Last weekend, no one can argue that Will Stein's offense didn't seem have any answers for Curt Cignetti's defense. He looked to be relying on the passing game far to early and often. This clearly got Dante Moore into a bad rhythm that he couldn't work his way out of. Fortunately one of the nations top analysts, and our own Geoff Schwartz, thinks we have had the answer all along.

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Geoff Schwartz reveals how to get the Oregon offense back...

Geoff Schwartz knows ball.

The runs up the gut were working.

I say this every year, early on at least, we need patience and let the hot hand running back develop over the course of multiple series.

Davison was that guy. He was getting chunk yardage on a regular basis.

Our tackles were getting destroyed in pass rush and even on the outside runs but the interior was making lanes and a big back like Davison was taking yards.

Passing the ball is not the problem, IMHO.

Leaving the pocket too early, and not seeing open receivers downfield was the passing game problem.

17 minutes ago, Charles Fischer said:

Passing the ball is not the problem, IMHO.

Leaving the pocket too early, and not seeing open receivers downfield was the passing game problem.

And absolutely this.

Moore was shaken and got antsy pretty quickly as the game progressed because he took so many sacks.

Some were the offensive lines fault and some were half or holding onto the ball for too long.

Remember Gabriel and Nix both could get the ball out in about 2 seconds. Yes, they were experienced but that kept them from taking a ton of sacks.

14 minutes ago, Charles Fischer said:

Passing the ball is not the problem, IMHO.

Leaving the pocket too early, and not seeing open receivers downfield was the passing game problem.

Charles, do you have any remaining eligibility? There is a 58-year-old guy playing college football this season, and you see the field so well. You know I'm only (half) kidding. 😊

The Rose Bowl was an Epic Fail. This was a Fail. Dante goes from Heisman front-runner to his days playing for Chip at UCLA? The defense plays a very good game until it really matters in the 4th quarter? Oh well. Next case.

It could be worse, in spades. We could be in (un)Happy Valley trying to qualify for the Sun Bowl😁with Saturday's game on the road against a team that never plays good D at home, Iowa.

Then, after a nap, our Nits get to play ball in Columbus before entertaining Indiana. 🤪 If I'm back up QB Ethan Grunkmeyer's agent, I'm telling Grunk to take up field hockey. 🙃

Or, we could be Mad 🤬in Madison, where the only barrel we want to roll out is filled with Fickell pickle juice.

Get right at Rutgers!

1 hour ago, Charles Fischer said:

Passing the ball is not the problem, IMHO.

Leaving the pocket too early, and not seeing open receivers downfield was the passing game problem.

This seems fixable. However, Moore could have a mental hang-up after being hit too much. If he can't get past it then they should get Novosad ready. Iowa's defense is going to test his mettle in a few weeks. He can count on that.

I think everything that went wrong last Saturday is pretty obvious to us and the coaching staff from the film, and they will learn and adjust somewhat.

IU is really good, but it's clear we are capable of beating them if we learn from the experience.

I think some OC at some point is going to remember the reason why nobody uses a 4-3 base set anymore and call the appropriate plays to beat IU's defense.

IMHO, Davison is the best all around running back and should get the majority of carries (~20 per game). Bring in Whittington and Hill as change of pace backs but I want Davison grinding down the defense all game long.

This game kinda reminds me of the DeBoer Washington teams Lanning struggled with.

The game was close..much closer than the 10 point loss.

It's in the details and the minor things and the preparation that would make all the difference.

3 hours ago, David Marsh said:

And absolutely this.

Moore was shaken and got antsy pretty quickly as the game progressed because he took so many sacks.

Some were the offensive lines fault and some were half or holding onto the ball for too long.

Remember Gabriel and Nix both could get the ball out in about 2 seconds. Yes, they were experienced but that kept them from taking a ton of sacks.

That's the key word right there. It's easy to forget that we've been kinda spoiled with the grizzled veteran type of experience Bo and Dillon brought from the onset. Those guys had seen it all and never got rattled because of that. I call a mulligan on Dante's time at UCLA as it was miserable with a bad OL and a head coach that was pretty much checked out. So in my eyes, he's just in his 2nd real year with the 1st learning Oregon's system.

As he plays more we'll see him reading defenses more easily and making better decisions under pressure, it's just going to take time. I suspect he'll be a much different player by the end of the season.

Whoa Nellie on the negative talk surrounding OBD.

Tom Fornelli's Power Ratings have a B1G trifecta on top. 1. Ohio State 2. Indiana 3. OBD

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-power-ratings-indiana-ohio-state-oregon-big-ten/

I'm off to watch my recording of Tommy Boy! 😁