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I think people are dreaming if they believe this Duck team is going to win the Conference

SFGbob
SFGbob Member Posts: 33,188
edited February 16 in College Football Forum
Brand new O line. New QB, New O coordinator and a mostly new secondary. I don't care about how talented these newcomers may be, believing this team is just going to roll is pretty foolish.
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  • DJDuck
    DJDuck Member Posts: 5,970
    I’m a dreamer Bob. Who is better?
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  • SFGbob
    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,188
    Any team with more continuity. Teams that are able to execute due to the experience they have with the system they've been running. Ducks will be a better team by the end of the season but they are going to stumble coming out of the gate.

    I want to be wrong but I just don't see them winning the conference. If they wouldn't of had any defections off the Defense I think the D could have carried them for the first few games but there will be some growing pains on that side of the ball as well.

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  • DJDuck
    DJDuck Member Posts: 5,970
    With all due respect Bob let me push back a little bit Bob. 1st the OL.......of course it is a concern and yes they have a lot of talent. The last time I remember the Ducks replacing the entire OL was 2009. That was the year we lost to Boise State in our 1st game. That team came together, won the Conference, went 10-3, and went to the rose Bowl ranked #11.
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  • SFGbob
    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,188
    DJDuck said:

    With all due respect Bob let me push back a little bit Bob. 1st the OL.......of course it is a concern and yes they have a lot of talent. The last time I remember the Ducks replacing the entire OL was 2009. That was the year we lost to Boise State in our 1st game. That team came together, won the Conference, went 10-3, and went to the rose Bowl ranked #11.

    Please do push back. Here's what I see. A new o-line isn't able to open holes for the running game forcing the new QB to throw more than they want to and they also aren't able to protect the qb in passing situations.
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  • DJDuck
    DJDuck Member Posts: 5,970
    As far as the secondary, losing Holland, Graham and Breeze I hurts. However we still have Lenoir and Pickett who started a lot of games. At the other corner we have Wright or Dontae Manning who really have more talent than Graham IMO but lack the experience. Hill, Stephens and Williams are going to be great safeties. Bennett Williams started as a freshman at Illinois and was named to the national Freshman All American team.
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  • DJDuck
    DJDuck Member Posts: 5,970
    At QB Shough is going to be good but he may not start

    He is battling Anthony Brown a 3 year starter at Boston College

    Here are Brown’s stats:

    https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/anthony-brown-11.html
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  • DJDuck
    DJDuck Member Posts: 5,970
    edited October 2020
    Our defensive line is great and has probably the best DE end in college football
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  • DJDuck
    DJDuck Member Posts: 5,970
    And our linebackers are most likely the best group in cleve football. Tbere are linebackers on our team that would be starters a d stars on other power 5 teams.
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  • DJDuck
    DJDuck Member Posts: 5,970
    edited October 2020
    SFGbob said:

    DJDuck said:

    With all due respect Bob let me push back a little bit Bob. 1st the OL.......of course it is a concern and yes they have a lot of talent. The last time I remember the Ducks replacing the entire OL was 2009. That was the year we lost to Boise State in our 1st game. That team came together, won the Conference, went 10-3, and went to the rose Bowl ranked #11.

    Please do push back. Here's what I see. A new o-line isn't able to open holes for the running game forcing the new QB to throw more than they want to and they also aren't able to protect the qb in passing situations.
    Other than Penei this OL is more talented than the one that graduated. It would have been nice to have a non conference schedule for them to come together as a group. It is what it is. We shall see.

    BTW there are several of these linemen that have actually started for the Ducks at one time or another. 😊
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