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***Ducks win ***24-23 ***1 forced turnover ***2 sacks ***179 yards passing Akili Smith Jr. starts and leads the Ducks to a W

Urban digs a little into Gap and Zone Breaking Down Run Blocking Schemes | Urban Analysis

Welcome back D&C. Makes happy, well hsppier..... I appreciate your breakdown and analysis. It is a proven scheme. If DL has the O line horsepower then this could work. However, I agree with Charles that some of these lineman may not be able to execute the scheme. Even my wife, who hates anything football, agrees with Charles......WTH Suzie knows football schemes, strategy and execution very well. Her Father was a successful high school coach for 30 plus years in the Bay Area. For almost 20 years, Suzie was at every practice and game. Not because she wanted to but because she was forced to! Her 189 IQ level absorbed a massive amount of coach level knowledge. This woman knows the X's and O's of the game that she hates with a passion. It was a shear fluke that she watched the game with me. First time in near 30 years. (She's being extra nice as I deal with a years worth of health issues) Here are a few of her comments: Didn't Oregon used to rush for a couple hundred yards a game and score 40 points a game? What happened? Who taught these lineman how to block? They aren't firing off the ball quickly. Their pad levels are too high. They have lost their leverage. Why doesnt the OC call some misdirection plays to offset the D Line slants? Why doesnt the QB audible into misdirection plays. The Defense is ripe for it. Why no screen passes or pulling guards? Wait for it: Never mind, the guards aren't good enough to pull it off......... If the guards were playing for Dad, they would be riding the pine! 6 games into the,season and they look lost. Doesnt the OC have any imagination? Terrible play calling. Let's keep running plays that don't work..... The receivers block better than the lineman. WOW! Here are my 4 favorites: On the 2 failed 2-point conversions. #1.... What kind of idiot goes for a 2 point conversion on the first early score of the game? What the hec is the difference between 7-0 and 8-0? #2 If the coach had kicked the early extra point then the 2nd extra point would have tied the game. Lame move. #3 On the failed 2nd 2-point sttempt. What are the refs thinking A personal foul is added to the end of the play. The play ended just short of the goal line, the ball should be placed at the 6 inch line. #4 Why did the Ducks run the play into the teeth of the bruin defense. That play has not worked all day. I thought the Ducks were supposed to be good? So I asked her what would she do with the offense moving forward? Anything that keeps the D off balance. Find lineman who can block and execute their assignments. But these players may not be able to do that! Either replace the OC or bring him some proven help. Her comments echo and mirror many on this forum. Just thought i would share them with the forum. Go Ducks.....

No football or basketball player who signed with a pro team is eligible to participate in the Big Ten. Ditto, the SEC. This is a portal transfer well after the portal has closed and gives Michigan a roster upgrade that other B1G teams are not allowed. These two guys, on their own, decided to transfer to Michigan after the semester started and brought suit so they would be eligible? This wasn't orchestrated by Michigan? BTW, what about the 2 guys who will have to be kicked off the roster and the two guys on the roster who will no longer be traveling with the team? This is simply slimy.

Couldn't agree more. We can't suddenly make our O Line play tougher, smarter, and drastically different than what we've seen before. Quick decisions by the QB, Tight Ends involved with the passing game, getting the ball to the playmakers even for short yardage begins to wear on a defense. We aren't a Cristobal team, we don't use jumbo packages effectively. We need to utilize the one on one matchups to our advantage.

20-10 Ducks! 1 Husker TO 3 Duck sacks 225 Duck passing yds

That you must be in a double with Rip Van Winkle if this surprises you.

Terrific article, thank you. I'm with Charles. What happens when you unleash players who don't need a leash to begin with? Are there dogs on the roster ready to be slipped? Crucial helmet-on-helmet run straight at 'em plays were stuffed by UCLA last Saturday. And have been repeatedly stuffed by every opponent except Portland State. The two tackles on the 2025 team and a starting guard are on NFL Rosters. Poncho's play will lead to him being drafted. With their PFF grades to date, other O-line starters, if draft-eligible, would be fortunate to sign free agent deals. Out of the portal, Dan signed one O-lineman, a young man who played FCS football. Perhaps the money wasn't available, but if available, Dan and the other coaches overvalued returning players. Oregon can't run the ball. I'm not convinced that a change to a smash-mouth system with the same personnel will improve OL play. Based on what I have seen to date, Oregon must find ways to get the ball to its explosive playmakers in space. Move players around to get them in space. This worked at SC with short passes to Hill that led to big gains and opened up passing lanes downfield. And Jeremiah Johnson has to be targeted more than twice in a game. Thanks for the post and welcome back.

With what we spend on NIL it's hard for me to get worked up about this type of thing. It's not like we are a have not. This is college football now where even guys come back from the Pros to play

This is not installing a new offense. The Ducks playbook already has Gap Scheme plays; this is more about changing the plays we are calling for our primary scheme. The slide step lateral outside zone block while staying connected with a DL who is slanting a gap and reading where/timing on a double is harder for our young OL. These kids started youth football in Gap Scheme - power, dives and counter. A drive block with a quick double team is the foundation OL kids build off. We are struggling to do anything very well on the OL, especially Pass Pro and the Outside Zone. Sometimes the system needs to fit your personal and you adapt it to what they can do.

Ducks 31-27 2 TO 2 Sacks 215 Passing Yards (more than one QB will account for this)

This is against my better judgement...... Oregon wins 24-20 1 - TO 2 - Sacks 188 yards passing 24 points is a big ask for a stagnant office, a 2nd or 3rd string QB and a lackluster offensive O Line. Go Ducks.

Hear, Hear!

"Mercenaries are worthless, disunited, unfaithful. And they have nothing more to keep them in a battle but a meager wage. And it's just enough to make them want to kill for you But not enough for them to want to die for you." -John Cale

20-13 Ducks 2 Turnovers 2 Sacks 220 passing yards Wearing my lucky sneakers undefeated in them.

Physical maturity and mental maturity are quite often not on the same page. NIL is not something you’ve necessarily earned; it’s something you’ve simply taken advantage of.

It feels like a CF take on MLB’s home-stretch trade policy when the big boys with a shot to contend load-up for the final push. Maybe it’s Michigan that needs the restraining order and not the players.

Oregon... 24-15 2 T/O @ S 274 YP I'm trying to learn to adjust to more modest expectations.

Kinda like getting married! First marriages fail 45-50% of the time. Second marriages fail 2/3rds of the time. Third marriages fail 3/4th of the time.

I agree with John here. A 50/50 risk/reward ratio is terrible in real life, which is exactly what the pros and cons are of doing it this early in the game. Dan is taking the points on field goals and now I expect will begin taking the points on PATs.

Oregon 23 Neb 20 1 To 2 sacks 245 Yards passing

Actually, I read it here first. Thank you!

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