Comments on: Pac-10 Week 3 Notes and Observations: Oregon State Beavers http://www.allpac10.com/pac-10-week-3-notes-and-observations-oregon-state-beavers/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Ten Schools. One Site. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:03:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: FloridaBeav http://www.allpac10.com/pac-10-week-3-notes-and-observations-oregon-state-beavers/comment-page-1/#comment-224 FloridaBeav Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:52:21 +0000 http://www.allpac10.com/?p=1931#comment-224 The success or failure of the Beavers' season rests with the offensive and defensive lines. Not the Rogers brothers, not the quarterbacks, not with the young receivers. As early as the Portland State game, it was obvious that the defensive line was not getting pressure on the opposing quarterback. Apologists made excuses: "The Beavers were playing a vanilla pass rush. Wait until they start blitzing!" Against UNLV, still no pressure on the quarterback. The game against Cincy simply has proven what any objective observer could tell from the beginning, the Beaver's young secondary was going to be exploited because the defensive line was not doing its job. On the offensive side of the ball, the line can neither open holes for Jaquizz or protect the quarterback. Again, this was predictable when Philips was declared as a starter. The biased optimists saw this as a positive: "Wow we have a freshman starting on the offensive line for the first time in twenty years. He must be really good." The opposite was true of course. We have a freshman starting on the offensive line, a position that normally takes two years to develop. It just showed how poor the line was. The success or failure of the Beavers’ season rests with the offensive and defensive lines. Not the Rogers brothers, not the quarterbacks, not with the young receivers. As early as the Portland State game, it was obvious that the defensive line was not getting pressure on the opposing quarterback. Apologists made excuses: “The Beavers were playing a vanilla pass rush. Wait until they start blitzing!” Against UNLV, still no pressure on the quarterback. The game against Cincy simply has proven what any objective observer could tell from the beginning, the Beaver’s young secondary was going to be exploited because the defensive line was not doing its job.

On the offensive side of the ball, the line can neither open holes for Jaquizz or protect the quarterback. Again, this was predictable when Philips was declared as a starter. The biased optimists saw this as a positive: “Wow we have a freshman starting on the offensive line for the first time in twenty years. He must be really good.” The opposite was true of course. We have a freshman starting on the offensive line, a position that normally takes two years to develop. It just showed how poor the line was.

]]> By: Duane http://www.allpac10.com/pac-10-week-3-notes-and-observations-oregon-state-beavers/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Duane Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:28:00 +0000 http://www.allpac10.com/?p=1931#comment-222 against a team like cinci, you need every break. cinci deserved the win but that so-called fumble really hurt. both O & D lines need to age quicker before we start saying wait til next year a lot. go beavs! against a team like cinci, you need every break. cinci deserved the win but that so-called fumble really hurt. both O & D lines need to age quicker before we start saying wait til next year a lot. go beavs!

]]> By: Grantalope http://www.allpac10.com/pac-10-week-3-notes-and-observations-oregon-state-beavers/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Grantalope Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:14:58 +0000 http://www.allpac10.com/?p=1931#comment-220 Very disappointing Saturday, opportunities to win the ball game and we can't seem to move the ball at crucial times. Bad job by the officials on the fumble but that does not win or lose games, Riley needed to call a time out and settle the players so they can get a stop on 3rd and 13.. Gotta be able to put it in from the 5 and gotta take more shots down field. Should be a feel better game Saturday, Go Beavs! Very disappointing Saturday, opportunities to win the ball game and we can’t seem to move the ball at crucial times. Bad job by the officials on the fumble but that does not win or lose games, Riley needed to call a time out and settle the players so they can get a stop on 3rd and 13.. Gotta be able to put it in from the 5 and gotta take more shots down field. Should be a feel better game Saturday, Go Beavs!

]]> By: Tim http://www.allpac10.com/pac-10-week-3-notes-and-observations-oregon-state-beavers/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Tim Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:02:20 +0000 http://www.allpac10.com/?p=1931#comment-217 One side of the offensive line is not as good as the other. Why can't that be exploited with more screens, misdirection plays, and play action passes? One side of the offensive line is not as good as the other. Why can’t that be exploited with more screens, misdirection plays, and play action passes?

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