Oregon spent most of August finding out how many players could help. The second scrimmage gave us a better idea of where some of those competitions are headed.
The first scrimmage told the Ducks what needed work. The week that followed showed how they respond, and Saturday’s second scrimmage revealed which corrections are becoming dependable enough to carry into the season.
Oregon has spent months talking about becoming a player-led team. Twelve practices into fall camp, the clearest evidence may not be who gives the loudest speech, but how often Ducks are beginning to teach, challenge and develop one another.
Oregon’s first scrimmage told the Ducks where they stood. Saturday’s second one should tell us something more important: whether the problems exposed the first time actually changed what this team has become.
The Ducks spent the first half of fall camp creating options. After the first scrimmage, the next stage is deciding which players receive the repetitions, roles and trust that come with Saturdays.
The Ducks have their first 120-play evaluation behind them. Now the questions begin shifting from what Oregon might have to what it can trust before Saturday’s second scrimmage.
From Media Day through eight practices, Oregon talked about depth, cohesion, execution and meritocracy. After roughly 120 scrimmage plays, Dan Lanning reduced the next stage of camp to two questions: Are you accountable, and are you capable?
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