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This Oregon drive started when the Ducks intercepted Jake Locker on their own 6. Oregon drove the ball into Husky territory, but were still outside field goal range on this key 3rd & 8. If the Huskies were going to have a chance, they needed to make a stop on this play, and they couldn't--due to a blitz that didn't work and miscommunication in the secondary.
1) The Dawgs lined up in a nickel package--four down linemen (which you see above), two linebackers (which you also see), and five defensive backs (mostly out of the picture). Just before the snap, LB E.J. Savannah (the linebacker at the top of the screen) snuck up to the line of scrimmage and blitzed.
2) See the d-lineman sort of trailing behind the others here? That's pass-rushing specialist Caesar Rayford, formerly lined up on the outside, who stunted toward the middle when Savannah blitzed. The blitz ain't working, as Oregon right tackle Geoff Schwartz, who's 6-7, 340, is easily handling the 6-2, 222 Savannah.
3) As you can see, Oregon handled the protection perfectly. Oregon center Max Unger stays in his area and handles Rayford's stunt, and Savannah's given up on trying to get past Schwartz. Dennis Dixon has plenty of time to find...
4) ...Aaron Pflugrad, a true freshman from Missoula, Dixon threw the ball a little behind Pflugrad, but since the Husky defense (not appearing in your picture) wasn't within 10 yards of him, Pflugrad was able to reach back and make the catch for a 14 yard gain and the first down.
5) And that's the Husky defensive backfield, trying to figure out what happened. The FSN color guy blamed true freshman Nate Williams (#38) for getting lost, and it did appear that Williams drifted too far over to the right, ceding the middle of the field to Pflugrad.
Four plays later, Oregon scored to take the lead. The Huskies didn't force a stop the rest of the game, as Oregon's next four drives also ended with scores.
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