Morning Quack Fix: Defense gets revenge. Matzek and Marisnick sign

by ntrebon on Aug 18, 2009 6:12 AM PDT in Morning Quack Fix

Not a whole lot of Duck news out there this morning. Here's what I could round up:

As Jared (and Dave) posted last night, Tyler Matzek and Jake Marisnick both signed professional baseball contracts with the clubs that drafted them, the Rockies and Blue Jays, respectively. Best of luck to both of them. Oregon closer Drew Gagnier will return for his senior season after choosing not to sign with Oakland as a 14th round pick.
Tony from Duck Territory has write ups for both the offense and defense from yesterday's practice. On the offensive side of the ball, Tony had positives for each of the various units, with Andre Crenshaw and Lavasier Tuinei standing out. The second practice of the day featured the second compeition day of the fall, which the defense led from start to finish. The competition ended with a T.J. Ward pick returned for a TD. Moseley also blogs about the defense winning the right to wear the black jerseys, including what he calls the "first significant fight of the fall" between Jordan Holmes, Casey Mathews and Eddie Pleasant.
John Hunt blogs about Tom Osborne's preparations for Oregon's special teams as the Boise State game draws near. With Jackson Rice sounding like the real deal, I just wish we could get some consistency with the kicking game. Besides consistently poor, that is.
Nick Daschel looks at which players are the most irreplaceable for each team in the wake of the news that Arizona TE Rob Gronkowski is out indefinitely with a back injury. Oregon's player? Walter Thurmond III. Daschel's argument against Jeremiah Masoli (and LeGarrette Blount, I assume) is the remaining depth at the position.
Ron Bellamy has a quick blog note up that Galen Rupp finished 8th in the IAAF World Track & Field Champships on Monday in Berlin. Rupp finished nearly a full minute behind (!) Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, who is the current world record holder.
And, it looks like Jake Locker will give baseball a shot, after signing with the Angels. His baseball activities are not expected to interfere with football. Maybe a summer off playing (or struggling) at professional baseball will have the same transformational effect on Locker as it did on Dixon?

And, that's it for today. Post any comments or links below.

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Broncos lose another lineman

Aren’t teams supposed to be at full strength for the first game of the year?

by echo31 on Aug 18, 2009 9:59 AM PDT reply actions

here’s the link

Sorry.

by echo31 on Aug 18, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions

I was just about ready to post that

As much as I hate to see injuries to any player on any team, this is good news for our green (pun not intended) offensive line. Hopefully will give us a decided advantage in the trenches.

by SeattleDucks on Aug 18, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions

Just knocked on wood...

because we had a LMJ scare. Hopefully nothing too serious.

by BisonDucks on Aug 18, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions

As he’s practicing, I severely doubt it’s anything to cause worry.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Aug 18, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions

He is on the injury list...

but is full go. The good news is that they’re listing it as a thigh injury. All of this per Moseley.

by BisonDucks on Aug 18, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions

I like the Boise State score prediction in Solid Verbal’s Oregon preview.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Aug 18, 2009 2:40 PM PDT reply actions

New 4* RB commit?

I got an email from Duck Territory about a new 4* commit at RB but I can’t see who it is without subscription. Just curious if anyone knows who it is.

by thepackage333 on Aug 18, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions

Dontae’s inferno, looks like.

Addicted To Quack [dot] com; Six-hundred and ninety-four yards of total offense.

by qrsouther on Aug 18, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions

At this point, he’s a “soft” commit, whatever that means. Chip Kelly has instituted a policy that no player can really commit until they visit, and Williams will be visiting during the USC game. He’s officially announce his commitment after that visit. I think that has more to do with a respect for Kelly’s policy than being a reflection of his commitment to the school.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Aug 18, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions

A 'soft' commit doesn't mean jack

Its like telling a girl that you want to be with her but are still going to sleep around.

--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog

by David Piper on Aug 18, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, I'm not much for soft commitments.

I’d rather have a soft commitment to us than to another school, though.

Addicted To Quack [dot] com; Six-hundred and ninety-four yards of total offense.

by qrsouther on Aug 18, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Its like telling a girl that you want to be with her but are still going to sleep around.

this sounds like a “hard” commit to me

--Dominic, Addicted to Quack

Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.

by dvieira on Aug 18, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions

HEYYY-OH!

Addicted To Quack [dot] com; Six-hundred and ninety-four yards of total offense.

by qrsouther on Aug 18, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions

my brief practice eval

i was at practice for about forty five minutes is all. didn’t see blount at all. not sure about why? tyrece gaines had a nice catch from costa with him and LT playing across from each other, which was cool to see. alston took all of the reps with first string i saw and Lamichael had his knee taped and looked just fine. god he is fast he took one handoff up between the guard and tackle and bounced it to the outside so quick. costa was extremely accurate today but masoli had the most impressive play of the day. he took a snap looked out right, looked back left to the flat and as he started his throwing motion to throw to the back in the flat he saw the middle had opened up and in one motion pulled down the ball and bolted. would have been a guaranteed six points. i can’t wait for sept third and ill type more later

by NICKPAPAGEORGIOTHEDUCK on Aug 18, 2009 4:34 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs

Several reporters/bloggers are writing that Blount was excused from some practice today for personal reasons.

I'm really tired of it not being football season.

by JConant on Aug 18, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Oregonlive...

said he’s on a plane to Perry, Florida…Hopefully nothing too tragic put him on that plane.

by BisonDucks on Aug 18, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks for the info Nick!

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Aug 18, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Couple tidbits at ESPN this afternoon...

Evidently Bryce Brown’s eligibility may be in question.

Utah QB Corbin Louks looked like the possible starter when I did the preview a couple weeks ago. Last week he dropped on the depth chart. Now Louks say’s he’s transferring to Nevada. Louks was the only QB on Utah’s roster with any NCAA game experience.

Last time I checked, there is no "Hall of Average." - Oregon Football Coach Chip Kelly

by JConant on Aug 18, 2009 5:13 PM PDT reply actions

What?

Brown? Eligibility questions? That’s unpossible!

by grimc on Aug 18, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah. I'm glad we don't have to deal with that headache.

--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog

by David Piper on Aug 18, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Kudos to the guys who said they’d prefer the Ducks having nothing to do with that guy, or more specifically his personal handler. ESPN ticker this evening mentions the NCAA is investigating money that was raised for Brown’s trips to colleges when he was a sophomore in high school.

Last time I checked, there is no "Hall of Average." - Oregon Football Coach Chip Kelly

by JConant on Aug 18, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions