Quack Fix: Ducks continue to bring extra effort in practice, "The Pick" uniforms

Highlights (from Tuesday's practice report)

• A good week of practice led directly to a great Oregon performance against UCLA, and it seems like the Oregon players have taken that lesson to heart. It was another day where Moseley specifically mentioned how well the practice went, and Coach Helfrich noted, "Today was really hard, very physical. A quality, quality practice."
• It sounds like Thomas Tyner, in particular, took the results of the UCLA game week to heart, and is carrying that effort forward.
• Are the Ducks improving their tackling? Uhhh, maybe? They missed over 30 tackles against Arizona, but missed "only" 24 against UCLA, though that resulted in an extra 186 yards, according to Helfrich.
• The Ducks practiced indoors in dry conditions. The coaching staff feels it best to practice well while dry rather than practice poorly in the rain, even if it may rain during the game.

Tweet of the Day

Ooooh, so nice. But maybe I've been conditioned. I still want different uniforms every week.

One play can change everything. Here is Saturday's uniform honoring "The Pick" #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/jkmgIzvZXI

— Oregon Football (@WinTheDay) October 14, 2014

Video of the Day

The Oregon equipment team gives us an inside scoop on how they put together the awesome new-old helmets.

Links

• If you've just come straight for the quack, don't miss out on kalon's advanced stats preview, where he turns things up to 11.
• The weekly game notes are here again. Fisher is back officially in the starting lineup, with Pierson and Crosby splitting the spot at right tackle. It's amazing how much better they looked without so much pressure on them last week.
• While Keanon Lowe is still listed as a starting receiver, he got dinged up against UCLA, and his status is a bit in question. If he's limited, expect to see more from Byron Marshall at receiver.
• Is Oregon set to nab it's 2016 QB recruit already? At 247 they sure seem to think so. Seth Green, out of Minnesota is announcing today where he'll go to school in almost two years.
• Marcus Mariota hasn't made his decision to go to the NFL or not yet! Suuuuuuuuure.