[Couch-Potato]

Originally Posted by Couch-Potato

Ok, wait. Looking for additional opinions on this.

Does the league view Oregon's offense the same way they do TEN?

Are we too high on Franklin based on some gimmick offense?

Here's a response to my own question that CP might find interesting:

Spoiler!

After the run-heavy and relatively conservative offense that became the new norm for the Oregon Ducks over the past few years under former head coach Mario Cristobal, many Oregon fans have been curious about what type of scheme the new coaching staff is going to implement, and how it will differ from the previous iterations.

On Saturday afternoon when the media got the first chance to talk to offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham since spring ball started, we got a little bit of a glimpse at what is in the plans.

The QB sneak is coming back to Oregon's offense, per OC Kenny Dillingham
“We want to be a pro-style offense that plays fast,” Dillingham said. “So that means is we want to put our athletes in the best position to win one on one situations, where we want to be able to do that with variations of tempo. So whether we’re playing super fast, whether we’re running a check with me system, we’re trying to be able to create a variation of tempo. We’re also creating matches via one on one based off our personnel groupings.”

For the Ducks, tempo is not a new concept, especially after Chip Kelly revolutionized the game a decade ago and implemented a spread-offense that took college football by storm and found so much success that it drew copycats from around the nation.

“This system is built for playmakers and we are going to put our playmakers in space,” Dillingham said. “If those playmakers or our best players are running backs and our best players are upfront, we’re going to run the football. If our best players are on the perimeter who can win one on ones, we’re going to give them opportunities. In years past we’ve thrown the ball for over 4,000 yards in this system. We’ve run the ball for over 4000 yards in this system. So this system is adaptable to the people we have on our team, we’re going to adapt to those players.”

That is something that should be music to [Chiefs] fans’ ears.

In 2021, it was felt that Oregon had an incredibly talented group of wide receivers, but through a combination of play-calling and ability at the quarterback position, the passing game suffered throughout the season and not a single player came close to sniffing 1,000 yards receiving. Now, it appears that if Oregon feels like they have a player on the outside who can help them exploit the defense, they will do whatever they can to get them the ball.