Colonels?

Who are going to be the primary targets for Bir, assuming he has time to throw.

Not sure how their O line is going to look, but I am confident that they will be big, they always are, and a player like Bir doesn't need much time, his decision making is quick and accurate.

Bir enters the season with 4,665 career passing yards and 50 TDs.

Bir enters the season with 4,665 career passing yards and 50 TDs.

 

Impressive!