Continued from
"The offensive line and quar
terback are the most important
areas for us because we were
last in the Pac-10 last season in
total offense," Brooks says. "I
think we scored 14 points per
game. You don't win many
games scoring 14 points
"We had a fairly productive
offense for two years prior to
last year. We must return to that
productivity," Brooks says.
Part of the Brooks plan is to
resuscitate the split back veer
offense used successfully in
Oregon's back-to-back winning
seasons You may say goodbye
to the Power I.
"It's going to be a big im
provement,” Lusk says of the
veer. "We ll be unpredictable "
Unpredictability is what
Brooks is counting on to spark
the offense
In the veer, Oregon can utilize
Dwight Robertson's speed to
turn the juice on around the
end By no small coincidence,
the veer will help Lusk as well.
"It will take the pressure off
(Lusk) from a passing stand
point," Brooks explains "The
defense can't jam the middle It
will have to cover the per
imeter.”
The veer, in effect, will involve
more people in the offense, tak
ing some responsibility that had
mounted in the stalled Power I
away from Lusk
"It's awfully difficult for one
man to carry the load," Brooks
says. "Last year, with our offen
sive line the way it was. Kevin
had extra responsibility. That
was unfair."
Lusk agrees "You're either
the goat or the hero, " said Lusk
"If things go well, you get too
much credit When things aren't
right, you get the blame You
just let the chips fall "
To illustrate his point. Lusk
speaks of the seemingly endless
string of injuries to himself and
the offensive lineman
"The leg was never 100 per
cent," Lusk says "Overall, it
showed a lot Injuries were the
Kevin Lusk
key to the offensive line We had
new people almost every week
That hurt One good thing came
out of that was that we got a lot
of experience there "
This season everyone report
ed to fall camp healthy The
question mark now is were the
injuries of a year ago Lusk's
downfall, or was it Lusk who was
Lusk's downfall?
Lusk worked out all summer
in Eugene, to insure that the
injuries would not do the
damage they did last year And
as far as Lusk s performance
goes. Brooks would like to think
the season ending romp over
the Beavers was a good indica
tion Lusk completed 8 of 14 for
146 yards and a touchdown as
the Ducks swept pass the hap
less Beavs 47-17
"I think his play in the Oregon
State game last year came close
to what I thought he could play
last season." Brooks says
Plenty of lesser talent with the
Beavers, but Brooks and Duck
followers hope the game was a
true indication of things to
come a little redemption for
Lusk and the Duck’s offensive
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