My quick thoughts as I read through parts of the interview: Oregon is going to get a lot of productivity from freshmen. These freshmen must be receiving good support and leadership from somewhere -- and since many say Thomas is the leader of this team, one can only assume he's doing just fine..... "Our guys really respond and play with a lot of (enthusiasm) and it's a good way to end practice," said Kelly of ending the day with the overtime drill. "Obviously we're out there for two hours," Kelly continued, "but I felt they did a nice job (competing)." Entering the third week, Kelly also remarked that he's been very pleased with the way his class of true freshmen has held up thus far, suggesting that this particular group has been atypical in that respect. "They've been really, really good," Kelly stated. "Usually when you script, you want everything with the 1's and the 2's and the 3's, you try to dummy it down a little bit on both sides of the ball so they can get lined up, but this group has done a really good job of handling what we're doing." Coming as no surprise to anyone who has watched fall camp extensively this August, true freshman running back De'Anthony Thomas shined once again this afternoon, ripping off a number of long runs that showcased his great speed and intuition with the ball in his hands. Thomas' newest counterpart on offense, Dior Mathis, continues to come along as the Ducks look to add depth to the wide receiver position as Josh Huff and Blake Cantu continue to be withheld from action. Monday was Mathis' third consecutive day at wide receiver after his move from cornerback. "Dior's done a nice job picking (the offense) up," Kelly said. "At times, because he's such a competitor, he gets frustrated a little bit, but I told him if our offense was easy enough to pick up in three days, we'd probably get fired as coaches. "He's catching the ball better, but now, I think he understands what he needs to do, but it's the details of it; how deep is that route? What's the footwork and some of those things...but the one thing I like about Dior is that he's a competitor and he's really willing, in terms of wanting to learn." http://oregon.scout.com/2/1098355.html
