I would lean towards believing Podalak rather than Harty, who doesn't know his *** from a hole in the ground. Podolak may be a homer but he knows football.
After having some time away from last year's situation, seeing the practices, and cooling off, I can see the why behind the decisions Kirk made this year and I have a lot more hope for the season. I think its pretty clear that Campbell wasn't a good fit with the new offense. If there's one thing that gives me hope - its that the WRs are making the sight adjusts and reads within the offense correctly now. They are also starting to play faster, and you're also seeing some competition - spots are starting to fill in a bit with Riley McCarron, Cameron Wilson, Kevonte Martin Manley, Jordan Cotton, and Hillyer all stood out to me in a good way with the practices and scrimmage at various points. In short - the offense practiced well - that hasn't happened all that much in the other KF practices I've watched. Its a positive sign for sure. For example, Weinke always was a trainwreck in practice.
There's also some positives, some negatives with the defense. I don't expect them to be the 04 or 09 Juggernauts. But there's a long time between now and the season, and we didn't see close to the final product. However, good lord we need some defensive ends, stat. Here's to hoping Riley McMinn, Drew Ott, Dom Alvis, and Ekakitie start to figure it out. The rest of the D will be ok. Good, even.
