Ducks’ Offense: Is There a ‘Slim Shady’ Attitude at Oregon?

Kenny Dillingham the Oregon OC stood up and confirmed himself to be the true Slim Shady together with his mixture of play calling. The Geese offense marched to the beat of the Dillingham play combine and was deadly. I suppose Arizona DC Johnny Nansen will need to have been pondering early (“we’re gonna have an issue right here.”)

Oregon on its second drive established the run sport with three straight runs, as Dillingham then blended in a go to Moliki Matavao, earlier than Noah Whittington busted off a 55-yard TD run. On the Geese subsequent possession, the run sport established earlier arrange Dillingham to dial up a 42-yard Bo Nix go to Kris Hutson, ending on the Wildcats one yard line. (Discover Hutson didn’t showboat?)

Dillingham’s Geese offense actually hit its groove because it put collectively its third straight TD drive. Three runs arrange a ravishing Nix go to Chase Cota for an over the shoulder seize. Two extra runs and passes stored the balanced drive collectively and ending ultimately zone.

For these Duck followers who won’t get the Slim Shady reference, Dillingham would go full Battle Pigs on Arizona to cap the Geese 4th straight TD drive to finish the half. Dillingham broke out the Geese Josh 14 energy formation. This formation had five-star freshman Josh Conerly Jr because the sixth lineman and three tight ends. Oregon ran one other true freshman Jordan James 4 instances in a row from the Arizona 19-yard line for the Geese final TD of the primary half.

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Noah Whittington ran for Oregon’s first of so many dashing touchdowns.

Everybody in offered out Arizona Stadium knew what was coming. Dillingham seemingly bored with taking part in with the Cats, determined to dare them to cease what they knew was coming. The Geese OC has some Slim Shady in him in, flexing up in Arizona’s face and operating proper over them. He despatched a message into the locker room with Arizona for halftime!

Dillingham would proceed to combine his performs to his personal beat to start out the second half with Inside zone runs, passes over the center, and a sideline go. Nix, after having a steak of 14 straight completions snapped, would scramble to transform a 3rd and ten. Noah Whittington would run straight forward run to set the Geese up first and purpose. Dillingham would cap the drive with a Josh 14 QB sneak TD run for Nix. He actually confirmed off his play calling swagger on this drive, simply in case we had forgotten his play calls through the half.

The Geese protection on the subsequent collection would give you an interception. The Oregon offense would convert that right into a 4 play 39-yard TD drive. With 9:44 left within the third quarter the Geese would lead 41-13. Dillingham as soon as once more led the Geese offense to a Chip Kelly Period efficiency that might put the sport away early.

The Zona Zoo scholar part that was buzzing to start out the sport, had skilled a full-on dangerous journey coming down off their pregame excessive. The sellout crowd began to skinny early and head for the exits. Dillingham snatched the dream of Arizona followers storming the sector after upsetting the Geese. (he didn’t simply snatch it, he crushed it Shady type)

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An unbelievable throw by Bo Nix and catch by Chase Cota.

This Dillingham offense is enjoyable for Duck followers to observe. He assaults to all elements of the sector within the run and go video games, and he mixes that through the drives. Screens, 10-yard crosses, deep posts, and that candy outdoors shoulder fade to Cota up the sideline. Simply the identical he attacked inside, off sort out and to the sideline with the run sport. He promised an offense that assaults all a part of the sector in house, and he’s delivered.

The important thing to the Geese offense is Bo Nix,. as he’s taking part in at a degree he has by no means proven, and bloomed into the five-star he was imagined to be. Matter of reality there may be some Slim Shady in Nix too. He’s comfy on this offense; he runs it like a common. His pre-snap reads are so good that he’s making the sport straightforward. An incredible instance was on a 3rd down when the Cats introduced a linebacker on the blitz, Nix simply hit the TE over the center within the spot the linebacker vacated to transform the primary down. (straightforward peasy)

About that Shady in Nix? Effectively, he definitely performs like “he doesn’t give a…” We now have seen him all season lengthy throwing blocks for his operating backs, and he’s lowered his head and brought on tacklers to transform first downs or rating TDs. How about final week on the defensive return of what turned out to not be a fumble by Seven McGee. There was Nix slicing the runners legs on the sidelines and his helmet flying off! If that type of play doesn’t present some Slim Shady saying “I don’t give a…” nicely then, I don’t know what does.

Nix would end his night time simply seconds into the fourth quarter, however what an evening it was. He would run eight instances for 70-yards and 3 touchdowns, whereas going 20-25 passing for 265-yards in one other startling efficiency for the Geese. Nix led the Geese to 526-yards of offense in simply over three quarters.

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Bucky Irving powered via the Wildcat protection simply.

Bo Nix is Oregon’s finest QB they’ve fielded since Marcus Mariota and Justin Herbert. Mixed with the artful play calling and ruthless strategy of OC Kenny Dillingham, Duck followers are questioning how far this pair can take this workforce?

This Oregon workforce is squarely within the hunt for the Pac-12 title. We’ll all get every week off to catch our collective breath after this dazzling begin to the season. Then Chip Kelly will deliver his co-contending UCLA squad to Autzen in two weeks for an epic Pac-12 battle.

Duck followers, what do you consider the return of the explosive excessive scoring offense type at Oregon? Please share your ideas within the OBD FORUM!

DazeNconfused
Portland, Oregon
Prime Picture by Joe Jackson Jr.

I used to be born a Cali child and my uncle is a USC Alum. Bear in mind going to an SC sport once I was like 5 with him.  I moved to Oregon in 77 once I was 6 and have become a Duck fan way back. I keep in mind Reggie Ogburn OB days, so it was earlier than the Geese acquired good. I’ve been a sports activities nut since I used to be a child.

I went to Tigard Excessive about the identical time as linebacker Jeremy Asher did, and I watched him workforce with Wealthy Ruhl on the within of the Gang Inexperienced protection.

Plenty of Geese reminiscences, Danny O’Neil’s passing in 1st Rose Bowl, Kenny Wheaton, Joey’s comebacks early in his profession and the way jacked up he acquired!