[ryanparker]

I think the difference in the QB's this year is negligible. Whether it be Dehoff, Sparks, or Roark, the results are going to be the same. Like RedDevil1981 said, short of getting Tim Tebow in there, we were going to lose to Ironton and Ashland regardless. They're just way better at all of the positions. However, we are beating the teams we are "supposed" to beat. I figure they have settled on Dehoff to go ahead and get him experience because he is likely going to be the QB for the next 2 years. While he isn't looking like a world beater right now, you can see the potential is there for him to be very good if he works hard at it.

And I couldn't agree more with regards to the weight program! With the offense (and defense, for that matter) that Russell runs, we need 6-8 absolute monsters (ideally 8, 5 to cover the offensive line and 3 to cover the defensive line - but we've gotten by with less before), in both strength and attitude, to be walking out of that field house on a yearly basis. We have enough skill players for the next couple of years, but unless we come up with strong line players, we are going to have a tough time with teams like Ironton, Ashland, Belfry, and even Mason County.