Quack Fix: Ducks still looking to improve, Thomas impressive in hostile environment
by jtlight on Sep 13, 2010 7:50 AM PDT
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PrintTwo games down, and the Ducks have two wins by large margins. It's a pretty great place to be. Here's your quack:
- After Oregon's big win over Tennessee on the road, the Ducks climbed to 5th in the AP poll, and 6th in the coaches poll. The 5th place ranking is the highest ever for the Ducks in September. While the competition has not been the best (and won't be improving until October), Oregon has done what it needed to do to impress the voters, scoring a point a minute and dominating on third downs on both sides of the ball.
- Despite all the early praise, but Chip Kelly is not resting. In his weekly teleconference, he stressed that he's pushing for improvement. Despite the final score, the Ducks need to get better on the offensive line, and defensively. Kelly also praised the play of Darron Thomas, who handled the Volunteers pressure very well, and threw two touchdowns when the Vols blitzed.
- George Schroeder also had high praise for Thomas' performance. But it wasn't just the big plays or the good throws that caught Schroeder's eye. Thomas displayed impressive poise and leadership for a redshirt sophomore. While everyone was touting Thomas' athletic ability when he was competing in Nate Costa during camp, I'm more impressed with his command of the offense. He is in complete control of the team, and I couldn't be more excited to see him improve over the rest of the season. (Also, here's an interview with Thomas after the game)
- Ken Woody has his analysis of the Tennessee game posted. He spends some time focused on the Ducks big play issues during the first quarter. Yet, despite those issues, the Ducks were downright dominant on 3rd down, limiting the Vols to 2/15 on 3rd down conversions.
- Some Pac-10 teams are looking pretty good early this year, and Ted Miller has his Pac-10 power rankings up. Arizona, Stanford, and Cal are both looking good early. I'm glad we have two of those three teams at home. For more Pac-10 round up, scroll down and check out Matt Daddy's 12 Pac Review or check out CGB's Avinash's piece at SBNation.com.
- Rachel Bachman has a piece on Oregon's new AD, and focuses on his accounting prowess. With the bill for Matt Court coming due, Mullens has a big task ahead of him, but he seems ready to handle it.
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But it’s trending downwards. Sad.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
by benzduck on Sep 13, 2010 8:52 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Winning by an average of seven or eight touchdowns: still OK.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 13, 2010 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
So you’re just going to settle? We don’t need that kind of attitude in here. Take that over to the Bruins blog.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Dont send him there, he will be back in twenty mins and with a BN ban.
Make him go somewhere else.
Go Ducks.....Ducks Go!!!!!
I hope so, because if the trend continues, depending on what model you use, we might only score 24 points next weekend.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
That would be the "this is a terrible model" model.
Using the whole fist, Ducks?
by Bill Musgrave on Sep 14, 2010 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
I am now confident in my “I will never get a tattoo” stance.
Hey Daisy, git me anudder one!
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Good call.
Although if you don’t have a tattoo by the time you’re 25, you’ll probably never get one anyway.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
Pet peeve of the week
Defensive players getting “injured” during Oregon drives, killing momentum.
Only to come back into the game a couple of plays later. 57 for the Vols did this.
If you cant stop them, lay on the ground and let your teammates catch their breath
Why is Andrea Kramer trying to eye fuck me?
My name is not Bryce.
by Im Chris Hansen on Sep 13, 2010 8:03 AM PDT reply actions
Yeah, there were some pretty upset Oregon fans in the stands. It was awfully annoying, but let’s show some class guys, and not boo an injured player.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
To be fair, it was like 80% humidity and the Vols didn’t look like they were conditioned for the heat. Looked like a lot of cramps which are a few plays and you’re back in.
"I have a very strong distaste for Oregon State and Washington. Also Stanford.
It was obviously frustrating, especially as we’re going as fast as we’ve ever gone. When the second guy went down, we’d run 6 plays in two minutes (all running).
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I didnt believe that all of them were injured
The timing was too suspect.
Why is Andrea Kramer trying to eye fuck me?
My name is not Bryce.
by Im Chris Hansen on Sep 13, 2010 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions
The World Cup has lost control of college football players.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 13, 2010 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Im neurotic
I was actually trying to read lips
Why is Andrea Kramer trying to eye fuck me?
My name is not Bryce.
by Im Chris Hansen on Sep 13, 2010 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
It was obviously frustrating, especially as we’re going as fast as we’ve ever gone.
This was another aspect that really impressed me about Thomas. In my eyes, he had an amazing balance of leading the offense to go fast without “rushing” The old John Wooden adage “be quick but don’t hurry”. Given everything that was going on it would have been easy for him to panic and rush, but he didn’t. And I felt like he pushed the offense better than Masoli did…there were a lot of times last year that I saw Chip giving Masoli the old hurry the hell up hand signal and he didn’t need to do that with Thomas.
And in the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss...the REIGNING...DEFENDING...UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC TEN...the Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 13, 2010 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I think this is especially evident after a bad play by Thomas
Especially against New Mexico, but also this weekend, after he missed an open man with a bad throw, or made a bad read he was right back at the line. Not rushing or panicking, you can just see he knows he can do better and wants to do better right now. There is no pouting or feeling sorry for himself, he gets right back on the horse and speeds things up. Its really encouraging IMO.
Go Ducks.....Ducks Go!!!!!
Yep. I went into Saturday still cautiously optimistic about DT. Now I’m just optimistic!
And in the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss...the REIGNING...DEFENDING...UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC TEN...the Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 13, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I would be willing to bet that the secondary is going to get some work on wrapping up this week.
Poole made us look silly in the first quarter. I’ll take the win, but that was unnecessary.
I heart taxes.
From first glance (I haven’t had a chance to re-watch the game yet), it seemed like most of their runs was just terrible alignment, leading to getting blocked out of the play. Most of the long runs went untouched. Tackling seemed to go really well, and pursuit was even better.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Very yes
Poole should have scored 2 touches in the 1st, but was caught from behind by a much-speedier defense.
So much for SEC speed…
Having Pleasant in the secondary has its problems and benefits. I was also impressed with the pursuit on screens, short passes, draws, etc. There were many times where it looked like there would have been a huge open space, but it disappeared with little gain.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I think you are probably right,
Some of the issue was defensive play calling, and them having our number early, but I can distinctly remember play where Taure Poole should have been taken down for 2 or 3, and ended up getting the 1st and then some.
I heart taxes.
Yeah, there was a bit of that, and everyone always has various plays stick out in their mind. I just remember Poole going around that end untouched multiple times and having all sorts of daylight in front of him.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
For the most part, I think the problem was much more being out of position (either by poor defensive pursuit or good blocking by their o-line). The arm tackles I saw were the result of tacklers not being in position to get more than an arm on Poole. He had some 4-lane highways to run through in the first quarter.
There probably were a few blown tackles that I’m not thinking of, though.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I remember on at least one big run they ran under our blitz
We had guys coming off the edge and they pushed them upfield and ran right by to the space our blitzers just vacated. That is really had to recover from and is either bad play calling, good Tenn play calling/recognition or just bad luck.
Go Ducks.....Ducks Go!!!!!
I rewatched most of the game last night
Tennessee was overloading the right side of the formation, this put us out of position when they ran left, their receivers were making some good blocks too. But that particular formation burned us at least three times, for big gains, twice to poole, once to the receiver on the fly sweep.
Say what you mean, and say it mean. - Clint Ruin
by QuackinAK on Sep 13, 2010 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I haven't watched it back either...
It looked to me that early on they were stacking the box with 9 guys and their line did a great job of sealing off the linebackers and safeties. Later on in the second the ducks kept the Boyett and Pleasant back and backed the linebackers up to allow them to avoid/get off the blocks. That, and wearing down the big front line with the duck’s rotation helped shut down the run.
Both gold and muck come out of the same shaft...
That can happen to us though
This is a D which gets stronger as the game goes on.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Tennessee giving Oregon lots of praise
Here are quotes from their players and coach.
Even though Tennessee is down this year, I think Oregon’s going to get a lot of credit for the domination after the slow start. They had the ability to blow out the Vols, and did just that.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I think I'm still hungover
My team’s lack of depth really showed on Saturday. We were row 2 behind the Tennessee bench, and saw our starting DLs routinely coming off, plopping down, and sucking wind. In the first quarter.
Go Ducks. Go…team that used to be the Vols…
Thanks for the support!
…and good luck on the rest of your season! Upsetting Florida would be a great start! ;)
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
We saw the YouTube clips of the Auburn game last year, where your guys were sucking wind in the 2nd on a cool evening. Couldnt exactly call it unexpected against us.
Dooley needs a good conditioning program. Stat.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
by benzduck on Sep 13, 2010 8:56 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Teams a lot more talented than yours have done far worse than you did (see Cal last year)
You have nothing to be ashamed of. You are well coached, you just don’t yet have the talent to play a full 60 minutes.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Am I the only one who thinks Tennessee is not as bad as they're making them out to be?
I don’t think there’s a huge lack of skill — with some experience and conditioning, these guys could play with the best in the country. The Ducks maximize what talent and physical skills they have with excellent coaching and assasin-like focus and attitude. So much of this game is mental, too.
I really hope Tennessee does well against Florida. I see no reason to discount an upset, even.
by gamedaytribe on Sep 13, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
They aren't bad.
They have a lot of good talent. They have big strong linemen. Their backs are well above average. There’s decent talent at the skill positions, except maybe QB, but he’s young.
Their problems:
Depth
Conditioning
Latent Kiffinism
- can be cured through solid recruiting.
- is up to the players to agree to those “voluntary off-season gym sessions.”
- is something they’re all just going to have to get over.
The biggest problem I see, though, is an impatient fan base. Fulmer drove the program towards the ground. Kiffin ran it into the ground. They need to give Dooley time to fix it. But they won’t be nearly as willing to tolerate multiple bad seasons as, oh, I dunno, UCLA.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
Also, Matt Simms is really not very good. He can throw the ball pretty well (though his accuracy is pretty shaky), but his decision making is poor, and everyone in the stadium knows where he’s going to go with the ball because he stares down receivers so terribly.
As far as the Vol fans go, I think that they know it’s a rebuilding next few seasons, and all fans I talked to in TN acknowledged that. They’re not gonna like it, but they’ll still fill the stadium for the first half of games. Dooley obviously needs to show improvement, but he has a few years to get there.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Ugh... the Atkinson twins commit to ND
Oregon was going hard after these guys, and had visits (and planned visits) from both. According to Biggins, they’re going to ND.
Livermore (Calif.) teammates and twins, George Atkinson and Josh Atkinson told themselves before their weekend visit to Notre Dame that if things went well, they would commit to the Irish. By mid-Sunday afternoon, that’s exactly what happened.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Have fun loosing to a sub par Michigan team
Oh and you can split games vs the Armed Forces, goodie!
Go Ducks.....Ducks Go!!!!!
I know its a stupid question but I love to compare LMJ and Quizz and their opposing styles
Despite being 5’7 Quizz is in essence a power runner, in between the tackles. Im interested to see his 40 time, im thinking high 4.4’s low 4.5’s. I was shocked that the Beavs did not get any swing passes out to him in the flat against TCU.
LMJ is a unique talent (to my biased eyes of course). He does look a bit thicker in the upper body this year. How many RB’s make that run against the Vols. Noel Devine probably can, but who else has that speed. Not to mention LMJ must have outstanding conditioning to continue running the ball on consecutive plays as he did in the 3rd quarter. I could see him in the 4.3’s in the 40.
I couldnt be happier about the possibility of redshirting both Dontae Williams and Seastrunk. How many other teams could reshirt 4 and 5-star recruits like that?
Why is Andrea Kramer trying to eye fuck me?
My name is not Bryce.
by Im Chris Hansen on Sep 13, 2010 8:35 AM PDT reply actions
You have a great point here.
I’m pretty sure that Williams will be the first one to pull of the redshirt if we (Juju forbid) suffer an injury to either LMJ or KJB. There aren’t a lot of teams in the country who could leave those guys on the bench all year. This is a great testament to how well Oregon has recruited and developed players over recent years.
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
I’m been leading the LMJ over Quizz train for a while now. I just don’t think there’s much of a comparisson. LMJ had some excellent between the tackles running against Tennessee, as well as his huge run. He really does have it all.
Noel Devine would have been able to reverse field, but I doubt that he’d have been able to stay upright near the end. He’s like a poor man’s Jahvid Best.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Not all…he has struggled in his career with pass catching. He had another egregious drop on Saturday. I don’t think he would have done much with it, but that’s no excuse for dropping it. It’s happened enough to where I think we can say it’s a genuine weakness in his game rather than a few isolated incidents. I’m confident it will improve, but right now I don’t think we can say that there’s nothing he can’t do.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
You typically dont see RB's catching the ball 20-30 yards down field though
The wheel route is great, but RB’s generally wear larger shoulder pads than WR’s which can restrict shoulder movement and limit the range of motion needed to adjust to the ball downfield.
I would like to see him catch the ball in the flat before I can say he has poor hands. But you may be right.
Why is Andrea Kramer trying to eye fuck me?
My name is not Bryce.
by Im Chris Hansen on Sep 13, 2010 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually didn’t care about the drop, because he would have maybe taken a loss on the play.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
As I said in my post, that doesn’t change the fact that he should have caught it, and has dropped passes in the past. It’s not just wheel routes – it’s the passes in the flat as well. I’d like to see him catch the wheel routes, but it’s the short passes where he’s looking upfield before he fully has control that are killer.
I think LMJ is an amazing RB – certainly one of the best in the nation, so let’s not make this a thing. To this point in their careers, Quizz has looked much better at being a receiver out of the backfield than LMJ.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I honestly don’t care about James’ dropped passes. A dropped pass in the flat (while he was flatfooted) with two defenders closing in on him makes no difference to me.
The main point of improvement I wanted to see from him over the offseason was not fumbling, and he seems to have improved in his technique from last season.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
I kind of agree
And maybe its only in that does he really need more touches? If he catches that ball in the flat he is getting hit, hard. We have lots of talented receivers and pass catchers. Throw it to them, and if a few drops discourages passes to LMJ I wont be too upset.
Go Ducks.....Ducks Go!!!!!
What point is that? That Quizz is better at catching balls that LMJ?
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
You made the point that “LMJ has it all” in the context of a discussion about comparing him and Quizz. I would quibble with that and say that Quizz has been shown to be much more valuable in the passing game than LMJ. Yes, a lot of that has to do with the style of offense and playcalling and all that. But in LMJ’s few opportunities to make plays in the passing game, he’s struggled.
So yes, in that one area, Quizz has been better than LMJ. I would still rather have James.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
At this point, I’m still withholding judgement regarding James and his receiving ability. We just don’t have a big enough sample size, and the coaches know what they see in practice, and I believe they’ll continue to send him down the field to catch some balls. Quizz has been much more productive, without a doubt, but that hasn’t kept him close to LMJ overall due to LMJ’s explosiveness.
The main advantage that Quizz has is his ability to hold onto the ball, which LMJ struggled with last year. It was nice to see him do a great job of securing the ball on Saturday.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
At this point, I’m still withholding judgement regarding James and his receiving ability. We just don’t have a big enough sample size
I’m with Gorby on this one. I cringe every time I see him go out for a pass. The Stanford game from last year started the questions for me and the Tennessee game confirmed that question mark in LMJ’s game. I know you don’t look at him dropping a pass with defenders bearing down on him but he should have made the catch regardless. He didn’t intentionally drop it.
LMJ is an explosive runner but Quizz is more balanced. I think even Barner is more balanced than LMJ, especially when it comes to the passing game.
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
As good as LMJ is, if he is indeed this bad at catching the ball, he’d better prioritize improving upon this if he wants a legitimate shot at the NFL. With his size, it’s hard to see him being much more than a 3rd down back/kick returner (or am I wrong?). So he’ll need to be a threat out of the backfield.
I think even Barner is more balanced than LMJ, especially when it comes to the passing game.
Umm… I can see the argument of Barner being more balanced when you factor in the passing game. But ONLY when you factor in the passing game.
As a runner, LMJ has better speed, quickness, vision, power, and patience.
From what we’ve seen, which has been extremely limited, LMJ has caught 17 passes. I can think of 3 passes he’s dropped (Two against Stanford, and one against Tennessee).
Oregon does not use the RBs for passing very often. Our sample size is just too low to draw any conclusions. His highschool highlights shows he has some great receiving abilities.
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It’s fair to say that we can’t draw conclusions. But it’s also fair to say that he’s struggled in a limited sample size. And it’s also fair to say that Quizz has been very valuable in the passing game (over 500 yds last year vs. 168 for LMJ). LMJ is better in all other aspects.
I am optimistic that LMJ can improve in this area. Maybe Kelly doesn’t need to use him in that way, or maybe he doesn’t feel comfortable using him in that way. We’ll see.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I have full confidence that LMJ will be fine. It’s obvious that the coaching staff has confidence in him, or they wouldn’t have him running those long routes.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Here is my crazy thought of the day: The worst thing to happen to Reggie Bush's career was being selected 2nd
Not to mention playing at USC. Bush never learned to run between the tackles. He always looked for the home run like LMJ did on the reverse the field move. Then he gets to the NFL and has to justify his draft selection so he kept looking for the home run. Pierre Thomas is the more valuable back but earns what 5 to 10x less than Bush?
When I saw LMJ getting those 6, 7 yard runs in the 3rd I thought to myself, could Bush be disciplined enough to take those yards?
Why is Andrea Kramer trying to eye fuck me?
My name is not Bryce.
by Im Chris Hansen on Sep 13, 2010 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
There's also a good piece by Miller admitting Thomas was the right call for QB
Duh.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Isn't Thomas a Redshirt Soph.?
He played in 08 as a true freshman in the Fbsu game, then redshirted last year. The article says that he is a true sophmore. Not to pick nits or anything…
KU fans-how I hate thee!
He is a false sophomore.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
by benzduck on Sep 13, 2010 9:29 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I prefer Stellar Sophmore
But pseudo sophomore also works.
Using the whole fist, Ducks?
by Bill Musgrave on Sep 13, 2010 1:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He’s most definitely a redshirt sophomore, my bad. Fixed.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
a new Dungy in Peter King's MMQB
Eric Dungy, son of Tony, is a frosh Oregon receiver. Ducks played at Tennessee on Saturday night. Eric texted Peyton Manning before the game and said, in effect, if you want the Vols to win, you’d better come back and play quarterback. Like the kid’s moxie.
Why is Andrea Kramer trying to eye fuck me?
My name is not Bryce.
by Im Chris Hansen on Sep 13, 2010 9:34 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Nice
From the Vols beat writer Wes Rucker, "
Dooley said good news about Vols not fighting hard through adversity is they have “plenty of adversity” left in front of them for practice."
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
Awesome
I actually liked everything I heard about Dooley on ESPN’s coverage; of course, they were really playing up the aw-shucks Southern gentleman angle, but still. Seems like a genuinely good guy.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 13, 2010 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he's going to end up being a good hire
They just need more talent, their coaching is fine.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
He might be a good hire, but he sure didn’t have much to recommend him at the time except being Vince Dooley’s son.
For sure
After Kiffin screwed them though, that was about the best they could do.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
His personality is the polar the opposite of Kiffin's
Obviously scored him huge bonus points.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 13, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Dooley looked nearly psychotic at times in the second half. I thought they were going to have to bring in a exorcist to get him under control. Yes, good thing to be fired up when your team is losing, but if he would have been armed he’d have shot the entire special teams squad after Barner’s punt return.
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So THAT'S why they have those legions of armed cops at football games in the south
Its not the fans they are worried about, its the coaches.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
One of our future players went nuts in his game Friday and was the offense.
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by jcgoducks on Sep 13, 2010 9:56 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
He’s now being pursued by Texas A&M. I really hope he stays committed to Oregon.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
when I saw that comment and before I looked up
I was really hoping you were talking about TQA8
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
What?
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 13, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Why not? I mean, he did commit, right? Is it a ploy?
(Not very knowledgeable about the recruiting/commit rules)
by gamedaytribe on Sep 13, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Verbal commitments are as concrete as saying "I might be at the concert next week."
My yoke is heavy.
I hate girls like that.
Using the whole fist, Ducks?
by Bill Musgrave on Sep 14, 2010 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I haven't been terribly impressed by any of the video I've seen of Manziel.
Maybe I’m missing out on something or I’m just being too picky, but he doesn’t look particularly good. Every video I’ve seen is him facing a three or four man rush in which he has a world of time on a play. Sometimes he even has a huge gap to run through in front of him and instead he chooses to exit the pocket out the back and scramble around for a while. He doesn’t look that fast either on video. I’m highly doubting his “4.54 40 time” that Yahoo claims. That’s another one of those numbers that sites like Scout, Rivals and Yahoo likes to pull out of their asses for players who they’ve never seen play before.
My yoke is heavy.
Spencer Hall's new Alphabetical is up @ SMN main site
We got early mention, huzzah.
B is for Bang for Buck. This stat will be repeated so many times over the next week you may as well spit it out first before your friends or local talk radio host does: Oregon has scored 120 points in exactly 120 minutes. Accepted as fact: Tennessee hit the wall after a valiant half of effort, the wall that most teams with zero depth, multiple injuries, and a general shallow tank of talent hit when struggling against an empirically superior squad.
One minute they’re tied at 13, and we’re all cool, and then suddenly the Vols are sliding sideways into the river when the field finally tilted towards talent, depth, and conditioning. It is the living version of that moment when you play a game of NCAA with a C-ranked team, take the game into the third with a respectable score, and then you throw three inexplicable picks, lose all blocking whatsoever, and watch your quarterbacks get knocked out of the game in rapid succession.
(I’m playing a dynasty right now with the University of Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks. The moment is a recently familiar one, especially since Virtual Gene Chizik just paved me 66-0 on Heisman level. Virtual Gene Chizik kicked a last second field goal to make it a matching air of sixes. Virtual Gene Chizik is a massive dick.)
Also accepted as fact: Oregon plays Portland State next week, and could keep their rare one-to-one minute to point ratio alive, especially if Kenjon Barner and LaMichael James continue their reign of zone read running back horror. (Training secrets of the Oregon Ducks: lots of Sumo Suit sprint work.)
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Sometimes...
all you can do is keep your mouth shut,
And give ’em the Chip Kelly stare.
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Hey man! Good to see you!
Can I have my Dr. Dre headphones back?
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by mackjones23 on Sep 13, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
why is there an Ole Miss pic up on an Oregon blog?
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Sep 13, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Seriously
Who is that guy in the picture? I kind of recognize him but can’t quite place him.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The guy on the left in the sunglasses, you mean?
Lane Kiffin.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 13, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, no, you must mean the guy front and center.
That’s Jonathan B. Jarvis, Director of the National Parks System.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 13, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
he doesn't play for Oregon
that I’m sure of.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, your friendly, neighborhood Oregon Ducks blog
by David Piper on Sep 13, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Meh, tell it to a mod. If you can find a sober one.
by grimc on Sep 13, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Local athlete Jerry Mazzoni stands in line to audition for the role of Admiral Akbar.
by JonathanPDX on Sep 13, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Masoli replaces ole afro with Mississippi victory.
Using the whole fist, Ducks?
by Bill Musgrave on Sep 13, 2010 1:26 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
All I had to do was read the URL and I knew that article would make me mad at humanity. So I’m not going to read the whole thing. I don’t need to be depressed.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I can sum up the article for you even more succinctly than the URL can:
LAWN.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 13, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Its almost funny
Its soooo bad, they are just not nice.
Go Ducks.....Ducks Go!!!!!
by trumpetduck on Sep 13, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Honestly
they just sound like typical crotchety neighbors. I’ve had neighbors that played basketball outside my one-year-old’s window. It made naptime difficult. We went and asked them to play at other times, and guess what? They did (mostly). I mean the obvious spin the article has is: taxpayer money for cop calls, and (more subtly) lazy mean eople trying to keep kids from healthy activity.
But otherwise this falls firmly under the category of not news. Just stirring the pot.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 13, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Gaddam kids these days.
Your kids end up anywhere near my lawn and I will eat them, I promise you.
Using the whole fist, Ducks?
by Bill Musgrave on Sep 13, 2010 1:36 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
wow, that's too funny
“We can’t get any wor… err… we’ll fight to get better”
Hey Daisy, git me anudder one!
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wow
Slick Rick must be desperate
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by David Piper on Sep 13, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Oregon is recrutiing a Homer
No seriously, the dude’s name is Win Homer
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Win-Homer-105975
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
TOO MANY BAD JOKES TO MAKE
That would certainly be a recruiting win.
Oh God where to go next?
/paralysis by analysis
/head asplodes
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 13, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
By way of EDSBS...
Probably the funniest thing I’ll see/hear all day.
it’s spelled "S-H-U-F-E-L-T-A-L-L-W-A-R-M-A-N-D-F-U-Z-Z-Y"
by JShufelt on Sep 13, 2010 1:34 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Is that the corn on the cob? Or the results of the bowel injury?
Defending maligned chants since 2009
it is what side i ordered friday night at dinner
when in rome…..
dont.
"Suck it CaDuck!" --Matt Daddy
I feel like you're not telling us everything.
What famous person did you eat dinner with/around?
This photo is actually Aaron Brooks
Or what axemen23 pretended was Aaron Brooks, even worked out a clever comedy routine the two of them could do together someday, then exchanged phone numbers and became BFF.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 13, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I laughed at that one. It would be sweet if the corn were wearing a ‘0’ Ducks jersey.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
on a barely-related note
are we having our ATQ Iron Chef this weekend?
"Suck it CaDuck!" --Matt Daddy
I keep reading this as barley-related note
and hence thinking Iron Chef AtQ will be a homebrewing contest.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 13, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be even sweeter if the corn were punching a boiled potato named Ryan.
Using the whole fist, Ducks?
by Bill Musgrave on Sep 14, 2010 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions
the Skybox in Portland
had fried creamed corn on the menu when I was there for UO-UCLA last year.
Yes, it sounds disgusting. But it was really, really good. Of course, fry anything in sweet batter and it’s usually really, really good.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 13, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
well I figured I might as well since i was in tennessee
I’m still paying for that.
"Suck it CaDuck!" --Matt Daddy
why why why
That looks terrible, I couldn’t click on the subject line fast enough…
Go Ducks.....Ducks Go!!!!!
Congrats to Ed Dickson
and his fiance today…they welcomed to the world an 8 lb, 3 oz baby boy! Mom and baby are healthy and Ed is playing in his first REAL NFL game!
8.3! How fitting!!!
i can't believe you survived on this blog --
by axemen23 on Sep 2, 2010 9:06 PM PDT
by 071903 on Sep 13, 2010 4:36 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
8.3lb baby boy
Sounds like what axemen had after he ate that fried corn on the cob
Hey Daisy, git me anudder one!
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by Matt Daddy on Sep 13, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
How much is that...
on the Couric Scale?
"KENNY WHEATON'S GONNA SCORE!! KENNY WHEATON!!--Jerry Allen, 1994"
That would be them.
i can't believe you survived on this blog --
by axemen23 on Sep 2, 2010 9:06 PM PDT
He's engaged to Elin Nordegren? Man, she recovers fast.
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by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 14, 2010 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
What do you think of Brandon Williams?
I was glad to see him catch a ball and get some YAC. We have our beast(!) TE in Paulson, but, just like Barner, Williams could complement Paulson. Portland State is a good opportunity for him make plays and establish himself for PT. Also, Anyone seen a photo of B.Williams from Saturday’s game?
I was definitely excited to see him catch that pass (also, nice work by Thomas running that way to hit him right on the money) We could totally go two-tight with him and Paulson and do a lot of damage. We’re in good hands with both of them.
Let’s not forget we have Curtis White waiting in the wings, who could be better than both.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
IIRC, Williams had two false start penalties.
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Lou Holtz via EDSBS Classic…
And in the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss...the REIGNING...DEFENDING...UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC TEN...the Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 13, 2010 8:33 PM PDT reply actions
Is there an echo in here?
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 13, 2010 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahhhhh. I looked for Lou Holthhhh in the thread but didn’t see it. The link was disguised.
And in the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss...the REIGNING...DEFENDING...UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC TEN...the Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 13, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Man…this is ridiculous. This guy is dead on.
And in the Yell-O corner, with a 2009 conference record of 8 wins, 1 loss...the REIGNING...DEFENDING...UNDISPUTED Champions of the PAC TEN...the Oregon Ducks!
by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 13, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
It bugged me all night, then I figured it out.
axemen23: the human vuvuzela
by HoodRiverDuck on Sep 14, 2010 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, man, that's it. I wondered the same thing.
Thanks, one night of sleep lost over this is enough.
Average Score Since 2004: Oregon 42 Washington 17
On a scale of 1-LaMichael's Touchdown Run on Saturday...
How ridiculous is it that tons of Tennessee fans are infatuating themselves with the Chiefs just because of Eric Berry?
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 13, 2010 8:39 PM PDT reply actions
Not at all
Go Stealers/Panthers/Ravens! I still say fuck the seachickens however.
Go Ducks.....Ducks Go!!!!!
Hmm...I must be alone on this issue then.
While I’ll root for a specific college player, you will NEVER, EVER, EVER see me rooting for the Steelers just because of Dixon, the Ravens because of Ngata and Dickson, etc.
I’ll root for Dixon to go 30/30 with 450 passing yards and 5 TD’s, but I’ll still hope that they lose 52-35 or something.
"(Kelly's) got a veteran team that is the favorite to win the Pac-10. His choice of Thomas reflects only one belief: He’s our best QB today."-Ted Miller
by TennesseeQuackAttack8 on Sep 13, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Kansas City’s stadium was a sellout to start the game. To start the second half the home team is up 21-7 and 80% of the seats are empty. Yeah it’s raining but WTH?
Kansas City football fans are like Stanford football fans
theres really nothing else better to do, but people still think there is.
"Suck it CaDuck!" --Matt Daddy
This confuses me
First, Kansas City is generally considered to have the best fans in the NFL. Sure they are having a bad few years, but they are nothing like Stanford fans.
Second, are you saying there is nothing better to do in the Bay Area than watch Stanford football. Because that is just stupid and ignorant.
Go Ducks.....Ducks Go!!!!!
by trumpetduck on Sep 13, 2010 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
First, Kansas City is generally considered to have the best fans in the NFL.
They are?
by AllSaintsDay on Sep 13, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Arrow Head is the loudest stadium when the team doesnt suck
Maybe not the best fans, but some of the best.
Go Ducks.....Ducks Go!!!!!
by trumpetduck on Sep 13, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
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