Quack Fix: D-Fense Edition
by David Piper on Aug 25, 2010 8:15 AM PDT
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PrintFootball is only a week and a half out, and we're starting to get a steady supply of good quality quack. Here's a fix to get you through the morning:
- One of the cornerback spots opposite Talmadge Jackson is still up for grabs and, after a rough start to camp, Cliff Harris is firmly in the running for that spot. Other contenders are Avery Patterson, Anthony Gildon, and Scott Grady. Harris is clearly the most talented of the bunch, so hopefully he can keep his attitude issues in check and lock that spot down.
- The Register-Guard has a nice piece out about the talented Oregon linebacker corps. Paysinger, Matthews, Clay, Stuckey, Littlejohn, Lokombo, Kaddu. We've come a long way from starting guys like Bacon and Haberly.
- Daryle Hawkins got reps at running back yesterday, and had a pretty good showing. I doubt that we'll see a permanent swtich to that position for Hawkins, but I have a hunch that some wide receiver may be his future home.
- Great piece up over on California Golden Blogs about the details of Oregon's zone read. If you're not an expert on all things strategy, I would suggest you give it a couple of read throughs. Very well done.
- Colorado and the Big XII are posturing about whether Colorado will leave in 2011 or 2012. In theory, Colorado has to pay more money to leave a year earlier, but its in both parties best interests for that to happen (the Big XII schools keep more TV money if Colorado just goes). Both parties will try and get the best deal, but expect Colorado to be a part of the Pac-12 in 2011.
- Walter Thurmond III is having a good time with the Seattle Seahawks and recovering from his knee injury well.
If you find a hidden stash of quack, please share. Nobody likes a quack hog.
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That article is part 1 in a 6 part series taking a closer look at the Cal-Oregon game last year. It is focused mostly on the defensive side of the ball. We predict that you Oregon fans will enjoy reading articles outlining ridiculous success for your beloved Ducks. We will send the links over each day as they are posted over the next few weeks. And this year, I hope Cal wins 43-2, just for perfect symmetry!
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I'm still waiting for a game that we win in Berkeley
where a Cal wide receiver fumbles it through the end zone with seconds left in the game.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Mr. Herbsteit would like your input. Here’s a tip: vote for Kenyon Barner.
http://espn.go.com/blog/pac10/post/_/id/12112/herbie-wants-your-input
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
Heyyyyyy, easy on Haberly
He’s one of my good friends and he was a beast on the field
That being said, I love the depth of the linebacker position
Yeah
Why no love for Haberly? A local guy, undersized, worked his ass off, made the team, and ended up starting. What’s not to like?
Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin
Oh, I wasn't trying to trash Haberly
I love all our Ducks. And his fumble return against Arizona was the one of the most important defensive plays of the last decade.
But Haberly probably shouldn’t have been a starting linebacker. A rotation player? Yes. But having boatloads of 3 and 4 star recruits at that position is an infintely better position than we’ve been in for most of the past decade.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
what do the words on the helmet say again? Oregon Football or something?
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
Is it any wonder AtQ goes homoerotic so easily?
I mean when the program actively endorses a fast hard finish, there’s just no hope.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 25, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
OREGON and WTD
AtQ's Resident Baseball Purist.
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Aug 25, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Well played,sir.
"I have a very strong distaste for Oregon State and Washington. Also Stanford.
by mackjones23 on Aug 25, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Those look great.
I cant wait until the first game that they are used in.
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
I'm in the SB Nation blog poll with you guys this year.
Here’s my ballot. Feel free to rip it to shreds! Or you know, give me a pat on the back. Whichever works :)
The UO Sports Dude.com
Thats a pretty solid list
I didnt see anything other than Pitt (I just havent seen enough of them) that I would say is out of place.
I don’t really know a whole lot about Pitt except that Dion Lewis is a stud and the Big East isn’t very good. He could win several games by himself.
The UO Sports Dude.com
by UOSportsDude on Aug 25, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Dufresne of LAT puts Ducks at #9
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0825-college-football-20100825,0,5267014.column
Fully half of the column is retreading the same, boring OMG Fulmer cup stuff, but he still puts us in the top 10.
If you get ESPN Classic
the ’00 Oregon/Arizona State game is on right now
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
I like that QB, is he on the roster this year?
Seems like he’s got a little no quit in him.
The days are moving slower as the season approaches.
At this point, I feel like I'm wading through cottage cheese.
by Bill Musgrave on Aug 25, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Gag. It's Mel Kiper's top 5 of his Big Board
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
I just don’t understand. Jock Licker is not going to run in the NFL. Period. Tim Tebow just ran one time in a meaningless game for a meaningless score and busted himself up so bad that he can’t play. And Tebow is better than Jock Licker.
So if we take out the ability to scramble (which accounts for very little in the NFL) we have a big guy with a good arm who isn’t that accurate, doesn’t put up great passing numbers, and doesn’t win games. What the fuck makes him a #1 pick?
Jamarcus Russell doesn't know what you're talking about.
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
That damn purple drank erased his memory.
AtQ's Resident Baseball Purist.
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Aug 25, 2010 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Look,
He may not have the prototypical size, strength and speed of an NFL QB, and he may not have played in a pro style offense that translates well to the NFL, but he has amazing accuracy and awareness in the pocket. Not to mention, he simply finds a way to win no matter what. Jake Locker is, a winner.
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
he’s like Tebow – except for the leadership and success.
Life is about growth. People are not perfect when they're 21 years old. - Bill Walton
And the release that takes around 5 minutes to complete.
AtQ's Resident Baseball Purist.
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Aug 25, 2010 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
still a faster release than he's ever had elsewhere
"Our expectations are to win every game we play. I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen .... but no one ever rises to low expectations." --Chip Kelly
Jake Locker is, a winner
9 times. That’s right in 3 years, he’s won 9 times. And he hasn’t won on the road since 2007. You know when Dixon was still on the Ducks. That’s how long ago it was since Locker won… on the road.
Hey Daisy, git me anudder one!
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by Matt Daddy on Aug 25, 2010 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Niine tiimes?
(H/T Ferris Buller’s Day Off)
I am a patient boy, I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait.
by Bill Musgrave on Aug 26, 2010 5:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Nine times.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Aug 26, 2010 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Jake Locker has won nine times?
I am a patient boy, I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait.
by Bill Musgrave on Aug 26, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly my point.
He has won nine more games than any of us have.
I cant tell if you know whether or not I was being sarcastic in that comment or not…
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
So if we take out the ability to scramble (which accounts for very little in the NFL) we have a big guy with a good arm who isn’t that accurate
First, I think that the ability to scramble means a lot in the NFL. It’s not gonna be the same as in college, where there are designed QB runs, but a QB that can get an extra 2-3 seconds in the pocket (or outside it) is a huge asset.
Also, Locker made huge strides in accuracy last season. He really has the intermediate throws down. He’s shown that he can improve, which gives him a very big upside.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
For a purple loooooser.
I am a patient boy, I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait.
by Bill Musgrave on Aug 26, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
You're totally right.
People should stop kidding themselves and realize that Jake Locker is for all intends and purposes the guy pro teams want as their QB. He’s greatly improved. Dennis Dixon was inaccurate and simply a scrambler after his mediocre-ass Junior year.
His results have been poor due to the horrible teams around him. The team and him are improving.
My yoke is heavy.
Finally!
Coach Mike Tomlin said Maurkice Pouncey will start at center, that Dennis Dixon will get some repetitions at quarterback with the first-team offense, and that Antonio Brown will return more punts and kickoffs with blocking schemes adjusted to the skill-set he showed last weekend against the Giants.
"I intend to give Dennis some looks with the first group against some good people. I think he’s earned that. And that’s what this preseason is about. We’re going to look at Antonio Brown more as a punt and kick returner and build some schemes to fit the skill-set we thought we looked at from him last week. Those are the kind of things that you do this time of year – the development and maturation of the football team."
I mean it’s the very least the Steelers could do.
If they start Byron Leftwich over Dennis Dixon
I hope they start 0-6.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
Nooo, we hope they go 0-6 if they DON’T PLAY Dixon. Don’t jinx him! If Dixon doesn’t start, and Byron leads them to 0-2, perhaps Dixon will get his chance to shine.
This comment has thrown my simple mind into a state of bewilderment.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Me too, I figure if I just keep reading it though, over, and over, maybe I'll get it.
Still reading over and over. Oh well, I’ve got until next Saturday before anything important is going on.
I am a patient boy, I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait.
by Bill Musgrave on Aug 26, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Its about darn time.
Has the coaching staff finally come to the realization that Byron Leftwich is nothing compared to Dennis Dixon? I sure hope so.
Self-anointed President of the Kenjon Barner fan club.
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