Said something similar in the game chat.  This is on Lanning.  The onside kick and going for it on 4th with your non-option threat backup qb in your own territory that late in the game were calls I think he would like to have had back.  I get high risk and high reward and if both worked we are most likely talking about how Lanning carries his balls around with a forklift. 

The D needs some serious help.  There was hardly any pressure on Penix and when they got a hand on him there was no one to stop him as they dropped seven in coverage quite a bit.  Lupoi is more recruiter than guru so my guess is once they get better bodies on the line and in the secondary the results will improve.

That said, 8-2 this year feels a whole heckuva lot better than 9-1 last year.  The sky is the limit for this staff and program and if we have to sacrifice a couple games on rookie moves to get there so be it. 

Regarding UW, they finally have a serious dude at the helm with thick skin who will do things with that program and I think this is the restart of a serious rivalry…

Duckball wrote:

Lanning and Dillingham got out coached tonight, plain and simple. 
Rookie coaches will make rookie mistakes, but multiple self-inflicted wounds are unacceptable. 

Why are we relying on cute, tricky gadget crap all of a sudden? I don't understand. We play straight-up football, we win that game. The weird formation/motion garbage at the goal line where we fumbled, the onsides kick, going for it on 4th down at our own 30 in a tied game with 1:41 on the clock with freaking Thompson in the game???? And these are just the 3 most glaring examples. REALLY hope Lanning and Dilly learn some lessons from this. DON'T F*** AROUND AND BLOW A RIVALRY GAME!!!!!!

Oh, and our defense is just bad. We were never going to have a snowballs chance at winning a game at the CFP with this defense. Is Lupoi a good DC?? I know we lack talent on that side of the ball, but have we improved much at all the last 8 games? Where is the coaching/teaching?

At least now we don't have to stress about CFP. Let's hope Nix is healthy and maybe we can get to the Pac12 Championship game. A Rose Bowl would still be a great accomplishment.

GO DUCKS!

I agree that our defense is not CFP worthy. Shoot!

One other thing-Our linebackers obviously cant read offenses.

Nice to see Lanning take ownership for the loss. 

A couple pointed questions about the defensive issues during press conference. I can really sense he is frustrated with that side of the ball even though he won't say it.

I'm looking forward to a bounce-back next week.

 

I did not see Gonzalez out there after UW's first possession of the 2nd half. it was Bridges and Manning at the corners. Florence was unavailable or the coaches chose not to play him. did not see Bennett Williams in Q4, either. Addison made a couple of plays. Steve Stephens has been in the program four years now but is not living up to recruiting hype. 

Ducks appeared to be in full nickel/dime packages most of the 2nd half, and it didn't work. Penix played a great game, other than one bonehead decision that almost cost UW the game. our secondary and our pass-rush have been the weak spots all year, and we got exposed last night. that should set some priorities for recruiting and the transfer portal next season. last time our secondary was this bad was 2015, but Big Play VA made up the difference.

Ducks ultimately beat themselves. hands-to-face penalty that called back a long run to the UW 6, and so a TD became a FG. slamming the ball down Dawgs's gullet for 8 minutes and then a high snap on 2nd & 5 broke the mo. second play of final possession was a pass to Irving out of backfield that was going for some serious yardage, but he dropped it. a slip in the backfield on 4th & 1.

after 10 games, I'm still trying to determine what our red-zone strategy is. let Bo run? OK, that has worked out most of the year, but he's taking hits and we need something else. v BruCru they ran that 4th-down rollout with a low pass to Franklin that no NFL CB could have defended. where's Ferguson & the other TEs? where's the corner fade to our tall, 4-star WRs? I want to see more throws past the chains or into the end zone; not these dinks that get wrapped up five yards short.

tough loss, but Ducks control their destiny. I'm not optimistic v Utah; think we'll be underdogs in the sportsbooks (we deserve to be). but get a win there somehow, and I like the matchup w beavis. here's hoping any injuries from yesterday are minor & we are close to full-strength for Utes. can't wait to get home at 3 a.m. next weekend.

Go Ducks!
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