We’ve been doing this report card post here at DucksWire for a couple of seasons and this might be the best overall card of them all. Sure, Oregon has some big wins over that time, but with their 41-20 victory over No. 14 BYU, it could be the best overall team performance in quite a while.
This is definitely the best showing from the offensive line in a long time. Oregon used brute force to push BYU back all day long and Bo Nix, as well as the running backs, benefitted. Nix had a long time to throw and in the few times he was hurried, there was room for him to run downfield. On those two touchdown runs that were from two yards out, Nix just followed his line into the end zone.
Of course, not everyone received an A. The linebackers and defensive backs were average. We learned after the game Justin Flowe was held out due to a minor injury, which might have affected the performance. But so far, a group that was highly touted as one of the best in the country certainly hasn’t played that way and they need to play up to their capabilities.
Christian Gonzalez is turning into that lockdown corner opposing quarterbacks want to say away from. So that means whoever is manning the other corner spot, whether it be Twikweze Bridges or Jahlil Florence, might see a lot more balls thrown their way. BYU quarterback Jalen hall picked on them a bit, but with more reps in practice and in-game opportunities, they’ll get better.