It’s not going to be a finished product overnight.
New Oregon head coach Dan Lanning will spend a lot of his time this spring trying to figure out what’s the best direction for the Duck offense and more specifically, which quarterback to go with.
The final answer may not be known for quite some time, however. Lanning could go with senior transfer Bo Nix or either of the two redshirt freshmen in Ty Thompson or Jay Butterfield.
As the team returned to practice after the spring break, Lanning says the quarterbacks had their ups and downs.
“Well, certainly one positive today is the offense had some explosive plays out there, which was exciting. On the same note, we also had some turnovers that I don’t want to see,” Lanning said. “I thought we could have been a little bit better in our two minutes scenario there at the end of practice, with our offense and the operation there. So good job on the explosive plays. We want to take care of the ball going forward.”
Nix has the in-game experience and probably knows the playbook a little better since Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham was Nix’s OC at Auburn his freshman year. But Ty Thompson and Jay Butterfield has talent that just can’t be ignored.
Most likely, the quarterback that shows consistency in moving the ball down the field and has the ability to avoid mistakes will eventually win the job. Explosion plays are like home runs. They’re nice when they show themselves, but can’t be relied upon.
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