Pac-12 CG: #5 Oregon v #3 Washington (Dec. 1, Fri 5 PM ABC)

[UofDuck]

My theory is blitz the crap out of Penix and jamb his wr’s. You’ll give up some deep balls, but it’ll take away his quick hits AND he’ll get drilled a few times. Once he’s rattled, he’s a mess. It’s a bit of a gamble, but I think it’s the right approach.

[GrandpaDuck]

There is now 4 weeks of film of the UW offense being held in check and 1 week of what not to do. The coaches should at this point know when blitzes, max coverage and base were most effective against them by down and distance. The answer to slowing them down is likely a mixture of packages. Like any good offense if you do one extreme (blitz or max coverage) every time they have answers for it. Executing effectively in a balanced base defense with some timely change-ups is what I expect to see.

[buckmarkduck]

I’m sure Dan has talked with Dilly about how they held UW O without a TD.

[StevensTechU]

I’m sure Dan has talked with Dilly about how they held UW O without a TD.

ASU's undersized but very quick defensive line ate up uw's offensive line. Instead of bull-rushing and two-gapping, they were just getting right around them.

[QuackininBama]

I’m sure Dan has talked with Dilly about how they held UW O without a TD.

ASU's undersized but very quick defensive line ate up uw's offensive line. Instead of bull-rushing and two-gapping, they were just getting right around them.

That works great in the Pac-12 (minus ole school Stanford) but works for crap in the SEC, Big 12, 10 so I am glad Lanning changed that up.

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Jahlil Florence showing off his cleats on IG so it looks like he may try to go on Friday.

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[pezsez1]

Jahlil Florence showing off his cleats on IG so it looks like he may try to go on Friday.

I'm not sure I'll sleep well tonight.

Beat Washington. Beat Washington. Beat Washington.

[lmduck]

Jahlil Florence showing off his cleats on IG so it looks like he may try to go on Friday.

I'm not sure I'll sleep well tonight.

Beat Washington. Beat Washington. Beat Washington.

Same here Pez. Might be one of those toss and turn nights and then after 5 hours of that I will likely decide to get up and start my work day. The upside to that is very few phone calls at 4am. ;0)

[OregonFan4Life]

Hearing a lot of confident duck fans, I do not share that same confidence. I fully expect the Husky offense to play to their full potential. The ducks will need to pressure Penix and hit him a bunch even if it means going down early. I’m thinking Ducks are down at halftime and I’m just hoping they squeak out a close one that comes down to the end. I don’t see Oregon covering the spread if they win.

[Greenblood]

Living in the Seattle area as I do makes the games v. UW especially difficult. Even though I keep an extremely low Duck profile, I still have to endure a nearby house or two that will set off fireworks when UW wins.

Objectively, I think it's really hard to imagine the UW team we've seen over the past six games hanging with the Ducks' team we've seen over the same period. Maybe they have another gear they can all of the sudden tap into? But my main concern is something more intangible and what I've alluded to elsewhere: UW is unbeaten; in fact, they've won 19 consecutive games since last year (and, oh, how Huskydom would love their 20th straight to be against their most bitter rival). They've found a way to win close games, even though they haven't looked particularly good. That's why I'll be very nervous if the game is close into the fourth quarter. That might be advantage UW with their experience and belief in themselves in that they'll ultimately come out on top in such games, including v. the Ducks this year. I really hope the Ducks can gain good control of the game by the first half of the third quarter.

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[lmduck]

Hearing a lot of confident duck fans, I do not share that same confidence. I fully expect the Husky offense to play to their full potential. The ducks will need to pressure Penix and hit him a bunch even if it means going down early. I’m thinking Ducks are down at halftime and I’m just hoping they squeak out a close one that comes down to the end. I don’t see Oregon covering the spread if they win.

What do you base this on? Do you have some quantitative criteria that lends itself to this assessment?


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[UOducksTK1]

Hearing a lot of confident duck fans, I do not share that same confidence. I fully expect the Husky offense to play to their full potential. The ducks will need to pressure Penix and hit him a bunch even if it means going down early. I’m thinking Ducks are down at halftime and I’m just hoping they squeak out a close one that comes down to the end. I don’t see Oregon covering the spread if they win.

I mean you probably don't have his covering the spread most games, no?

[OregonFan4Life]

Hearing a lot of confident duck fans, I do not share that same confidence. I fully expect the Husky offense to play to their full potential. The ducks will need to pressure Penix and hit him a bunch even if it means going down early. I’m thinking Ducks are down at halftime and I’m just hoping they squeak out a close one that comes down to the end. I don’t see Oregon covering the spread if they win.

I mean you probably don't have his covering the spread most games, no?

People on here were criticizing me when I said the Utah game wasn’t going to be close, I generally tend to be more pessimistic but I don’t just be pessimistic to be pessimistic. I’ve seen teams like Washington before and I just think come tomorrow their offense will be clicking again due to the opponent and stage.

[DmoneyDuck]

I'm a die-hard fan but pretty casual when it comes to the X's & O's of football. With that said, it was apparent to me on Friday that Bo Nix took his game to another level with some of the throws he was making and quick decisions in the passing game.

This video does a great job of explaining how Oregon was able to carve up Oregon State. We'll need this Bo tomorrow against Washington, especially in the red zone.