How Should we Judge this Class?

[vagusnerve]

I think the late offer of Dungy was this:

We whiffed big time with Anthony Jefferson. So we had an open spot. Kelly says, I can do a favor for Tony Dungy and bring in his son. There's even a chance he turns out to be a player. Win/Win for Kelly, especially if he intends to move on from Oregon to the NFL.


We should have been offering DT's all over the place though. At this point, if I was a coach I would be offering every high school senior that weighs 300 LBs plus. Everyone. Just to get some bodies in there. If we don't get some players at Dline every game will be like a Stanford replay

[brich75]

I grade the class on potential alone of course~ Give it a A- to B+ Lake 5 star was a huge get and the 4 star DB Mathis and some others...but getting legit 4-5 star DL/DT this year would of given this class a A+ for sure! we obviously didn't address that need!

honestly though there are some diamonds in the ruff with some of these 3 star recruits...you just don't have an idea how they will pan out till they get playing time by working on their techniques and body bulk up!

Most of these guys might as well still be going through puberty at that age. The diet and exercise plans they will soon be on will cause huge physical changes in their bodies and that where these "Diamonds in the rough" begin the shine. This is why the star system, Although fun, can be very misleading. These Boys will turn into men with giant leaps and bounds over the next few years.
I have confidence that This class like most of our classes will produce some legends in Oregon football.

[chapelhillduck]

except that it is not a complete whiff as we have one of the top DE's in the country already committed: Curtis White

[vagusnerve]

He's a TE, not a DE.

[duckfan96]

He will play DE...not TE.

[Boom]

I think that overall this is the best class that Oregon has ever brought in.

This is just on first impression, obviously over time these kids will show their true worth.

Not sure how many of you are ESPN insider's, but IMO they have the best system when it comes to ranking these kids. They also give the most in depth write up out of all of the services. The only downside is that they only go back to 2006 so you cant compare recruits past that

We currently have 3 of their top 150 - Lache, Curtis, Dior and Owa, Hemi, and Ivan are still on the board.
We haven't had more than 1 in the previous years.
2009 - Cliff Harris
2008 - Chris Harper
2007 - Kenny Rowe
2006 - none

[canaduck]

Yes the Stanford game was a nightmare but why do we think that every team can run at us and complete a high percentage of their passes? 3.6 3.2 and 3.0..... That's what tOSU's top 3 rushes averaged against us. Stanford had a Heisman runner up and a Quarterback playing with poise and taking what he was given. Gerhart averaged almost 6 yards a carry against us and the rest of the team averaged under 3. While I agree depth is a concern, I think we just need to do a better job on 3rd down and pass better on offense.

[ducksvb6]

brich75


The other DT is Anthony Anderson. I attended some of his HS games after he announced for Oregon. He was a 3*. I've also watched him in practice as well. He looks like he will be a solid performer.

[GoDucksIn09]

I think overall would give it a B.. because we did not address the needs of this teem in the critical area of DT/DL If they had or if we get some surprises then would say this was the best recruiting class we have had. I am not expecting any surprises though. Best case scenario would be for Owa to surprise everybody and pick up an Oregon hat then have McCain King and Allen all sign with the ducks shocking everybody. Easley would be a nice one to snag too but none of these do I actually see happening.

[greenyellow]

I think overall would give it a B.. because we did not address the needs of this teem in the critical area of DT/DL If they had or if we get some surprises then would say this was the best recruiting class we have had. I am not expecting any surprises though. Best case scenario would be for Owa to surprise everybody and pick up an Oregon hat then have McCain King and Allen all sign with the ducks shocking everybody. Easley would be a nice one to snag too but none of these do I actually see happening.

I would agree right now that is where this class grades out. They filled out needs in the secondary and the backfield, but failed miserably so far at filling the DL/DT positions. So far, they have 3 commits on the DL while missing out on about 8 3* and above DL that they had gone after. While there are still some DTs out there, they won't provide any type of help for next season unless for some unforseen circumstance, we get Heimuli or Potoae.

[hines]

We whiffed big time with Anthony Jefferson.

yep...2nd place is a huge whiff. hell, the kid was still thinking about Oregon after he committed to UCLA last week. talking w/ coaches, etc.

[hines]

i'd give this class a solid B+. Didn't get everything but no team does. We'll go big on the OL/DL w/ some spots for LB and WR opening up.

[wlduck]

With signing day coming up tomorrow, how should we judge this class?

But on the other hand, we've missed out on our real areas of need.
More than any other competitive team, the Ducks have a desperate need for some talent on the defensive line. We have a crisis brewing on the Dline. It was exposed against Stanford and in the Rose Bowl last year. It is the biggest weakness on the team, period.

Our defensive line was not the problem in the Rose Bowl. Watch the tape.

[wlduck]

I think the late offer of Dungy was this:

We whiffed big time with Anthony Jefferson. So we had an open spot. Kelly says, I can do a favor for Tony Dungy and bring in his son. There's even a chance he turns out to be a player. Win/Win for Kelly, especially if he intends to move on from Oregon to the NFL.


We should have been offering DT's all over the place though. At this point, if I was a coach I would be offering every high school senior that weighs 300 LBs plus. Everyone. Just to get some bodies in there. If we don't get some players at Dline every game will be like a Stanford replay

Great point about the dungy kid. It is win-win all the way for Oregon (not just Kelly)

[sepdxsnwbrdr]

He will play DE...not TE.

100% WRONG