A big part of offensive success this year was Hroniss Grasu, #55 pulling and leading the way on outside “Stretch” plays, as coaches will call it. A center has to be extraordinarily FAST to snap the ball and beat the RB to the corner and lead him into the secondary. As a quick reminder the FishDuck Minutes are not the …
The FishDuck Minute No. 5: Oregon’s Jet-Lead-Fly Sweep with Play-Action
A key to Oregon’s success has been running several different play series out of the same formations over the season. Which play is it? Is it run or pass? Much of our scoring punch has come from playing away from our tendencies such as the use of the “Lead Sweep” set of plays. “Oh how we love to learn about …
The FishDuck Minute No. 4: Oregon QB Zone Read Essentials
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 …
The FishDuck Minute #3: Opposing Coaches Know
In this week’s FishDuck Minute-we get an interesting summary of the Oregon Defense by USC Coach Lane Kiffin, which gives us pause to reflect. Opposing coaches know the Oregon offense much better than the typical fan would believe! I hear all the time how I’m giving secrets of Oregon away, but watch this short video and see if you still …
The FishDuck Minute #2: Oregon’s New “Dart” Play
Here is the beginning of “The FishDuck Minute” where I will take a play or concept and break it down in a short and concise way to make it easy for Oregon fans to learn, “a bite at a time” like I do! We’ll have them released on Tuesday each week, so let others know about “Video-Time Tuesday” at FishDuck.com. …
A special Fish Report: Addressing the Chip Kelly Departure rumors
A message from the FishDuck.com founders regarding the Chip Kelly rumors CHARLES FISCHER, a.k.a. FishDuck I called Kurt and left him a message to “get off that ledge.” I told my wife that if I’m not in bed in the morning to come to the kitchen and look under the dining table. If I’m in a fetal position and moaning…coax …
The FishDuck Minute #1: I Am Oregon
I have no profound words, poetry, or seasonal updates. Snarly prose and clever alliterations eludes me, as I cannot express my feelings. Am I the wise 55-year-old man who quietly offers up a prayer of relief and gratitude, or am I the unhinged wacko who is thrashing about the room pounding my fist into the other hand screeching, “YES! YES! …
The Fish Report: Rose Bowl Surprise Plays
We analyze two successful plays of the 2012 Rose Bowl Game, one of which has been viewed incorrectly by so many national analysts. We are fortunate at FishDuck.com to have a team who have built a progression of a knowledge base that makes understanding these plays easier. Chip fools us all again! Charles Fischer (FishDuck) Oregon Football Analyst for FishDuck.com …
The Fish Report: Rose Bowl Game Plan #2
This is the second part of looking back at plays, formations, and strategies to give my best FishDuck probability percentages as to what we will see as a Rose Bowl game plan. It’s entertaining to look at footage, ponder the possibilities, and see if we can do any better guessing what Chip is up to than the Wisconsin coaches. Let’s …
The Fish Report: Rose Bowl Game Plan #1
In this video we’re going to have some fun looking back at some plays and formations to try to figure out what Chip Kelly might throw at Wisconsin. We’ll look at game footage and determine a “FishDuck Probability” of seeing that play, formation, or strategy in the Rose Bowl Game Plan. “Oh how we love to learn about our beloved …
FishDuck’s first State of the Union: FishDuck Needs You!
Some notes from FishDuck: a FishDuck.com State of the Union FishDuck.com Needs YOU! Greetings Fish-Friends, it is four months in to FishDuck.com’s existence, and Kurt and I felt it was time to speak with you directly, our website visitors. The amount of people that have come to our site daily, participating in our boards and emailing us with notes of …
The FishDuck Report: Passing Game Reads…
For Oregon fans and the staff at FishDuck.com—this has been an amazing football season. We lost two games, yet remain one the nations top five teams; and for us long term fans an incredible third BCS game in a row? We began to closely analyze the Oregon Offense this year and were delighted to have all the surprises from Chip …