The Oregon Ducks were back inside the Moshofsky Center on Thursday morning for their 10th spring practice of the year, this time wearing shells while they went through work ahead of the Spring Game coming at the end of next week.
While we didn’t get any full-contact action, there were a lot of pads cracking with a couple of new drills that we saw, one of which looked similar to the classic “Oklahoma” style drill where two offensive players were pitted up against two defensive players in a run-blocking and tackling scenario.
We also got an update on a few injured players and one wide receiver who was not present at the start of practice but was later seen on the sideline without pads on. Here are the takeaways:
Oklahoma in Oregon
Arguably the most fun drill to watch on Thursday morning was a new one for media members to see this year, where a wide receiver and running back lined up against a linebacker and a defensive back. The QB threw a screen pass to the RB, and then the 4 players went after each other, with the linebacker looking to shed the block and the DB pursuing the ball-carrier.
It certainly gave some highlights, the most notable of which came with WR Isaah Crocker blocking and Seven McGee running the ball. Crocker held onto his block all the way to the sideline, pushing the DB out of bounds, while McGee gave a nice jump-cut to the inside and made the oncoming defender whiff. It drew a couple of reactions from the crowd, and offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham raced after Crocker to congratulate him on the nice block in open field.
Punt-return Depth Chart
During the special teams’ portion of the practice, we once again got to see punt returners put on boxing gloves while they fielded kicks and raced upfield. While we have been told not to make much of the rotation of players this early in the spring and mistake them for depth charts, it seemed notable that Seven McGee returned…
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