From the Sports Illustrated College Football Preview Issue, the following are quotes from anonymous coaches on Oregon:
“It’s crazy that defenses are sitting around right now hoping the next Oregon quarterback is good. Because if he’s just good, not great like Marcus Mariota, it gives teams a chance … Royce Freeman had a monster freshman season, and it was just a feeler year … Mark Helfrich is so good at finding what works and then gashing you. You don’t have time to adjust until the series is over, and the majority of the times, they’ve scored. They have so many ways of attacking you; you have to be aware of everyone on the field … Their pace isn’t so foreign anymore. The teams that beat them get on the board early, find a way to possess the ball and make them play from behind … We’re going to find out how much of what they did was Mariota and how much was the system.”
“It’s crazy that defenses are sitting around right now hoping the next Oregon quarterback is good. Because if he’s just good, not great like Marcus Mariota, it gives teams a chance … Royce Freeman had a monster freshman season, and it was just a feeler year … Mark Helfrich is so good at finding what works and then gashing you. You don’t have time to adjust until the series is over, and the majority of the times, they’ve scored. They have so many ways of attacking you; you have to be aware of everyone on the field … Their pace isn’t so foreign anymore. The teams that beat them get on the board early, find a way to possess the ball and make them play from behind … We’re going to find out how much of what they did was Mariota and how much was the system.”
