The B.O.T.C. are getting together once a week to answer the hard questions. Today we take on preseason expectations, good surprises, and what area needs the most improvement.

Hi everyone, we’re trying something new on Fridays, starting today! Every week someone on the staff will pick a topic, and everyone will provide an answer. As a site wide round table, we highly encourage everyone to leave their answers in comment section as well. Hope you like it. – Drew

1) Going in, I expected us to start 3-0; I also expected us to have concerns about the passing game, and I was concerned about a few games on the schedule. Now, we are 3-0, we have concerns about the passing game, and I am concerned about a few games on the schedule. So, I guess my expectations haven’t changed, huh?

2) The front six have just been astonishingly good, both the first and second strings. We’ve seen no lapse in production when the starters take a breather, and they’ve been able to last late into the game at full speed. It’s been a thing of beauty to behold.

3) The passing game. As I noted in Friday night’s recap, Avery Johnson seems fine when he’s rolling out or trying to escape pressure, but when it’s a standard drop-back passing play, things have been a little sketchy. This indicates to me that things like timing patterns aren’t locked down, and that’s something that’s only going to improve with repetition.