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T.J. Tomlin beats Michael Fletcher to the ball in a defensive drill Monday at the practice fields near the Casanova Center.
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that I like that I brought with me. So
we’re not really keeping the same
system, but a similar system.”
Just one week into spring prac
tice, Oregon’s defense has already
shown signs that Aliotti’s ideas
could produce positive dividends
next season.
“I’m pleased with our defense,”
head coach Mike Bellotti said. “The
strongest part of our defense is our
linebackers and our secondary.
They run well and they hustle, and
they have great eneigy.”
The Ducks’ defense displayed
that energy during an intrasquad
game Saturday. Despite getting in
side the defense’s 15-yard line on
three different occasions, Ore
gon’s offense could muster just
three field goals.
The defense also caused three
turnovers, while bullying Oregon’s
quarterbacks into a combined nine
f
for-23 passing performance.
“[The defense] is usually ahead
early on in the scrimmages for
whatever reason,” Bellotti said.
“But they definitely were in this
scrimmage.”
Perhaps the most notable aspect
of the defense’s impressive scrim
mage performance was the fact
that several of the Ducks’ top de
fenders where out of the lineup
with injuries.
Linebackers Dietrich Moore and
Peter Sirmon are being held out of
contact this spring, while a third
starting senior, Aaron Cheuvront,
was held out Saturday. Also un
available for the scrimmage were
linebacker Tim Shear and defen
sive tackle Zack Freiter, who un
derwent surgery to on his left knee
Monday and will be sidelined for
the rest of the spring.
“We’re a little bit injured right
now,” Aliotti said, “but the second
group has stepped up. It will make
us better in the long run, because
everybody is taking more reps. ”
Aliotti, Oregon’s fourth defen
sive coordinator in five years, said
he is encouraged by his defensive
players efforts thus far.
“I like how hard they play,”
Aliotti said. “They play hard, and
they play aggressive. That’s what
you want out of a defense.”
Even though Aliotti has never
coached any of the players on this
team, his methods shouldn’t be
too unfamiliar to them.
Last season, Bob Foster— Aliot
ti’s college football coach at Cal
Davis — was Oregon’s defensive
coordinator. Foster is still a part of
the Ducks staff, as are all of last
season’s assistants.
“[The players] feel very com
fortable about those guys, and that
makes the transition easier,”
Aliotti said.
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