David Marsh

Dilly will probably be getting a raise at Oregon. The offense hasn't been a problem this year.

Flip side of that... does he want to move much higher than 8th... maybe to 4 at the most because then he is drafted by a team that isn't total garbage in the NFL. Herbert went 6th and as a result that helped boost his status in the NFL. When his contract is up he will really have the chance to go almost anywhere because he is that talented and the only reason that is true is because he has a decent team around him. Granted the Chargers seem worse this year than last year but still. But I know, I know, the biggest pay comes for those highest in the draft and the goal is to always have the prestige of being an early draft pick. I get it... but for Nix I feel his draft goal should be to be taken early enough so that he is going to be the starter (or projected starter) but not too early where he ends up in a similar situation that he was in at Auburn where he has to try to do too much with too little.

That is if Flowe can figure out coverage... right now he just flies around the field and hits people... often the quarterback late.

Oregon has a stellar class of defensive linemen lined up as recruits right now. This is a problem that is being addressed but this is the side of the team that is in need of a rebuild and it's in the process of getting one. The individual players currently on the roster are pretty good as individuals but can't seem to play as a team. I feel Sewell is a bit lost in the current scheme, the previous schemes basically used him as a pure run stopper which is something he is good at but he is meh in coverage. Oddly enough the type of linebacker that Lanning really needs right now is a Troy Dye... Jeffery Basa is probably in the Troy Dye mold more than anyone else... a converted safety to linebacker. Flowe could be a great fit but right now he is just playing wild and out of control.

The defense is going to be a major project. We complain about how bad it is right now but the sad truth is that this defense has had the same problems for the last three years. I feel like Lanning is addressing the issue with recruiting but at this time we don't have the players capable of making this defense better for whatever reason. These players have the same problems for three years with three different DCs!

Thompson could very well be the new Locke. Locke was a team player and solid in practice, but when he stepped out onto the field he just didn't have it.

This upcoming weeks games will basically determine the conference because of the tie breakers. Whoever wins Oregon v Utah is effectively in. Whoever wins USC v UCLA is effectively in. Oregon holds a tie breaker on UCLA but needs one on Utah. UCLA holds the tie breaker on Utah but needs one on USC to get in, as that would give USC two losses. Utah holds a tie breaker over USC but can't afford another loss or they're out so they need to win. Yes.. the following week can also determine the outcome of the conference match up but Utah has Colorado and UCLA has Cal... Both should win those. USC is done with conference play this next weekend. Then Oregon has to beat Oregon State but I feel we match up relatively well again them, even with our poor defense as our defense is pretty good at stopping the run and that is what Oregon state will need to do as their QB play is sub par.

Probably should have punted... But in truth the runningback slipped and that's why the conversion failed more than QB play on that one. The runningbacks had an amazing game... And it was the defense that let the offense down..

Our defnesive line never got any real pressure either. Our defense isn't getting the job done... And it finally hit a team, since Georgia, that had the firepower to beat it consistently..

That defense is going to make me vomit...

We just need one stop at this point.... But that feels like too much to ask for.

That was precisely the series we didn't want out of our defense.

The defense is just awful

Middle eight time...let's go ducks!

Why are we letting them wear purple in our house! It's gross!

Dye had a pretty big work load last year in the second half the season for us... The big difference is that our offensive line is better. Not saying that would have stopped his injury but it always helps to have a better o-line.

Lanning is getting an extension and a bump in pay after this season. But he is still young and needs to prove he can sustain the program next year. This year he has done a fantastic job so far but next year there will be more challenges. Personally, I love the accomplishment based bonuses for Lanning, the reward success.

I suspect there are variations based on player preferences.

Pretty much all the DBs are four stars at least. I dont know on Gonzalez to be honest... But Manning was a 4 star (247 5-star), Bridges was a 4 star, Bennett was a 4 star, Stephens 4-star. The DBs are doing a much better job... They got burned against Colorado because of a major miscommunication which they should fix. Our biggest problem is the underneath throws... That and getting pressure on the QB.

As the home team we do. Anything other than the basic away whites has to be agreed upon by both parties. In 2014 Oregon ayes at Oregon State and wore Green and Yellow home jersies because Oregon State wanted to wear white because their seniors wanted to wear white for senior night. Last year we wore Green and OSU wore Orange in Autzen because that was the desire for the game's look. If we offered Washington the chance to wear purple they could ... As our colors would just need to contrast enough.

Aliotti determined that he needed a defense that had the endurance because it would have to play a lot of snaps against a fresh opposing offense that could control the clock. The other major point of bend but don't break is to not let anything go over the top of it. High powered offenses can win shoot outs but trying to limit the opponents ability to keep up is better. Ideally... Yes... Having a wrecking ball of a defense that just forces constant three and outs would be best.... But that also requires a lot more high level defensive lineman. Oregon, and many other schools, can get the athletes for the high powered offense but not the ones for a power defense. So bend but don't break was born in the modern era out of need to fix a problem. Also... Gotta burn clock some way and if you look at the Kelly Helfrich offenses they needed the tempo to make up for the agile but smaller linemen they had. Bend but don't break did at least burn a lot of clock and when done well limited the opponents points. But the end of the game the opponent was making lots of mistakes out of sheet desperation and the score board. Bend but don't break didn't give them any easy scores... They were going to have to drive the field and hurt themselves while burning the clock they desperately needed.

White... We should never let them wear purple in our house!

I'm cool with this look. Wish it had some green but I'm ok with the bright yellow. Better than last week's uniforms.

Especially in the day and age where you need to consistently post 40 points per game to win.

The personnel that Lanning wants, or seems to want, are some big time Defensive linemen who can rush four and dominate the pass rush. We really don't have that at this time but we aren't bad either. Then to have some linebackers who are flexible and can move between pass coverage and run defense seamlessly. Oregon's linebackers currently don't seem to be able to do this consistently. I do feel the secondary coverage has improved drastically over the course of the year. I don't feel the secondary is the biggest weakness at this point. Need some more pass rush to get some more pressure on the qb to make more mistakes though, that is what is really hurting us right now more than anything.