April 9, 2009

Now that we are a couple weeks into our off-season program I have football information to write about again.

I could have written about my Spartans, but I didn't want to jinx them. They made a helluva run at it, but UNC has, like, seven lottery picks.

Anyways, back to football.

The faces have definitely changed around the building, that is obvious, so now it appears after a month the acclimation phase has passed. All the players know one another for the most part, now it is getting to know the new coaches.  

Just being in meetings with Coach Linehan has been a breath of fresh air.  He is so detailed it's great, and we are actually going over information that will remain constant for the entire season. Scott Loeffler was similiar, but did not have the control to install material like an offensive coordinator does. My new QB coach, Jeff Horton, has been good, too. He came from St. Louis with Linehan and before that was the QB coach in Wisconsin for six years. The funny thing about Linehan is he knows all of my college coaches from MSU, as he coached under John L. at Idaho.

My body feels great, my mind is clear and focused, and I am really looking forward to mini-camp next weekend.

Check for my updates on that and other stuff as we continue to get ready for next season.  

Drew Stanton is a quarterback with the Detroit Lions. His blog for www.playerpress.com runs at www.drewstanton.com.