Why Terrelle Pryor DIDN'T go to UO
He knew he'd get hurt. It's inevitable. He was so scared of getting hurt, that he didn't even make the trip out to (beautiful?) Eugene, for fear of stepping off Uncle Phil's private jet and twisting his ankle. Because let's face it- being an Oregon Duck is more hazardous to your health than taking a midnight drive with Al Afalava. There's a reason the Ducks have the best athletic medical facilities in the country, it's because they have to. It's not just the QBs either. Jonathan Stewart was injured every year he was a Duck. He left UO not to make millions, but to quit having to make trips to the ER.
Dennis Dixon, on his way to a certain Heisman trophy and at least an appearance in the Nat'l Championship. But it wasn't to be. Dixon's knee blew up and he fell faster than KFed's career. And let's not forget the fact that Oregon's team last year had so many other injuries on their team that they were forced to picking up guys from their Intramural teams (how could we forget? We Beaver fans are reminded EVERY DAY how we barely beat their 18th string QB).
And this year, the 2nd coming of Tommie Frazier, (or UO fans would have you believe) Nate Costa, was injured on a non-contact drill. A NON-CONTACT DRILL. Is this just an ode to how hard Bellotti runs his practices? I doubt it. And now, Justin Roper tore his MCL and will only be out for 1-30 weeks. We can never really know how serious/unserious injuries are. Remember when Costa was only listed as questionable for the UW game? And when Dixon was "100%" against Arizona? Jake Locker chose to go to Washington not for their excellent football team, but simply so he could break his neck and retur the next week.
Now while this post has been a compilation of sarcastic remarks and some actual scientific research (like how we barely beat the 57th string QB), it did have a purpose- I want to know what you fans think. Is this a product of the Oregon offense or just some shitty luck?
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Hahaha. No doubt. It was funny, after the Purdue game when Roper went out, a lot of us were joking how we’ll never be able to recruit another QB.
“Come blow out your knee for the ducks!”
But on a serious note, there isn’t enough proof that it is causation of anything in practice, or the offense type. Of all the QB injuries that have happened over the last few years, I think only one has been from a spread option play. The rest of the injuries were in situations that in which every other QB is in just as much danger. Non-contact, scrambles, pocket tackles, etc.
WHY DON’T U JUST ADMIT YOUR JEALOUS OF OUR INJURIES?!?
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by JShufelt on
Sep 19, 2008 5:34 PM PDT
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Just because the injuries haven't occured on spread option plays
Doesn’t mean they weren’t products of the spread option. When you get hit as much as the Oregon QBs, it adds up. If you look around the country, teams with these kinds of offenses always have their guys getting hurt, such as Pat White, Tim Tebow, Jake Locker, among others. Tim Tebow is the only one who hasn’t missed time due to the fact that he is apparently half machine. I just think you need to protect your QB.
I made a point a couple months ago in a discussion about this with my friend: When a defender sees a running back or wide receiver with the ball, his thought is “Wrap Up, take down the ball carrier, don’t let him get away.” When a defender sees a QB with the ball, his thoughts are “how hard can I hit this wimpy piece of shit” and they go all out.
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by The VD Special on
Sep 20, 2008 2:59 PM PDT
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I still disagree...
But that’s because I haven’t seen any numbers in front of me that shows that’s the case. Rudy Carpenter has been brutalized. He had a dinged up finger. Roper rarely got hit when he handed the ball off on the spread option. Chip Kelly has stated he never had problems with his guys in New Hampshire.
Sounds like a lot of real research needs to go into this.
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by JShufelt on
Sep 20, 2008 5:38 PM PDT
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I bet New Hampshire faced some really elite athletes on defense
Football has a 100% injury rate. You will get hurt someday.
There’s a 1-in-1000 chance that you’ll get injured without contact.
There’s a 1-in-100 chance that you’ll get injured from contact.
When you get banged on every play, you’re more likely to get injured sooner. Whether the eventual injuries come from contact or not is immaterial. The contact just speeds up the time frame.
It’s just a dumb system to run. But, I’m glad you guys use it.
by CV3000 on
Sep 22, 2008 5:28 PM PDT
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That's just stupid
Calling the spread dumb because it is prone to injuring athletes is like calling China ugly for producing so much pollution.
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by qrsouther on
Sep 22, 2008 7:20 PM PDT
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umm...??
Considering that you’re in middle school, your analogies are still weak.
by CV3000 on
Sep 23, 2008 8:35 PM PDT
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I'm a Freshman...
And I think that was a fitting analogy. Explain your reasoning.
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by qrsouther on
Sep 24, 2008 8:32 AM PDT
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JShufelt, never let that die. Please. I love it. You are da man. I might do a DBD after you!
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by TwistNHook on
Sep 25, 2008 3:04 PM PDT
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Be careful. Positive reinforcement can be a bitch.
It's spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"
by JShufelt on
Sep 25, 2008 4:22 PM PDT
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Jeremiah Masoli
Gets injured today. Don’t know the extent but he hasn’t returned to the game so far and there’s only 10 minutes left. Chris Harper looked like shit but Darren Thomas appears to be a future play maker- until he gets hurt.
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by The VD Special on
Sep 20, 2008 3:22 PM PDT
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Pryor
Can you also do a post on why Pryor didn’t come to OS? Just curious what those reasons might be.
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by MarineCorpsDuck on
Sep 20, 2008 6:08 PM PDT
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Ahahahahahahahahahahaha
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by qrsouther on
Sep 20, 2008 6:24 PM PDT
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Lol good one
Maybe because he knew he’d be sitting for two years behind Moevao?
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by The VD Special on
Sep 20, 2008 10:19 PM PDT
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Nope, he was more worried about competing with Ryan Gunderson
Oh wait……
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by qrsouther on
Sep 21, 2008 11:48 AM PDT
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Yeah well I'd be worried about that too
I’m thinking we should use Jacquizz Rodgers the same way Arkansas used Darren McFadden. The BeaverHog formation, I can see it already. A 5’5" QB? Very Jonathan Smith esq eh?
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by The VD Special on
Sep 21, 2008 11:57 AM PDT
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How tall was Jonathan Smith?
All I truly remember (vaguely) was that he was built less like Justin Roper and more like the Michelin Man…
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by qrsouther on
Sep 22, 2008 7:19 PM PDT
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like..5'9" or 5'10" or ....something?...huge arm though
Quickest release I’ve seen from a college QB.
by CV3000 on
Sep 23, 2008 8:37 PM PDT
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He's enlisted as 6 even
But meeting him once, there’s no way he’s taller than me, and I’m 5’11".
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by qrsouther on
Sep 24, 2008 8:32 AM PDT
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Must've been
from direct QB coaching from Peter North!
by 071903 on
Sep 30, 2008 1:52 PM PDT
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