Interesting read that I picked up in a local copy of Ducks Illustrated. Not sure if there's an online copy, but I've typed out the text below.
Taggart on style:
"We're going to be fun to watch. You will see tempo. You'll see us be lethal simplicity: sharp, fine and simple... fast."
On practice and blue collar work:
"I want to practice like pros. If you've ever been to a pro football practice, they don't do a lot of tackling, but they go fast and stay off the ground. It's important we go fast and be where we're supposed to be fundamentally."
If I'm a Duck fan, those words concern me. Sounds like more of the same from Oregon: winning on speed and not mass. Historically, the teams that Oregon has struggled with have been in more of a B1G/SEC mold with a punishing ground game and physical line play that wears the Ducks out.
Previous coaches have won by playing keep-away and letting the other team try to dig themselves out of a points deficit. But teams that can stand toe to toe with Oregon and punch them in the mouth (see: Wisconsin, OSU, Stanford, Auburn, TCU, 2016 Nebraska) have a decent chance of winning the game.
If Taggart is continuing with the fast-but-flimsy style, here's hoping the Blackshirts can snap a few ball carriers in half.
Taggart on style:
"We're going to be fun to watch. You will see tempo. You'll see us be lethal simplicity: sharp, fine and simple... fast."
On practice and blue collar work:
"I want to practice like pros. If you've ever been to a pro football practice, they don't do a lot of tackling, but they go fast and stay off the ground. It's important we go fast and be where we're supposed to be fundamentally."
If I'm a Duck fan, those words concern me. Sounds like more of the same from Oregon: winning on speed and not mass. Historically, the teams that Oregon has struggled with have been in more of a B1G/SEC mold with a punishing ground game and physical line play that wears the Ducks out.
Previous coaches have won by playing keep-away and letting the other team try to dig themselves out of a points deficit. But teams that can stand toe to toe with Oregon and punch them in the mouth (see: Wisconsin, OSU, Stanford, Auburn, TCU, 2016 Nebraska) have a decent chance of winning the game.
If Taggart is continuing with the fast-but-flimsy style, here's hoping the Blackshirts can snap a few ball carriers in half.