Five Takeaways From Oregon’s Loss to Georgia

Oregon heads again to Eugene following a 49-3 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs with rather a lot to consider. There have been some positives to remove from this recreation, however they will probably be overshadowed by what went mistaken in a recreation that had a lot hype to start out the 2022 season. 

Listed below are 5 takeaways from Saturday’s recreation.

1. Oregon operating again rotation stays undetermined

The Geese ran for 144 yards on 31 carries towards Georgia, averaging 4.5 yards a pop. With CJ Verdell and Travis Dye now not with the group, this was the primary time in fairly some time that carries have been up for grabs within the Oregon backfield.

We noticed somewhat little bit of everybody towards the Bulldogs, with Sean {Dollars}, Mar’Keise Irving, Byron Cardwell, Noah Whittington and Jordan James all recording no less than three carries.

James completed the sport with a team-high seven totes, however no again ran for greater than 33 yards ({Dollars}), which made it onerous to judge who has a transparent lead in that room. I would not be shocked if we see a go-to duo kind because the season progresses.

2. Turnovers value Nix in debut

The largest concern Oregon most followers had when Nix transferred to Eugene was his decision-making.

On Saturday he threw two interceptions, and each of these have been instantly transformed into Georgia touchdowns. The primary interception is more durable to pin on Nix, however the second interception was an apparent poor choice. 

There’s certain to be some rising pains at a brand new faculty and in a brand new offense, however the veteran will want to ensure he takes higher care of the ball shifting ahead if the Geese wish to achieve success in 2022.

3. Tight ends shall be extra concerned this yr

One gripe I had with final yr’s offense was how little we noticed the tight ends. Positive we noticed them put their hand within the filth and block, nevertheless it felt like we not often noticed them utilized because the athletic mismatches they’re for a majority of defenses. 

Now with 4 scholarship tight ends on the roster, all of Terrance Feguson, Moliki Matavao, Patrick Herbert and Cam McCormick noticed the sphere. Ferguson even led the group in each targets (6) and receptions (4). It was particularly encouraging to see Herbert and McCormick operating round on the sphere after coming back from harm. 

Terrell Tillmon will most likely take extra time to see the sphere as he is transitioning from protection.

Dillingham’s offense confirmed extra selection and creativity than most of what we noticed final yr, and the tight ends ought to play a extra important position in Oregon’s success this yr.

4. Go rush nonetheless an space of want

Neither group registered a sack on this recreation, which must be testomony to the offensive strains and elusiveness of each quarterbacks. 

However I anticipated the Oregon defensive entrance to get far more of a push than they did, particularly with the expertise they introduced in from the switch portal to bolster their depth on the inside of the defensive position. I additionally suppose expectations are excessive for DJ Johnson, and understandably so, however he was fairly quiet on Saturday. 

Georgia is a tough measuring stick for any group, however attending to the quarterback is an absolute necessity if this protection needs to make a distinction this season.

5. Fundamentals want work

There have been so many missed tackles and blown assignments on Saturday that it was onerous to maintain rely. 

When it got here right down to execution, the Geese simply flat out weren’t as much as snuff, significantly on protection. For a unit that returns so many members of its entrance seven and quite a few defensive backs, Oregon was usually instances left grabbing at air after arm tackles have been ran via by Georgia ability gamers.

In fact I wasn’t anticipating an ideal recreation, particularly towards an opponent of Georgia’s caliber, however I used to be shocked to see this since Lanning is a defensive-minded head coach. It is issues like this that contribute to taking part in right down to your opponent, one thing the Geese did all too usually final season. 

This must be cleaned up and in a rush.

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