Oregon's offense was good as usual. But, our D did a phenomenal job only allowing 3 TDs, keep everything in front of them, and tightening up in the red zone. Our D, is without a doubt, better than last year. Our DBs were fantastic in coverage. two INTs and were with every wide receiver except the one Arjen tripped on.
Cox and Copeland (and the safeties) showed how good they are. Both will be so much better as the season goes along. Our pass coverage is back!
Yes, we missed some tackles. But, they are Oregon and make everyone miss tackles. For 3/4 the game we did a very good job. Just got sloppy in the fourth, but still made plenty of plays to stop them from scoring.
Our LBs were also a big bright spot mainly because of Bullough (what a coming out party), Reschke, and Frey. All had very good games. Harris can still play better.
Our D-Line was dominant. They did a tremendous job stopping the run (freeman who?) and containing. They had pressure a decent amount but when any team only rushes 3-4 vs 6, it is always going to be tough to get constant pressure. The only schematic thing I did not like on D was not rushing 5-6 guys since our 5 DBs were great in coverage. They actually had to cover for too long as Adams got through all his reads with no one open and still had time. Rushing two more would not have broken our contain and it would have made Adams have to throw or scramble sooner.
MODS, could you explain why we didn't take this approach?
Cox and Copeland (and the safeties) showed how good they are. Both will be so much better as the season goes along. Our pass coverage is back!
Yes, we missed some tackles. But, they are Oregon and make everyone miss tackles. For 3/4 the game we did a very good job. Just got sloppy in the fourth, but still made plenty of plays to stop them from scoring.
Our LBs were also a big bright spot mainly because of Bullough (what a coming out party), Reschke, and Frey. All had very good games. Harris can still play better.
Our D-Line was dominant. They did a tremendous job stopping the run (freeman who?) and containing. They had pressure a decent amount but when any team only rushes 3-4 vs 6, it is always going to be tough to get constant pressure. The only schematic thing I did not like on D was not rushing 5-6 guys since our 5 DBs were great in coverage. They actually had to cover for too long as Adams got through all his reads with no one open and still had time. Rushing two more would not have broken our contain and it would have made Adams have to throw or scramble sooner.
MODS, could you explain why we didn't take this approach?
