1 hour ago1 hr No. I often hear about inferior teams, getting off to a good start or even an opening scoring drive because they have scripted their first drive. Some say, this was the case with the Boise State game, (although I disagree that’s why they were successful). Conversely, our success rate seems terrible on opening drives even against weaker teams. Is this an indication of poor coaching or lack of energy or execution by the players? Just wondering if anybody else has noticed this?
48 minutes ago48 min No. 8 minutes ago, Massduck said:Conversely, our success rate seems terrible on opening drives even against weaker teams. Is this an indication of poor coaching or lack of energy or execution by the players?I think this can be a two fold problem. The Ducks haven't been ready to play. A slow start means poor execution. The other teams have been hyped to attack our offense out the gate and try and get the upset. The Ducks have a massive target on their backs because they're the Ducks and opponents want to embarrass us. A scripted drive probably needs to be better drawn up and executed better. The run game has been non-existent and the passing game has had problems too. Finding something that gets the offense in rhythm is critical and that's designing an opening drive that works.
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