Our Oregon football team has had a great offseason overall, but there’s a lot more question marks in the air from fans and writers around the sport that are hesitant to buy stock Of Oregon’s new starting quarterback: Dante Moore. Even ol’ Mr. FishDuck took a break from his gaming fun at MLB betting picks to give me his take on ...

Oregon Football: Expectations of Dante Moore

Alex, great article as usual. I think the only way the Ducks floor is lower than 10-2 is if they are snake-bit by injuries.

If Dante is comfortable running the offense by the time they head to Penn State, I think the game will be electric. We all have to remember that this is only the 2nd time that this staff has had a QB that has been in the system for more than a year.

The last time that happened Bo Nix was a Heisman finalist. If he stays healthy, this season will be special. GO DUCKS!!!

Alex, great article as usual. Managing expectations this early in the season with a team that still has so many questions surrounding it isn’t something we’ve had to worry about for awhile.

I just have to remember to breathe, and that we are just watching, while these young men are actually living this in real time. What a time to be a duck.

So far Dante Moore has only had to play 7 on 7 with the occasional shuffling of feet in the pocket.

Moore was a 5 star based on his 7 on 7 abilities.

Obviously I'm not giving him full credit for running the offense, which isn't easy to do, but he still hasn't seen anything in the way of pressure that got him to make mistakes at UCLA that got him benched.

How does he handle a defense having some success getting into the backfield consistently, and how does he handle the pressure of executing a game winning drive when he's forced to throw every down because there isn't enough time left to run? Does he have the clutch to put the team on his shoulder in key moments?

I guess it's conceivable we are so good and will be so lucky that we win a national championship without either of those things happening to him, but I wouldn't bet on it.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Solar

20 minutes ago, Solar said:

...but he still hasn't seen anything in the way of pressure that got him to make mistakes at UCLA that got him benched.

Something I noticed at UCLA was a complete lack of pocket presence, and he stood flat-footed in the pocket, and thus between those two elements...got sacked easier. It appears he is not flat-footed in the pocket now, and I did not see any of the lack of pocket presence these last two weeks that I noted he had at UCLA.

He might have felt quite a lot of pressure in Westwood to create something special, whereas the weapons he has here at Oregon would give anyone more confidence. In both Oregon games thus far, he has thrown the ball away when nothing was open, as opposed to forcing throws for the Bruins that created Pick-Sixes.

As I ponder it...he looks completely different at Oregon than his UCLA days, IMHO.

Agree with Charles 100%. Of course being 2 years older and wiser helps a lot too! It's important for a high-end QB to be humble.

Speaking of the dumpster fire, UCLA program is really hot now, LOL

UCLA Unlocked: Someone must take accountability for this dreadful football product - Los Angeles Times

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by DuckFan93