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EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon coach Mark Helfrichs to-do list for fall camp isnt very long.Find his next quarterback to make the most of the Ducks offense.And retool the defense.And leave the preseason rankings and lowered expectations -- along with any Alamo Bowl residue from the 47-41 loss against TCU in triple overtime that denied 9-4 Oregon an eighth straight season with at least 10 wins -- to someone else.The Ducks began addressing Helfrichs top two points during Monday mornings first practice before their fourth-year coach got to media day at Autzen Stadium.The quarterback competition among Montana State graduate transfer Dakota Prukop, redshirt freshman Travis Jonsen and freshman Terry Wilson that played out in the spring game reconvened with mixed early reviews.They did a lot of good things fast and a lot of bad things fast, and well get those corrected, said Helfrich, whod like to announce his starter by 10 days before the Sept. 3 opener against UC Davis.We threw to the wrong team too many times this morning, which is good if youre a DB and bad if youre a quarterback.Should he win the job, Prukop, who passed for 3,025 yards and 28 touchdowns with 10 interceptions for the Bobcats last fall, doesnt need to channel Vernon Adams Jr. -- last seasons Big Sky import to Eugene -- for Oregons loaded offense to soar.Just make layups, Helfrich said. If you make 100 layups in a row, youre going to be the greatest player of all time.Dont try to do a 360, dont try a reverse layup, just make a layup. Hand the ball to (tailback) Royce Freeman, get the ball to (wide receiver) Charles Nelson -- thats making a layup.Prukop sees his role much the same way, with a twist on the basketball theme.In this offense, the quarterback is the point guard, and a point guard who looks for assists, he said. The quarterback is not a position where you can really do anything by yourself. Its cool to play quarterback in an offense with this many weapons around it.Jonsen, whose practice time last fall was derailed by a turf toe injury that required surgery, hasnt shied from taking on Prukop for the vacant starters job, because hes been there before.During high school in Anaheim, Calif., Jonsen as a junior beat out a senior before rolling up nearly 5,500 passing and rushing yards in two seasons as a dual-threat quarterback.I love it, love the competition, Jonsen said. Its fall camp, so its crunch time as to whos going to get the spot. Its going to be a long battle between me, Dakota and Terry.I believe that if I can prove that when things arent perfect, I can make things happen, thatll be really good for me.Regardless of who succeeds Adams, there might not be a better choice this fall than handing off to Freeman.If the 230-pound Heisman Trophy candidate can duplicate last years performance -- 1,836 rushing yards to break LaMichael James season record at Oregon -- the junior will also rewrite James career mark (5,082) before a possible early departure for the NFL.For Freeman, whos averaged 19.1 carries over 28 games, its all about durability now.I want to make bigger plays and go for longer rushes, Freeman said. I want to be out there every down if I can. I dont want to come out.Honestly, when I come out it hurts me, because its not something I like to do. Id like to be out there as many plays as I can this year.On the defensive side, Helfrich said new coordinator Brady Hoke will tinker with his 4-3 scheme for another two weeks before locking in on personnel that could include three first-year linebackers for the opener.The Ducks gave up a school-record 37.5 points (116th nationally) and 485.3 yards (117th) per game in 2015.Too many points, too many yards, too many explosive plays, Helfrich said. Our two big keys are explosive plays and taking care of the football on offense, and explosive plays and taking the football away on defense.Like anything, its a million tiny details that add up to that drastic change. Scarpe Nike Scontate Del 50 .com) - Christian Ponder will get another chance to prove himself for the Minnesota Vikings, with head coach Leslie Frazier announcing Wednesday that the struggling quarterback will start this weekends game against the Green Bay Packers. Scarpe Nike Offerta Online . 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He has a phone hearing with the department of player safety, which limits any potential suspension to five or fewer games.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- From owner to general manager to coach, no other NBA management team has had as little time to prepare for the draft this year as the Sacramento Kings. Catch the NBA Draft on TSN Thursday starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. The Kings have had so much turmoil and turnover since the season ended that focusing on the future has been an ever-present process of acceleration. The uncertainty that clouded the franchise for so long hit its peak May 21, when Keith Smart represented the Kings at the draft lottery at the request of the Maloof family. Smart has since been fired as coach and replaced by Mike Malone. Pete DAlessandro took over as general manager for Geoff Petrie last week. And new owner Vivek Ranadive has wiped away just about every memory of the Maloofs inside Sacramentos suburban arena as part of the franchises "new era." The Kings can begin adding to that next chapter on the court come Thursday night, when they have the seventh and 36th overall picks in the draft. "I see real potential in this draft," DAlessandro said. The first-time general manager has relied heavily on the scouting he did in Denvers front office and leaned heavily on Malone -- whom DAlessandro jokingly called "a seasoned veteran with two weeks experience" at his introductory news conference -- to decide how that information might translate to the coachs style and Sacramentos needs. DAlessandro also brought over Mike Bratz from the Nuggets to be his assistant general manager. As for filling out the rest of his front office, that will have to wait. "The beauty of this business is you have a network," DAlessandro said. "Its like any business -- you have people that you trust. Even without having a staff, I have the people that I trust in this industry that are excellent." This years draft will shed some insight on what directtion DAlessandro and Malone want to take the team.dddddddddddd After making eight straight playoff appearances, the Kings have failed to make the post-season the last seven years and have the second-worst record in the NBA during that span. The franchise had become more frugal each year under the Maloofs, putting pressure on Petrie to find success in the draft, where talent can come cheap. The Kings seemed to channel Petries past success when they took Tyreke Evans with the fourth pick in 2009. Evans turned into the NBA Rookie of the Year, though the combo guard has been saddled with knee injuries and inconsistency ever since, and now hes set to become a restricted free agent. Drafting DeMarcus Cousins fifth in 2010 had the same risk then as signing him to a long-term extension does now: hes a talented centre who could blossom into one of the leagues best big men, but hes also a player who has shown a lack of discipline and defence, getting suspended three times this past season -- twice by the NBA, and once by the team. While getting point guard Isaiah Thomas with the 60th and final pick two years ago might be considered a steal at that slot, the rest of Sacramentos recent draft history has been forgettable. Jimmer Fredette, the former BYU sensation selected 10th overall in 2011, has yet to live up to the hype. Thomas Robinson was such a disappointment after been taken fifth that the Kings traded him to Houston midseason. That missed pick was magnified even more because Damian Lillard, the NBA Rookie of the Year, was drafted by Portland one spot after Robinson. But as with everything else in Sacramento now, the revamped franchise is looking forward and not back. "I think this team is more of a clean canvas," DAlessandro said. "We have some strong pieces in there, but theres a lot we can do to get it in the right direction." ' ' '