Cristobal Signals the Decline of the Backside Zone Read at Oregon

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Analysis

If you want a fluffy editorial, this ain’t it. I am not going to cover the same stuff as other media — that everyone can already see, such as dropped passes, elite throws by Justin Herbert, improvements on the defense, etc. I will focus on what I am passionate about on offense, and I was dismayed at what I saw …

Oregon Stuns Opponents With New Inverted Veer Play!

Charles Fischer, Mr. FishDuck Analysis, Fish Reports

The Oregon offense under head coach Mark Helfrich continues to progress and add new components to keep its attack fresh. I was pretty surprised to see a new play that seemed to have elements of an Outside Zone Read combined with a Power Play, and the Grizzled Ol’ Coach identified it as the Inverted Veer play! It was made famous …