INJURED QB'S

Okay, I'd be completely remiss in not chiming in on the supposed rash of Oregon quarterbacks getting hurt. For those who say it's the style of offense I say hooey. Costa got hurt twice in practice, Dixon's injury went unnoticed by anyone because it was non-contact and Kellen Clemens happened at Arizona in 2005 during a pretty standard drop back to throw situation.
Certainly having a QB in this spread might expose them a bit more, but what about the teams who lived with the triple option or variations for decades. In many cases the goal of the play is for the quarterback to hang onto the ball until the last possible moment & actually draw contact.
I don't remember a rash of injuries to trigger men at Nebraska, Oklahoma or the old Southwest Conference in general. UCLA had guys dropping like flies last season, similar to Oregon and they didn't even run the spread. What's the explanation there? I'm not big on pinpointing a cause for every circumstance. As simple as it sounds, stuff happens. During his rookie year Mickey Mantle tore up his knee stepping on a drain in right center field. Should they have stopped watering the outfield?? Last season Arizona State QB Rudy Carpenter got sacked 55 times, not to mention the hits he took on the scramble or after just releasing a throw. By the way, I just stopped to read George Schroeder's article and he even mentioned the UCLA situation. Tough breaks having Roper join the list of dinged up Ducks at the position, no question, but from my chair it's just that, tough breaks.