FishDuck Minute #12: Oregon’s Deadly TD Pass Play

Josh Schlichter Fish Reports

If there has been one play that has provided better results and more unforgettable moments in the past few years it has been the perfectly placed pass to the back of the end zone. Chip Kelly’s go-to plays have always been on the ground, but when he needs some points in crunch time, he pulls out one of these two …

Fish Tutorial #5: Chip Kelly’s New Universal Formation

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

This is the first NEW Fish Tutorial about the Oregon Offense since last August!  We reviewed changes and interesting plays throughout the season with Fish Reports, and in the off-season we have had fun learning about some new components of the Oregon Offense in bite-size shorter videos The FishDuck Minutes.  However much of the important basic elements of the unique …

The FishDuck Minute #11: Oregon has a Trap Play!

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

Oregon has shown a number of Inside Zone and Power Plays in the past and I always kept an eye out for a classic Trap Play.  I never noted one until going through games of 2011—and there it is!  The Chip Kelly Spread Offense has a Trap Play in its Offensive arsenal, and it’s fun to see how it is …

The FishDuck Minute #10: PAC 12 Spread Analysis – Short Pass

Josh Schlichter Fish Reports

Part 3 of the PAC 12 Spread Analysis, this time, we’re going to cover the short passing concepts. We’ll go over the different uses of the concept, and the different concepts coupled with the short passing strategy. “Oh how we love to learn about our beloved Ducks!” Josh Schlichter Oregon Football Analyst for FishDuck.com Eugene, Oregon Top Photo from FishDuck.com …

What IS a FishDuck?

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

Why the odd name for the website?  Is it really named after you, Charles Fischer?  Where did this odd name come from? Why did you start the site?  What is a FishDuck? All of these are the usual questions that I’ve fielded in FishDuck.com‘s existence, so let’s have some entertainment from their true answers, as I couldn’t make some of …

Coach Chip Kelly Explains the Oregon Spread Offense

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports, FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

The following is the NIKE Coaches Clinic Presentation given by Chip Kelly in spring of 2009 that was recorded and printed in the book, “2009 Coach of the Year Clinics Football Manual” by [D. Mark Robertson] the leading coaching education publisher, Coaches Choice and edited by Earl Browning. [D. Mark Robertson] FishDuck.com received special permission from Coaches Choice to reprint this …

The FishDuck Minute #7: PAC 12 Spread Analysis – Outside Run

Josh Schlichter Fish Reports

The second part of my Pac-12 analysis looks at how several teams do their outside run, or their version of Outside Zone play. Don’t worry “Air-raiders,” Leach will make an appearance very soon. Josh Schlichter Oregon Football Analyst for FishDuck.com Eugene, Oregon Top Photo from FishDuck.com Video

The FishDuck Minute #6: PAC 12 Spread Analysis – Inside Run

Josh Schlichter Fish Reports

If the PAC 12 wasn’t the most interesting conference in the country already, it is now. Offseason acquisitions and retooling left the PAC 12 with 4 of the nation’s most respected offensive gurus out there: Chip Kelly at Oregon, Noel Mazzone at UCLA, Mike Leach at WSU, and Rich Rodriguez at Arizona. All four coaches are distinctly different, attacking different …

The FishDuck Minute No. 4: Oregon QB Zone Read Essentials

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Fish Reports

How does Bryan Bennett run the Zone Read play so well? Let’s take a quick look at what makes this Quarterback so special with one of our foundation plays and examine the essential components of Zone Reading essentials. “Oh how we love to learn about our beloved Ducks!” Charles Fischer Oregon Football Analyst for FishDuck.com Eugene, Oregon Top Photo from …