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Jester
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I do NOT think Bo is operating on a short leash, so it would take a couple consecutive games of inexplicable play for the QB switch to be made.
However, Bo does have a bit of a linebackers mentality, and is the type of player that will throw caution into the wind regarding his own on-the-field physical well-being, so Ty better be ready if/when he’s called upon.
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Between the daily practices and two games that are behind them, it’s not realistic to think the coaching staff needs more time to sort out a pecking order.
Also, I wouldn’t put any stock into the rotating backs to keep them fresh philosophy as I believe Irving and Dollars lead the way with only 13 carries a piece. 6.5 carries a game just gets you past being warmed-up.
It’s nice to have a stable of backs, but I find it more beneficial to settle on a lead back and a more consistent rotation.
If it was up to me, I’d opt to start Cardwell. He’s looks to be the most patient runner of the group, picks his way between the tackles nicely, can drop to another gear when the opportunity presents itself, and has the size to fall forward at the end of the run. The other backs play well as nice compliments to the more consistent Cardwell.
I will admit, I’m suggesting BC get the starting nod strictly based on running/catching ability. I have not reviewed any tape to see how these guys stack up in pass blocking. Can anyone offer any insight as to who’s proving to be a capable protector for our QB? I think I saw Dollars willingly sticking his nose in there. If these guys are being viewed as equals, being the most consistent blocker may tip the scales.
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Based on what I've seen thus far, I learned that the following just may be true.
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Prior to taking the first snap against GA, I think the tea leaves were telling us that the BYU game would be the early season measuring stick on how this team should be gauged.
From a team ranking perspective, the Dawgs are running on a full tank of gas while EW is running close to empty. Using those comparisons, I would say BYU is at minimum, a ¾ tank full of gas.
Their game against Baylor was far from pretty, but given that the Cougars were missing a few key pieces on offense, they had to make it ugly. That’s a dangerous proposition when facing a team that has Dave Aranda on its sideline. The Bears live in ugly but got out-uglied at their own game. BYU just finds ways to win, and if nothing else, that game tells us they’ll be bringing a very physical caliber of football to Eugene on Saturday.
As far as WSU is concerned, they should not just be viewed as a top 25 party school but should also be taken seriously as a top 25 football program. When the Ducks play them, they are going to have to match their effort for 60 minutes. It’s apparent the team has bought in to what Dickert is selling and gave it their all, particularly on defense, for the entire contest. That game was one more with heart and effort than it was with execution.
When you suggest we should “stay tuned”, you are darn right we should stay tuned. The first two games obviously counted in the wins and losses columns, but they were really just the prelims for the upcoming two weeks of football.
True team analysis can begin in earnest on the 17th.
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Are we keeping Bo in until he gets a pick on the stat sheet?
Like we need to add fuel to that debate.
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Watching the Wisconsin offense ranks right up there with watching paint dry.
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Games gets easier to manage when your QB is just that cool.
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On 9/10/2022 at 2:20 PM, Mic said:
21+ Pt. dog Texas is going to cover, even minus their starting QB. Heck, they may even win this one. Alabama looking unable to contend with the passing game. Too bad Miami isn't playing somebody important (and worthy). But that's their fault.
An un-ranked team beating #1, 13-10, 6:39 left in the 3rd.
Don’t look now, but Uncle Mo is clearly with the Longhorns.
Bama heading to the fourth with more penalties than pass completions.
UGA’ is somewhere licking his chops!
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From what I've seen from the Tide thus far, I'm not going out on a limb by suggesting we lost in week 1 to the best team in the country.
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Oregon
41-23
2 TO
5 Sacks
313 Passing
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It’s early in the season, but mentally I feel as if I’m in the same head space I was in during the only NFL season that I played fantasy football. That year I opted into the game just to be a “joiner” with the rest of my co-workers. It wasn’t until week 3 that I even feigned any real interest in my line-up as I was about to go head-to-head against our arrogant company president, and my peers were in my ear about putting up a fight. So, I spent money on a few trades to get the players I was happy with and proceeded to put a beatdown on the boss man. This trend continued weekly until I won the championship and few bucks to accompany the all-important bragging rights.
Sounds somewhat awesome, doesn’t it? It wasn’t.
By the end of the season, I despised that fact that the joy of simply rooting for my team was infringed upon by immersing myself in stats, matchups, and at times hoping that a member of a hated foe would perform admirably against MY team. If you haven’t played fantasy sports, imagine yourself having to cheer for a Husky QB (let’s pretend they have a good one) to toss 4 TD’s in ANY game just so you could best some schlep from the Software Department!
I fear that the polarizing views on our very own QB situation will continue for weeks. It’s such a hot topic right now that I defy anyone to be able to watch a Ducks game and not, at least in a small part, magnify every success or failure from the QB position. Was it an O-Line protection issue, did the receiver bail on the route, was it a poor play design, etc. For me personally, the rabbit hole I’ve gone down regarding something I can’t control has already negatively impacted my game-day viewing experience similarly to fantasy football.
I’m vowing to correct that this weekend. For the next couple of days, I’m compartmentalizing my position on the QB position and am I placing it in the basement between a container of 30 Seconds Outdoor Cleaner and a can of Krylon, black matte, spray paint.
Que sera, sera at the QB position. Bring on the baby backs, famous Jester baked beans, grilled corn, and a few cold ones cuz Daddy’s choosing to enjoy the game this weekend.
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Bright spots I’m looking for tomorrow? I’ll keep my list to 3, and place them in order of importance (for me).
No. 1. This one is a two-parter. I’d like to see our defensive personnel put themselves in position to make plays, and then make the play – tackle. Following a game one review of missteps taken while adjusting to new defensive concepts, let’s see if the guys can take a leap toward performing to the level DL is accustomed to seeing.
No. 2. Offensive cohesiveness. I’d like to see a few sustained drives where our offense is able to develop a rhythm while placing the defense on its heels. In other words, let’s turn the tables on what transpired last week. This should be an appropriate time to start to develop an offensive identity. Last week was “herky-jerky” with only flashes of what the unit can accomplish. I’d love to see Dilly getting a play-calling rhythm as well.
No. 3. Where the are the studs? You want to see the team as a whole playing well, but it’s important that a couple guys come to the forefront as on-the-field team leaders. If I was watching Oregon for the first-time last week, I wouldn’t have known who “the big man on campus” was. It’s time for the leaders to step-up and show themselves.
I don’t expect a 180 from last week’s performance, but I would like to see a solid 133+. In just over a week, a legitimate (and then some) test is coming to town and UO needs to start trending in the right direction. Let’s be smart, realistic fans, and root for and recognize the small victories within the game. Go Ducks.
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When listening to an interview the other day between Canzano and Mike Leach, John directed a very a point-blank question to the eccentric, pirate wannabe.
I don’t recall the exact wording, but Mike was asked about the position group with biggest gap in talent between the SEC and the others. After some self-muttering about all teams have good skill position players, he settled on the defensive line as being, without question, the position group with the widest talent gap between the haves and the have-nots.
I’ve always thought a safe philosophy when building a football team is to focus on strengthening the positions that play closest to the ball (in its pre-snap location) first, and then work your way to the perimeter.
My concerns with Oregon are usually with the beef up front, so I’m pleased to hear that at least on the defensive side, the Ducks are making a move. I agree with David & Drex – we have to hit the “O” line hard.
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On 9/8/2022 at 11:32 AM, Babyjesus615 said:
I just whole-heartedly believe a guy can only wait so long for his shot in college football today. I respect the hell out of Ty for staying as long as he has. Maybe he does and I have to eat this post at the end of the season. But I think he's a smart guy and seeing the writing on the wall with Dante (hopefully) coming on next year. I'll hate to see him go as much as anyone else, but I do think its an uncomfortable reality that is approaching.
I like the description of “uncomfortable reality”. I’m with you in that I think it will progress into a “realized reality”.
If he really wants to play (as a starter) football, he may be better served going elsewhere, and I don’t think any of us would fault him for that. Either way, we will survive and move onward.
BTW, is there a topic that we can’t morph into a QB debate? Lol.
In less than five posts, we could turn a headline reading “British Columbia Man Spies Bigfoot Feeing Local Bakery with Boston Cream Pie” into “I can’t believe this is the only option we have at quarterback”.
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On 9/8/2022 at 11:52 AM, DazeNconfused said:
Lanning just talked after practice yesterday that the Defense wasn't as good as it needed to be yesterday in practice.
DazeNconfused, I just watched the interview you were referring to.
You get a sense that, unlike many of us, DL was glad to get the GA match-up early in the season. I think he wanted to establish a baseline based on high level competition.
You can hear a little bit of Papa Bear starting to growl, and it’s a good thing. I think Dan & Co. are going to be after these guys to want to learn what it takes to be a winner.
Who knows, later this year we may (I hope) be saying that butt kicking in week one may have been what the Dr. ordered for this particular group.
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It would seem that it’s a great time to have EW coming to town.
When trying to make improvements specific to technique in any sport, it’s beneficial for learning to practice unfamiliar movements at a slower pace. Right out of the gate, there was Georgia at warp-speed. The Ducks, with a full dose of perspective and an additional week of practice, will hopefully show improvements against a manageable foe.
It could have been coach speak, but DL has commented on how encouraged he is that the guys displayed no finger-pointing and have been eager to get back to work. It’s early in the season, but perhaps we’ll start seeing who does, and who doesn’t, want to play.
Unwilling tacklers had better start being wary of being replaced.
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I consider the made field goal a big plus.
Camden's 35 yard make had plenty of leg, and went off without a hitch. Hey, coming into the season CL was 6-9 from 30-39, so drilling this kick makes me feel better about him moving forward. I have a sense we'll be playing a couple close conference games this year where Cam may be relied upon to get the win.
It may sound as if I'm grasping for a positive, but I'm being serious. Lol.
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On 9/6/2022 at 12:39 PM, Charles Fischer said:
While I understand much of the quarterback discussion....the truth is that the defense is what lost the game.
To support that sentiment, a stat was posted following GA’s 7th TD that stated this was only the 2nd time in 15 years, in a match-up of Top 25 teams, that one team scored TDs on their first 7 consecutive possessions.
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While the labeling of our current signal caller as “crippled gunslinger” and “face-planting starter” are being applauded, perhaps name tags should be assigned to the rest of the group as well. You know, the receivers that couldn’t separate, the DB’s that couldn’t cover, and pass rushers that couldn’t get home. How ‘bout them?
This is the second coaching staff that is essentially telling you that Ty and Butters are not ready to be the starter, yet we fans know better? Guess we hired the wrong guy.
Ty will take over when DL feels he’s ready. For the time being, DL could blindfold himself, spin 3 times, and then launch a dart at the board of things to work on from game one, and regardless of category it lands on, it will be time well spent.
Position battles will work themselves out, just as the teams understanding of what DL is trying to implement will take hold. We ran into a buzzsaw week one. Things will improve moving forward.
Note: I’m not a Nix apologist, and I would love to hear that Ty earned a starting nod.
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On 9/5/2022 at 11:40 AM, Mic said:
How quickly we discard the successes.
You're right, Mic. We do discard successes that are from a prior season. Right or wrong, that's just the way it goes. It's a "what have you done for me lately" world and the field of athletic endeavors is not excluded. Different personal, and in our case a different coaching staff, so the slate gets wiped clean. Each season we all start at 0-0.
And no, I don't think many people really did expect Oregon to win for the exact reasons you cited. It's the manner of the loss that's disappointing. Going way back to a prior thread many of us posted what we wanted to see this season. The majority of the comments dealt with a return to an up-tempo style of play, and just generally a brand of ball that is synonymous with Oregon football - not MC's 3 yards and a cloud of dust style. Another popular response pertained to being competitive. The team dramatically missed this mark in the first game.
In a recent post I stated the team needs all our support now. If I was with them, I'd pat them on the back and offer words of encouragement. I wouldn't even reference that first game as I'm viewing it as a "do-over" just like when I was a kid shooting an imaginary free throw to win the championship in game 7, and missed, but Julius Erving stepped in the lane too soon, so I'd get a another shot to bring us victory. Sadly, there were occasions when the entire starting 5 stepped in the lane before I'd get it done .
I still think this is a good football team capable of winning many games, and I'm very much looking forward to watching them develop as the season goes along.
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Loghaulin, I see where you’re coming from. At one point during the game, I believe the Ducks converted on something like 6 of 9 third downs. That’s a great number, and had you told me we would reach that benchmark prior to the game, I wouldn’t have believed you.
The problem is that football is quite frequently NOT a numbers game. I think baseball has the market cornered on that one. I surmise the writer feels just as I did in that the Ducks didn’t feel like a threat in any facet, at any point, of that game. It was apparent that Oregon was the team that had to execute to near perfection to move the ball, and in what quarter did you lose faith in Oregon being able slow the Dawgs offense? Perhaps in the first, and if so, at what minute mark?
An appropriate handicap may have been to permit UO to continue using 10 yards for a first down marker while moving the sticks to 20-yard increments for GA. That would have impacted the game, but given this hypothetical scenario, I still believe Oregon gets handily beaten.
In one of the Night at the Museum movies the character Jedediah said, “I don’t like to be manhandled!”. Well, no one does, and to watch it makes you feel empathy for the recipient of the manhandling. Embarrassingly, Oregon was on the receiving end to which they could do nothing to stop the harassment.
Couple our expectations with what was taking place on the field, and you can easily feel as if we were the sacrificial “Payout Game” lamb.
I credit Darren for putting this into words, and for sharing his ’85 experience and how he handled seeing his beloved Ducks manhandled.
Perhaps right now we all need a distraction like "tossing the old football around." I'm opting for hitting and chasing a little white ball. Catch y'all later.
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Darren, I love this article, but hate that it had justification to be written
Sweet piece, my man.
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I think DL answered the question regarding playing a back-up QB in ATL in another thread. He and his staff had an agenda, and they were sticking to it.
As for the long term, I imagine Dan’s trying to win football games. It’s his (and other coaches) evaluation of the QB room thru practices and scrimmages, which we are not privileged to, that determine who gets the starting job.
I think this may be more of an indictment of Ty and Butters’ readiness to play than it is a testament to Bo’s level of play. The thing I would be curious to know is if the backups are behind from a decision-making (no Bo jokes) perspective, or just common knowledge of an offense that Bo has experience running.
Don’t lose sight of the Bo / Dillingham connection. Perhaps as the season progresses, one of the pursuers will gain the confidence of the coaching staff and wrestle the starting position away from Bo. Until that occurs, I’m fine with not handing over the keys until it’s earned.
For the record, I would have played Ty the entire 4th quarter as I believe a back-up will be called upon at some point during this season.
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On 9/4/2022 at 11:10 AM, 1Ducker1 said:
IF the talent is bad as we all saw -that will take years to fix
It just might, 1Ducker1. Just depends what our aspirations are.
I’m wondering how much of the recipe for growing a champion is not just in procuring 4 & 5* players, but in hand-picking the right kind of players for a specific system you want to implement. Even that’s a delicate process, as I’m sure coaching philosophies organically evolve with experience to which our head coach has a whopping one game under his belt.
That may be the time-consuming part of building a winner. As has been stated numerous times, Mario didn’t leave the cupboard bare, but maybe those puzzle pieces don’t quite fit together when going-up against big-boy football teams, or when trying to be placed into schemes favored by the current regime. Of course, there’s always the simple fact that DL hasn’t even been the coach for the equivalent of a full-term pregnancy yet, so what did we realistically expect to be accomplished by now.
Time will tell, and I’ll just be looking for small victories (within the game) in the next couple of games. Months ago, I stated this team will start the season 1-2 and given our performance, and that of BYU’s, I’d say that prediction is right on schedule. However, that doesn’t mean the season will be a wash, and I do expect to see this team progress throughout the season. This early season schedule was anything but kind to a new coaching staff. Go Ducks!
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People in Utah Cheering FOR Oregon on Saturday? Really?
in Our Beloved Ducks
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#2 Oklahoma at Nebraska? Isn't this like watching a Lion seize a young wildebeest on the Serengeti? I don't care if there is a coaching change. You're a sick man, Brandon.