Dan Lanning highlights where Ducks can improve after first scrimmage
Following the first scrimmage of the spring, Dan Lanning laid out what he liked and where the Ducks can improve as the spring game approaches.
The Oregon Ducks are a bit behind this spring, starting later than other programs and having to endure spring break, but the Ducks are already ratcheting up the intensity. The Ducks had their first scrimmage of the spring season on Saturday, getting a first look at how the new faces and freshmen operate in a game-like situation in advance of the spring game on April 25. The scrimmage taught head coach Dan Lanning a sundry of things about his team.
Some good, some not as much. "Today's about evaluating who can play football – who can tackle, who can block, who can catch," Lanning said. "We saw some of those moments today, and there's gonna be some opportunities to improve there.
" As usual, Lanning didn't offer any specific details about the closed scrimmage. No standout performances or final score, but a rundown of how the Ducks can continue to get better. For Lanning, that means getting guys lined up in the right spots and figuring out who's ready to compete at any given position.
Fortunately, it sounds like the young Ducks in the program made a good first impression in the scrimmage, holding their own against the returning veterans from Oregon's roster that lasted until the final four last season. "I saw young guys out there who proved they can play at this level of football," he said. "When the meeting started today, I'm showing Nasir Wyatt last year in this scrimmage what he did and what allowed us to say, 'OK, we need to find a way to get this guy on the field at times.