30Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted yesterday at 09:41 PM Tuesday Ted Talk: Realistic Expectations for Dante Moore in 2025 - On3 WWW.ON3.COM Oregon quarterback transfer Dante Moore opens up as the odds favorite to lead this offense next season. Is he ready? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 2 Share Posted yesterday at 09:45 PM The title of the book is "Great Expectations" and this is summertime. But there's nothing wrong with standing on the floor and look up at a great ceiling in 2026...and, what if it turns out to be Novosad? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 3 Share Posted 18 hours ago I really question trying to compare Dante to Bo Nix. Nix was a three-year starter from an SEC school when he came to Eugene. I expected him to flourish, told Y'all you were going to like him, and sent Charles a clip of Nix highlights to back my enthusiasm. He took his lumps whenever he played the Dawgs, but he is hardly the only QB to suffer that fate. 30 Duck nicely summarized what Dante faced as a raw freshman at UCLA. The biggest thing he and Bo have in common is that they were both highly touted 5-star recruits. And the Bo Nix you saw in Eugene was highly experienced--Dante isn't and is very much a question mark in my opinion. If the OC stays within Dante's skill set and doesn't put too much on his shoulders, he will probably so just fine. But lack of experience could show up in pressure packed situations in a way Bo Nix was much better prepared to weather. I am rooting big-time for Dante this coming year and I guess we'll all see what transpires. Go Ducks! 1 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike West No. 4 Share Posted 15 hours ago I believe Novosad knows the offense better-he's got a year on Moore. I don't believe Novo's arm is as strong as Gabriel's. to be fair, at present, he probably would perform close to Gabriel's numbers because he is a mobile QB. But I'm pretty sure the offense would button up more than it did last year because Novo doesn't have the arm strength to control his passes downfield like Gabriel could (and much less than Moore can). I see Moore as a project this year however. For one, he doesn't calibrate his arm strength to fit the talent level in the WR room. He can throw anything to Sadiq, and probably to WR Moore, but he hasn't adjusted very well to the other receivers. I can tell he favors Sadiq because Sadiq can run to just about any pass Moore throws. Moore holds the ball longer for everyone else, which to me means he isn't calibrating his strength to other WRs' speed(s). Moore hasn't figured out his "off speed pitches" so to speak. He relies on his fast ball too much. So both have very precise skill sets to work on, which is why the position hasn't been settled yet. The offense absolutely has to do what Gabriel did to Penn State-score 45. It is my belief this year's championship game will look like the two Alabama vs Clemson Natty games. Whoever scores 40 plus wins. Neither QB has shown they can do that yet. I suspect the coaches believe Moore has the higher upside in that department. I believe Novo can time deep passes sooner than Moore figures out how to use his arm strength effectively with all the WRs. I don't believe the coaching staff knows how to teach Novo how to get the ball deep (most don't-they believe natural ability matters more, but Georgia won two Nattys with a QB with similar skills to Novo). 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Moderator No. 5 Share Posted 8 hours ago On 5/13/2025 at 5:45 PM, 30Duck said: The title of the book is "Great Expectations" and this is summertime. But there's nothing wrong with standing on the floor and look up at a great ceiling in 2026...and, what if it turns out to be Novosad? I hope Dante doesn't have a Dickens of a time and ends up in the 7th circle! Seriously, if he's not ready now than stick a fork in him, he's done. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 6 Share Posted 3 hours ago On 5/14/2025 at 8:08 AM, Jon Joseph said: I hope Dante doesn't have a Dickens of a time and ends up in the 7th circle! Seriously, if he's not ready now than stick a fork in him, he's done. I don't know whether I'd go that far. Most Dawg fans thought the 2021 season was over when J.T. Daniels got hurt and Stetson Bennett became the starter. Three more games downstream and a loss to Bama in Tuscaloosa made that sentiment a prophesy. Yet, by the time J.T. was fully healthy, about week 9, Stetson was cooking with gas and gave the Dawgs something that J.T. could not: superior mobility. His arm strength and accuracy was also noticeably better than adequate (indeed, he won the Manning award for best QB when he season was over). I tell this story to note that Dante has some learning to do on the job and it can be done. Stetson succeeded because he had a chippy attitude, believed that he was the best QB in the room, and made his teammates believe that as well. It took until the second half of the 2021 Natty to win me over, but Kirby got there far earlier. That's one reason why I am just a fan and Kirby Smart gets paid 13 million a year. What I'll be looking to see from Dante is the kind of leadership and confidence that Stetson Bennett displayed--in short, the IT factor. If I can see that "fire" early on, I figure we will be all right at QB, and perhaps good enough to get back to the playoffs. If not, who knows at this point. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
