Huge Chip fan here...usually I'm defending him when the press does their little victim routine....but, seriously....Chip needs to get over himself. The fans are excited about a big win and doing what 99.99% of fans do...celebrating and cheering. He came off like a douche on national tv and even showed the pressure is getting to him.
I think you'd get annoyed too if a bunch of kids were standing next to you screaming in your ear. It's rude of the fans.
I think he did overreact though, and Canzano is going to have a field day with it. There will be 800-1000 words about this tomorrow morning.
Great to beat a #18 team without your starting QB and MVP Lamichael James. Sun Devil fans might feel robbed by the fumble call, but we had a TD pass called back on a really cheesy chop block call. And of couse, they shouldn't talk much considering how short handed we were. Bennett is so much better at scrammbling than Thomas. He's not quite Dennis Dixon, but he'll be a very good option QB, and I think he has a bright future.
"Pressure getting to Kelly, expect him to leave for the NFL after this season. Ducks will be mired in mediocrity for the next 20 years. :MARIS61: " - John Canzano
They weren't yelling in his ear. They are like ten feet away with cops in the background. Its a post game field. If he wants a silent interview, he can find a room. He came off like a stressed out, self-righteous jerk. If I were a recruit or a recruits parent id be saying what an egomaniac and short fused ass he is...but that's just me.
Two guys came into the picture right before he yelled at them and they were only a few feet away, not ten. That's when Chip told them to shut up, and Erin thanked him for it.
He was on a short leash because he's a freshman with little experience. I think Thomas is a bit over-rated. He's not quite athletic enough for the option game. He's a decent QB who doesn't throw many pics. But he's not an offensive weapon in his own right like Dennis Dixon or a great pocket passer.
You said, "bunch of kids were standing next to you screaming in your ear." They are not standing next to him and they are not in his ear. Nor are there a "bunch" of them screaming. Pause it at second 8 and if you are observant, you'll notice the size of one kids head who is yelling. His head is half the size of Erin's and Chips's - and clearly the officer on the right is closer based on his size in the picture. The picture shows an accurate depth of field and that they aren't next to Chip. The def of next is "nearest or immediate" - and neither are true, nor is there a "bunch" which is defined as a "cluster and grouping." An accurate statement would have been that a few fans yelled in the background. Plus, "in" is defined as "occupying inside or inner" and they certainly aren't inside Chip's ear. Try not to be so overly dramatic - like Chip.
"We haven't quite seen that from Bennett" - - then you haven't watched him in practice or you didn't see the Miso St game when Bennett had the highest pass rating out of all four QB's who saw action. He ended with a 276 rating and 2 TD's. As Sin noted, the play calling was conservative as far as pass plays go because a) the run game was productive b) defensive formations and scheme c) reasonable play calling that didn't want to force too much pressure onto Bennett. He's been extremely accurate and even coming out of HS his strengths were accuracy, arm strength and ability to scramble while reading down field and making incredible throws on the run. But, he only threw for over 2000 yards and 25 TD's his SR year while having a 7 ypc avg. In the Spring Game he completed 10/18 and Thomas only threw for 30 yards more.
Sorry Targus, but I think you are in the minority here. Bennett's high-school-hype is all well and good....but Thomas has proven he can get the job done on *this* level.
Couldn't agree more, Grouch. I guess we're all speculating what the Ducks would look like without Thomas. The comment was made of, "I definitely don't want another Masoli. He needs to work on his passing for sure." I'm not exactly sure what that means, since every player has areas to work on. Thomas has been great but statistically, Oregon is third from the bottom in total pass yards in the Pac and Thomas isn't in the top 35 nationally. One might be surprised to see similar stats in pass yards when comparing 2009 and 2011. (I'm guessing Thomas has a lot more TD's though) Say we lose Thomas. It isn't his arm we'd miss. It's his experience and ability to run the zone read and call plays while reading defense. Thomas is outstanding at running this offense and exploiting defenses. That, Bennett doesn't have. The arm? He may just surprise folks.
It's posts like these that make me dislike you Targus. You do not know everything there is to know about the Ducks. You are not the end-all-be-all of Duck football and your arrogance when people disagree with you is downright offensive. I do not know everything about the Ducks, nor do I claim to. I don't get to watch the practices because I live in Portland and I have other things that keep my attention else where. If you want to nit-pick my every word, so be it, but my point was that there were at least three or four, possibly five people who were yelling. You can hear them on the clip. Maybe if you had ever tried to conduct an interview over the crowd noise you'd know how hard it is to hear, and that's without a bunch of yahoos trying to get on TV just a few yards away from you. Try not to be such an arrogant prick - like Chip.
Wow, guess my 3am (east coast) humor bomb is a miss, huh? Thought it was silly getting into a definition debate regarding groups and clusters... Never claimed to be all knowing and can recall several times posting I was wrong and even saying I'm more wrong than I'm right. Apologies if my personality rubs you so raw...it shouldn't be that big of a deal, dude. If someone tells me I'm in the minority, or I'm wrong - cool. If they take exception to my posts and lay into what I say...cool. Men have opinions. Let's talk/debate/share about it. I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong or see others perspectives. I love learning new things. But, to bellyache about not liking me and my arrogance or pretend that I claim I'm all knowing in Duck knowledge - well, that's just kinda creepy, dude. It's a message board. I will make a note to myself to play gentle. Cool. And the prick comment...so not necessary. Don't be such a sally...go re-read some of the back and forths with me and other posters (Tlong, HCP, etc.) and get with the game. This is all in fun man.
