A New Chief: Marcus Mariota to Kansas City?

Caleb Couturie FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Over the next four weeks, FishDuck.com Feature Writer Caleb Couturie will be analyzing the 25 teams in the NFL Draft that may look to select Marcus Mariota. Previous Article: Click here No. 16: The Kansas City Chiefs KC’s Draft Pick: Eighteenth KC’s 2015 Cap Space: $(-2,091,582) KC’s Top Needs: WR, DB, OL Kansas City is a good team, which is unfortunate considering how great they could …

Next Heisman Up? A Unique Opportunity for Ducks

Jordan Ingram FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

The Oregon football season ended with as many questions as achievements, leaving many speculating about how the Ducks’ football program will respond to the magic and disappointment of 2014. As recruiting enters its final stretch, the quarterback discussion has started to heat up in Eugene. It’s true, the 2015 Oregon football program has the unenviable task of replacing its Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, Marcus Mariota. Unfortunately, the …

Drafting in the Trenches

Noah Smith FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

While the hot topic in Eugene pertaining to the NFL Draft is Marcus Mariota’s stock, the fact is, there are other players from Oregon going into the draft who are just as intriguing. These players are all mountainous men who play in the trenches, from Hroniss Grasu on the offensive side to Arik Armstead on the defensive side of the line. …

Coast to Coast: Could Mariota End Up in Buffalo?

Caleb Couturie FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Over the next four weeks, FishDuck.com Feature Writer Caleb Couturie will be analyzing the 25 teams in the NFL Draft that may look to select Marcus Mariota. Previous Article: Click here No. 17: The Buffalo Bills BUF’s Draft Pick: None in the first round. BUF’s 2015 Cap Space: $23,458,990 BUF’s Top Needs: QB, LB, S Buffalo is very Cleveland-esque. The Bills have an excellent defense and they are starting …

Despite Loss of Mariota, Ducks Will Be Fine in 2015

McKalie Bellew FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

There are a lot of questions whether or not the Oregon Ducks will return in the 2015 season as talented as they ended the previous season. When a team is good, people talk. It’s the same concept for players; when a player is exceptionally good, people talk. Well, people are talking about the loss of Marcus Mariota and how it will …

Vernon Adams to Visit Oregon: Decision on Transfer Looms Large

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On June 27th, 2011 future Seattle Seahawks QB and Super Bowl 48 Champion Russell Wilson, with then head coach Bret Bielema announced he was transferring to Big 10 powerhouse Wisconsin. Most Oregon Duck fans remember Wilson from the Rose Bowl game against the Badgers – the first Rose Bowl victory for the Ducks in 95 years. What Wilson did for …

Eagles’ Future: Why Not Bryan Bennett?

Noah Smith FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Last week Michael David Smith (no relation) wrote an article for ProFootballTalk.com, in which he claimed that Chip Kelly is “already plotting to move up for Marcus Mariota.” While I’ll take this article with a whole lot of salt, let’s just pretend for a minute that Kelly really is trying to trade up for Mariota. Most seem to agree he would need to …

Comparing Oregon’s 2014 Season to Champions of the Past Proves Ducks’ Elite Status

Joey Holland History

Oregon football has more to prove than any other program in the country. The Alabamas and Ohio States of the world rule the college football kingdom. This group consists of the teams that have long sat at the top of the national standings, winning with strength, power and toughness. These are programs that import elite recruits and export NFL talent. As Oregon built …

Marcus Mariota Could Help These Tigers Find Their Claws

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Over the next four weeks, FishDuck.com Feature Writer Caleb Couturie will be analyzing the 25 teams in the NFL Draft that may look to select Marcus Mariota. Previous Article: Click here CIN’s Draft Pick: Twenty-first CIN’s 2015 Cap Space: $38,893,150 CIN’s Top Needs: DB, S, QB Andy Dalton was a Pro Bowler this year. Let me say that one more time: Andy Dalton, with his 19:17 TD …

Another Mariota Headed to Eugene

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Late last night, Marcus Mariota’s younger brother, Matthew Mariota, announced his intention to sign with the Ducks on National Signing Day on February 4. Matthew earned All-State honors this past season playing defensive end for St. Louis High School, the same school Marcus attended. The younger Mariota checks in at 6’3, 230 lbs, which is small for a defensive end at …

Marcus Mariota to the Steelers? It’s Not Impossible, Folks.

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Over the next four weeks, FishDuck.com Feature Writer Caleb Couturie will be analyzing the 25 teams in the NFL Draft that may look to select Marcus Mariota. Previous Article: Click here No. 20: The Pittsburgh Steelers PIT’s Draft Pick: Twenty-second PIT’s 2015 Cap Space: $5,204,234 PIT’s Top Needs: LB, DL, S This ONLY, and I can’t stress ONLY enough here, happens if Ben Roethlisberger thinks he’s going …

They Spit Hot Fire: The Five Greatest Ducks of All-Time

Graham Berry Men of Oregon: Players and Coaches

The Internet has spoken: the best, nay ONLY, way to discuss anything is a list. Seriously. Any topic of worth is worthy of a list. Everyone, even the Grey Lady herself, knows that lists neither leave anything out nor stoke the flames of good-hearted trolls. College football has been a trendsetter in the list-making world, with its first definitive annual …