FishDuck Article Administrator No. 1 Share Posted October 7 Our Oregon Ducks football program had a huge defensive victory this past Friday over Michigan State. After a handful of chunk plays, the Spartans were held virtually motionless in the second half, and had zero answers for Oregon’s pass rush. Even with Dillon Gabriel playing arguably his worst half of football in his lengthy college career – the Ducks still hung 31 ... Oregon Ducks Football: Biggest Threat From OSU | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM Our Oregon Ducks football program had a huge defensive victory this past Friday over Michigan State. After a handful of chunk plays, the... 1 3 Two Sites: FishDuck and the Our Beloved Ducks forum, The only "Forum with Decorum!" And All-Volunteer? What a wonderful community of Duck fans! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 2 Share Posted October 7 Alex, I can't think of another answer, unless with all the attention Smith is getting, it's Emeka Egbuka, who actually has more receptions than Smith. Than of course, with all the attention the WR's are getting, TreVyon Henderson or Quinshon Judkins, find a hole and takes it in for six. So, yes, Oregon and Ohio State coaches are looking at similar tape. It seems like the Ducks are getting more from their TE's. Neither the Ducks or Bucks are turning it over much, so one of those could be a dagger, especially in the red zone. It was great to see Boyle hit that field goal from 50. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven A Moderator No. 3 Share Posted October 7 Alex, I'm going with Will Howard. His play will be the deciding factor. Hopefully our D will keep him under pressure so that those WRs won't have time to complete their routes before has time to find them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyToBeADuck No. 4 Share Posted October 7 Alex thanks for your article and thoughts on this weeks version of the game of the century. tOSU skill position players will present more than a handful for the Ducks Defense. After watching the Iowa-tOSU game i feel the Buckeye defensive front 7, as a unit will decide this game. They didnt allow Iowa anything. Especially when they played 3 Monster DL's at one time. The Duck Oline will be the best the Buckeyes have or may face in the regular season. The Ducks must open holes and protect DG in order to keep the Buckeyes confused and off balance. Should be a very good game that may very well be decided by a field goal. Every point will be needed. IMHO, DL and staff do not have a regular season signature win. This should be the one. Go Ducks....... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 5 Share Posted October 7 On 10/7/2024 at 10:39 AM, HappyToBeADuck said: After watching the Iowa-tOSU game i feel the Buckeye defensive front 7, as a unit will decide this game. Very good point. With all the "skill players" on both teams it will be the battle in the trenches that decide this one. One hole opened for the RB to explode could make the difference, and the best pass defender is a pass rush that makes it miserable for the QB, 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Moderator No. 6 Share Posted October 7 Biggest threat is whether we play solid football for 4 quarters. We have seen too many errors for me to really jump on the bandwagon. If we minimize the “offensive” errors then we have a ball game. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 7 Share Posted October 7 This is the week we've all been waiting for, we will see just how well we stack up against a legitimate power 4 stacked team. The good news is that this is only game 6, with half the season left to play. Regardless of outcome, there are still several good teams yet to play and lots of football left. tOSU has lots of weapons, and a front 7 on D that are big and come to play. This will take a full team effort on our part to stay with them. I think we are ready. It will be decided by who makes fewest errors. No missed tackles. No missed assignments. No presnap penalties. My biggest concern is our qb, DG. The last 2 games he has been a little off. Late throws, a little behind receivers or long. We need his best effort. If he is on target, we win. I don't think it will be high scoring. Both defenses are stout. Our punter and FG kicker best be ready. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 8 Share Posted October 7 I think it's OSU's front 7. Look how rough it has been to be efficient when we weren't able to run the ball or have time to pass in the first 6 quarters of the season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Moderator No. 9 Share Posted October 7 On 10/7/2024 at 11:22 AM, DanLduck said: y biggest concern is our qb, DG. The last 2 games he has been a little off. Late throws, a little behind receivers or long. We need his best effort. If he is on target, we win. I've noticed that too. Obviously the red zone picks can't happen. But it is what you detailed, late, behind, long. DG isn't, in football vernacular, "throwing receivers open". 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike West No. 10 Share Posted October 7 On 10/7/2024 at 12:34 PM, 30Duck said: I've noticed that too. Obviously the red zone picks can't happen. But it is what you detailed, late, behind, long. DG isn't, in football vernacular, "throwing receivers open". Good observation. I'm wondering if DG is holding on to the ball too long because he's had the luxury to. Even against the two potato heads, he held the ball for long periods. I believe that's why his NFL eval was a surprise to him. You don't get that luxury against elite teams. I'll tell you this though. I've seen enough Oklahoma footage to grasp this guy is a gamer. He's pretty much the same QB. I'm not worried about this game. I'm concerned about what we learn from this game. What the team does with some of the fundamental things we're going to learn about the team against one of the best in the country. What kind of adjustments will be necessary whether OBD win or lose. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 11 Share Posted October 8 My key player? Evan Stewart. If they can get him going long, and utilize the accurate throwing of Gabriel, then we can keep the Buckeyes off-balance. Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
