Dale alluded to this in another thread so I thought I would bring it here.
- As many know, the Ducks took some looks at grad transfers like Jamie Newman, KJ Costello and a few others and those players ended up elsewhere; but Oregon did not stop looking.
- This past weekend Oregon hosted Anthony Brown and his family. The entire family fell in love with the area and the vision of Cristobal. They have not yet enrolled, but the odds are that the Ducks will land him for the 2020 season.
- What does that mean for Oregon at QB? Tyler Shough is the starter and, unless he regresses between now and fall camp, that is unlikely to change. The players and staff feel Shough is the perfect fit for Joe Moorhead's offense.
- Brown is being brought in not because of Shough, but because behind Shough are three players who have never played a snap of college football. Butterfield, right now, seems to be the most ready of the three, but Brown brings 18 games as a starter with over 4200 passing yards, 40 TD's against 20 INT's and he can carry the ball some.
- BUT, Brown has also needed surgery on both knees (right in 2017, left in October of last season) and will not be 100% until probably sometime next month(ish). He will be a good option. Could he come in and absolutely blow everyone away and beat out Shough? Anything is possible, and Brown knows he has to come in and compete.
- Shough is okay with Brown coming on board as it really is about creating some experienced depth at the QB spot and that is sorely missing right now.
- The Ducks are currently over the schollie limit, so there will be some attrition after the spring; at least three players will be moving on before summer begins.
- Brown is not yet officially enrolled which is why this has been so quiet and why it is not in an official story.
- As many know, the Ducks took some looks at grad transfers like Jamie Newman, KJ Costello and a few others and those players ended up elsewhere; but Oregon did not stop looking.
- This past weekend Oregon hosted Anthony Brown and his family. The entire family fell in love with the area and the vision of Cristobal. They have not yet enrolled, but the odds are that the Ducks will land him for the 2020 season.
- What does that mean for Oregon at QB? Tyler Shough is the starter and, unless he regresses between now and fall camp, that is unlikely to change. The players and staff feel Shough is the perfect fit for Joe Moorhead's offense.
- Brown is being brought in not because of Shough, but because behind Shough are three players who have never played a snap of college football. Butterfield, right now, seems to be the most ready of the three, but Brown brings 18 games as a starter with over 4200 passing yards, 40 TD's against 20 INT's and he can carry the ball some.
- BUT, Brown has also needed surgery on both knees (right in 2017, left in October of last season) and will not be 100% until probably sometime next month(ish). He will be a good option. Could he come in and absolutely blow everyone away and beat out Shough? Anything is possible, and Brown knows he has to come in and compete.
- Shough is okay with Brown coming on board as it really is about creating some experienced depth at the QB spot and that is sorely missing right now.
- The Ducks are currently over the schollie limit, so there will be some attrition after the spring; at least three players will be moving on before summer begins.
- Brown is not yet officially enrolled which is why this has been so quiet and why it is not in an official story.
