The Pin and Pull is something I’ve lightly touched on twice in the past year. Once was in the article about the Oregon’s Buck Sweep play, and the other was in a piece I wrote on the Stretch play that the program started to run at the end of the season. The fact that Coach Mario Cristobal brought the scheme …
One of the strongest passing plays in the Oklahoma State Cowboys’ playbook during Marcus Arroyo’s time in Stillwater, and one that is still persistent in the offense today, is the post/dig concept. Post/dig is really just the explanatory title for the Mills Concept. Any time that an offense pairs a post route with a dig route, this is known as …
I know you read that title and are now thinking, “oh brother,” but bear with me and try to examine this with new eyes as we contemplate the hiring of Mark Helfrich as Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach of the Chicago Bears. I truly believe he will be the Blockbuster Sleeper hire of the NFL this year, and will fare better …
It’s been a while since the Oregon Ducks had an inside linebacker that one could mention in the same breath with the likes of Wesley Mallard, Tom Graham, or Ernest Jones. Well, that’s about to change with incoming freshman Andrew Johnson from Tift County High School, in Tifton, Georgia. Jones who is expected to sign with the Ducks February 7th, …
More than any other hire that the Oregon has made this off-season, I am excited about the hiring of Jim Mastro as running backs coach, whom Head Coach Mario Cristobal was able to lure away from Mike Leach and Washington State. Mastro’s biggest calling cards is that he helped Chris Ault create the Pistol Offense while at the University of Nevada. A …
OFFENSIVE LINE TECHNIQUES (Overall) by FishDuck.com Coaches (14 Analyses) —1. Oregon Football Analysis: O-Line Protection Creates BIG Plays for Ducks http://fishduck.com/2015/08/oregon-football-analysis-o-line-protection-creates-big-plays-for-ducks/ Text and Video Analysis Published 8-11-2015 Fans normally do not see the importance of pass protection when watching games on Saturdays. However, the most important concept in a successful, big-play offense is the ability of the offensive line to …
I remember thinking about it and saying to myself, “Yes, I would take the Devil’s Deal.” Would you? From the mid-1980s until the 2008 football season, the Ducks were on a roller-coaster of success and disappointment: from terrible seasons when quarterbacks were hurt, to the highs of the ’94 Rose Bowl team and the Joey Harrington years, as well as a …
It’s a new day for Oregon Ducks football with the 2018 recruiting class. One area at the forefront of this era is the offensive line recruits who have been signed and/or committed. Gone are the days of the long and lithe men up front who were the staple of the zone-read angle blocking schemes. They’re being replaced by a bigger body …
The Oregon Defense: DEFENSIVE COVERAGES and TACTICS (9 Analyses) —1. The Coach’s Corner: Split Coverages in Football http://fishduck.com/2012/06/the-coachs-corner-split-coverages-in-football/ Text Analysis Published 6-22-2012 Coach Peterson breaks down how a quarters-based split pass coverage can help a defense win games. Great knowledge for the fan and coach… Directory 10.1, 11 —2. Oregon’s Cover One Defense: Turnover Heaven http://fishduck.com/2012/08/oregons-cover-one-defense-turnover-heaven/ Video Analysis Published …
The Oregon Defense: DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES (22 Analyses) —1. Oregon’s Bend-But-Don’t-Break Defense: It WORKS http://fishduck.com/2015/09/oregons-bend-but-dont-break-defense-it-works/ Text and GIF Analysis Published 9-01-2015 Many people don’t understand the reasoning behind utilizing the bend-but-don’t-break defense, and how it complements the Oregon offense. Let’s take a closer look at this defensive strategy against Florida State in the 2015 Rose Bowl through the eyes of FishDuck.com’s …
The Oregon Defense: GAME PLANNING (13 Analyses) —1. Using Discipline and Fundamentals to Defend Brand New Formations http://fishduck.com/2015/02/using-discipline-and-fundamentals-to-defend-brand-new-formations/ Text and GIF Analysis Published 2-03-2015 Last week we talked about the importance of formations when it comes to putting together an offensive game plan, but today we’re going to discuss things from the opposite point of view. What happens defensively when …
Specifically for the Coaches-DEFENSE (From Coaches) (Four Analyses) —1.The FishDuck Minute #13: “The Toughest Concept to Coach” http://fishduck.com/2012/04/the-fishduck-minute-13-the-toughest-concept-to-coach/ Video and Text Analysis Published 4-30-2012 There are tons of principles and assignments for an Oregon football player to learn over his career and I often have wondered what was the difficult concept for them to learn. Recently I heard a defensive …