Darren Perkins

And playing close games of course doesn't come without risk (Stanford), but it could be what contributes to a team peaking at the end of the season.

As a team that has progressively gotten better as a whole, hopefully the next step is to improve into a team that can put teams away

That's not to say they aren't playing with fire, see Stanford game. ; )

The Washington game they certainly came to play and could have put out of reach earlier except for 2 back-to-back boneheaded 15-yard penalties. Gotta keep that stuff under control, an area to continue to imporve upon.

Yeah, Georgia is very good, but not scary good like some previous Alabama teams. That brings hope.

Peaking at the end is definitely key.

Ducks are certainly battle tested. But boy would it be nice to have an easy victory this Saturday.

Thanks, Charles. It was a good time. The are definitely reeling in Huskyville.

Yeah, I overheard some Husky fans say they just drop the dump truck full of cash on Petersen's driveway.

Thanks, Jon. Lake will make a fine DC somewhere next year. I'm not sure he gets past this suspension week.

Yeah, probably doing the Huskies a favor as it was just one more reason to get rid of Lake and move on to something better.

I appreciate it. The Huskies tend to get the juices flowing which got the ink flowing out of my pen....

The Cougars should win, but I personally never underestimate WSU's ability to COUG IT!

Rest assured, as I heard several throughout the evening, there are plenty of Husky fans who want Lake's head. Your friends must still be in denial, as the first stage of recovery is ACCEPTANCE. ; )

The only question is: Was it a conspiracy? Or, did the snapper act alone? ; )

And hopefully our defense has breakout game and totally shuts the Huskies down. I feel like the defense is next in taking it to the next level of which I believe they are capable.

... but practice makes perfect. Had the Ducks struggled offensively I would be having a very negative outlook on being able to run the table.

No punts... I remember when the punter used to always be Oregon's best player! Tommy Thompson, anybody?

Ain't that the truth, Lou!

Ah, an Altman comparison, that can only be a good thing.

Good stuff. The team seems to be growing together at just the right time.

Getting healthy is key, such as having Thibs back healthy.

Would be nice if the Ducks can build some confidence throwing the ball downfiled in this game, for sure.

I'm not quite sure they were at a point where they could go all run, they still needed some first downs. They were just awful decisions by AB.

Certainly not win games with his arm, though his feet have worked well late in games. As you point out his main limitation is throwing the ball downfield, is this something they could improve upon? Could Moorhead scheme something up to help this out? Teams should be looking for those sidline passes, perhaps the Ducks can use that to their advantage by pump faking to the outside then hit something over the middle... but of course it all comes down to AB's accuracy.