Oregon Ducks Coach Dan Lanning discusses quarterback Dante Moore's decision making during the game

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00:00Did you get a sense going into this one, Dan, that this meant a little something that Dante

00:09TV referenced, that he told them about how he performed there two years ago while at

00:14UCLA, that that didn't really sit well with him?

00:16I think every game means a little bit to him, but I certainly think that this game is one

00:21that resonated since his time there at UCLA, and it wasn't his performance that he felt

00:26like was his best, and he went out there and operated really well today.

00:28Right here on the front right, Zach.

00:31Their QB was averaging about 300 yards per game through the air.

00:33Before this, you guys held him to 68%, 28% passing.

00:37I mean, what did you guys do on the defensive side of the ball that really held him in check?

00:40Ultimately, besides the busted coverage, we matched patterns really well, and we were

00:43able to condense a pocket, and I think that he didn't have a ton of time back there.

00:48There weren't necessarily a ton of pass rush opportunities.

00:50They ran the ball a little bit, but when you have bodies on bodies, it's hard to throw,

00:54and when you're playing some zone coverage, it's a little bit easier to make some completions.

00:58We didn't play a ton of that today.

01:00Here on the right.

01:01Yeah.

01:02Would you like from Dante's ability to kind of tuck in and run when his first and second

01:07options weren't there?

01:08Yeah, I just think that's a good decision making at quarterback.

01:10Obviously, you want to protect yourself, but that goes to maturity of not forcing something

01:15that's not there.

01:17Third row.

01:17Alec on the right.

01:19Yeah, just elaborating further on the pass defense.

01:21I think quarterbacks are only completing 51% of passes against you guys so far this year.

01:25What have you just liked about how ineffective and inefficient you've been able to make quarterbacks

01:30so far this year?

01:31Well, strength in numbers for one.

01:32We've been able to play a lot of guys and then play at a high level.

01:36You know, I think that's a big piece of it, but ultimately when rushing coverage works

01:39together, it allows us to have success.

01:41All right.

01:42Let's do it.

01:55All right.

01:56All right.