I thought this too, but part of the reason the zone pressures didn't work is the DL didn't execute and engage the blockers enough to free up the blitzers.  See Ross Fulton's video link in the recent forum posts with a breakdown.

Is there any real reporting on this or is it just narratives out of local media guys with daily podcasts not getting enough access to fill their youtube video commitments?  I think the only real thing we have is Jack Sawyer wasn't a fit at the Jack position, and we have 4 good DL that are hard to take off the field and were recruited under a 1 gap DL scheme and we are not able to do some of the things Knowles has done to muddy up the run game with movement.  I haven't seen any reporting that LJ and JK aren't cooperating.  

Yea, in other concepts if you have Ransom as like a robber over the middle instead of faking a blitz and dropping shallow then Burke is only worried about out breaking routes.  It all fits together like you said.

He steps wide then takes a fake step across Burke's stance as if he is running a post or dig which wrong footed Burke and then ran wide around him.  He didn't just fall asleep.  It was a good route and Burke knew he didn't have help inside or over the top which contributes to the conflict he was in.  

In the Big 12 he played a lot of offenses like Oregon's and did very well.  He also had hybrid DL/LB players that can confuse blocking schemes by moving around and beefy DTs that can gain a gap against the run.  But nothing I saw on this film study can't be corrected except maybe Cody Simon in coverage and JT being vulnerable to zone read plays.

Watch back the 50 yard TD analysis.  That sim pressure is an attack, you are bringing 6 vs 5 blockers but then late dropping DL to try to disrupt hot routes.  The DL didn't execute so Styles didn't get a clean sack opportunity and Burke bites on the route.  It was an aggressive call meant to force a sack or hot throw into a wash of underneath defenders but the players have to do their jobs and Oregon just had better reps on some of these big plays.  

I think Ross showed it was not entirely Knowles getting schooled.  We can't tell if execution is a failure on game day or bad prep by coaches.  The 50 yard TD was a combination of DL not executing the sim pressure and occupying the blockers and Burke gambling that the QB is going to have to get the ball out quick so bites on the first move.  If Hamilton touches the guard for half a second and Styles runs at 4.4 speed through Gabriel's chest instead of getting redirected maybe that play looks a lot different.

I think Ross's side comment about going vanilla week 1-3 may give some clues.  These guys had no game reps this year on these pressure looks against a spread team.  Iowa doesn't present these types of conflicts.

The best news is these are all quality veteran players that can clean up their execution and we can self scout and put guys in some better positions.

Both right guards and LT were a big problem against Oregon.  Not sure how you can watch the game and miss the DTs and DE screaming into the backfield.  That is the main reason Judkins only ran for 23 yards.  And the 3rd and 1 got immediate penetration leading to Tre "dancing" in the backfield.  Howard is the reason there weren't more sacks.

You can't be better at every position unless you are like 2021 Alabama.  Just stating facts that those matchups are pretty equal on paper.  Maybe next time JT will play like he does vs Penn State and win a few more reps.  Or he won't be told to drop into coverage can can just rush the passer.  (Or we can kick him inside in the rushmen package where he might be more effective)

Oregon OTs are 1st-2nd rounders.  That is talent equated in those matchups.  Sawyer and JT developed into very good players instead of top 5 picks like Bosas/Young.  Putting that on Marotti is odd.  Do you guys not give Marotti credit for developing Ty and Tyleik into highly rated NFL guys as 3-4 stars outside the top 100?

Agree with that aspect, it shouldn't have subjectivity.  In this case 12 guys participated though.

It is still 11 on 11 on that play with a free down so I see the logic somewhat.  No added clock advantage needed in theory, but I think taking subjectivity out of it would be better.  What if the QB notices they had 12 guys with 10 seconds left, thinks he can use whatever time he wants etc.

Hard to see and prove intent live in the game.  Obviously that would be another solution is to allow replay to assess intent somehow.  But this seems cleaner to remove the loophole.  If we want to be fickle, Lanning could be disciplined for blatant unsportsmanlike behavior but I think that is a stretch.

This is just the same result but the coach has an option to take the time off the clock if the offensive team has the lead and is trying to run the clock down.

Oregon's OTs are rated just as highly in the NFL mocks as JTT for some context.  Also we dropped JT into coverage a lot that game and it didn't do anything to confuse Gabriel who just sat back and nailed deep shots.

Or it isn't some horoscope / psychoanalytic problem and the oblong ball bounced the wrong way a couple times, Burke mis-read his opponent's route, and a ref decided to invent a new criteria for OPI.  Can point to some coaching mistakes, but a lot of that is hindsight-driven based on what plays Oregon ran and the results.  Also losing a first round LT after we scored 21 and only scoring 10 after might be significant.

Exactly, Gabriel couldn't put us away and blundered goal to go and 2 point conversion opportunities.  Can point to a dozen things why we didn't win (OPI, turnovers, sim pressure calls that didn't work, Burke losing his guy deep 2 times), but it wasn't killer instinct.

2022 Michigan who knows how much Stalions's role affected the outcomebut we gave up too many chunk plays on defensive aggressive calls.  2022 Georgia and 2024 Oregon were coinflips where it is easy to argue we outplayed our opponent but got unlucky.  That happens every week in the NFL on games where the betting line is 3 or less.  We need to adjust our expectations in games like that and hopefully we can put some together.  Obviously you can point to specific things where the coaches made mistakes and others where players made mistakes.  But there are also 320 passing yards from Will Howard that didn't just fall out of the sky on a platter.  Hopefully there are adjustments, particularly with defensive calls in passing situations (Gabriel was not phased by the sim pressures at all and we let guys run past deep)  and late game management.  But this team is still very good and could win it all this year.

Can't give up the big plays but still within 1 point and gave them better field position all night and extra possessions.  Team loss that easily could have been a win.  Just imagine if that squib kick gave us the ball at the 50 and we score a TD...

Wasn't super solid last year, but I think underrated how much playing a RS Fr who wasn't ready at Center hurt us.  Which is really because no one thought to give Luke Wypler a decent enough NIL check to stick around another year.

OSU's Connor Stalions is both a genius and didn't mix up who the live signaler was apparently.  His response to the Stover criticism was "yes I knew exactly what the call was because I knew every signal and who was live".  So in other words, "yes Cade, I stole all the signals before the game started".  Would he be able to tell who was live all year without in person scouting lining up the play call and the signals?

The last 2 Egbuka TDs were against safety/LBs, showing how he is a matchup problem on the inside.  If teams play 3 corners, we run the damn ball and Egbuka probably gets a pancake.

I can't remember a team attacking us deep in the passing game yet.  He did everything at Alabama though.

With coverage you don't see when a guy does his job if the QB chooses not to throw that way.

I feel like he needs to have some of these live reps where he misses short and have consequences to help him get better.  The red zone TD throws were VERY good and taking advantage of the fact that his run threat forces teams to cover JJ and EE 1 on 1.

Danielson was confused about who our nickelback was apparently.