Oregon
Four Keys to Oregon Football Beating Georgia
Our Oregon soccer program has been by way of loads within the final ten seasons. With highs and lows beneath every new teaching workers, Dan Lanning has arrived. After a promising basis has been set with coach Mario Cristobal, will Lanning be the one to take us to the championship?
In 2022, it’s unlikely. Nonetheless, this can be an enormous season for the Geese, and our opener in Athens will inform us loads about what sort of offseason the staff has had. Regardless of all of the adjustments, there are a couple of large issues the Geese can do on this recreation to provide themselves an enormous probability to win. I consider in the event that they accomplish all of those collectively, they’ll be ready to upset the Bulldogs at house.
1. Pound the Soccer
A number of issues went effectively final season in Oregon’s defeat of Ohio State. One of many recreation changers of that victory was a dedicated, environment friendly operating recreation. On prime of the offense retaining management, they had been capable of run down the clock in opposition to a extremely gifted, younger Buckeyes staff. Retaining management of the sport clock and possessing the soccer can be Our Beloved Geese’ largest key to successful.
Gary Breedlove
Greenfield and a handful of Geese gamers had been capable of make large turnovers within the spring recreation. Let’s hope this interprets to in-season success.
2. Win the Turnover Battle
Turnovers have been a welcome shock from the Oregon protection over the previous couple of seasons. Jevon Holland, Verone McKinley III, and firm have been capable of power vital game-changing performs all through their time at Oregon. Our recruits must step up their recreation to match Verone and Jevon’s presence. Moreover, a contemporary entrance seven (lacking Kayvon Thibodeaux) must discover a strategy to power turnovers as effectively. Normally, I’d instantly have a look at our entrance 4. Within the opener, I consider our entrance seven’s success will rely fully on the efficiency of Noah Sewell and Justin Flowe. With these two firing on all cylinders, count on the Bulldogs to be shocked early.
3. Kenny Dillingham and Bo Nix
This relationship MUST work from day one. I don’t imply throwing for 400+ yards and setting staff data. I simply want Nix to have the ability to play at a excessive sufficient degree and mistake-free soccer sufficient to provide the staff a shot in Athens. To do that, Nix must have some type of primary goal to hit downfield.
Meaning on this new offense, somebody’s going to want to step up as a deep menace. I see that being Troy Franklin and Dont’e Thornton. Their play in opposition to Oklahoma within the 2021 Alamo Bowl was an enormous contemporary air for me as an Oregon fan. Having an enormous physique pink zone menace and Kris Hutson as a constant possession receiver for Nix to go to battle with? Signal me up.
Alamo Bowl
Troy Franklin had a powerful exhibiting in opposition to a tricky OU staff within the Alamo Bowl.
4. Don’t Settle For Subject Targets
Sure! It’s nice to get factors within the pink zone. But when I’m Lanning, I’m going for it on fourth (at the very least, within the ten-yard line) each time. Subject objectives aren’t going to assist our case in opposition to a nationwide champion staff. They will extinguish a lead too shortly. Should you can’t get a landing, power them to drive 95 yards down the sector.
As a facet notice, let’s have some enjoyable this season, we could? One large takeaway I had from Lanning’s affect on the spring recreation was the enjoyable issue. Soccer must be enjoyable for Our Beloved Geese. Let’s see them have some enjoyable on September third and shock the world in Athens.
Alex Heining
Los Angeles, California
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