didnt exactly finish my offseason outlook bc i elected to instead hit 9 countries in a month & finalizing grad school preparations but i will be dropping a sort of “season review” and some preview takes for the blazers later today.

Fall. Sorry for the confusion. I probably should have provided more context rather than trying to summarize an hour-long conversation I had with someone last night in a single sentence. Did Dan Lanning know after scrimmage two that the offense was going to struggle this badly? I don't think so. There were concerns about the OL, offensive consistency and some structural issues, but that's different from knowing how significant those problems might become. And context matters. It was fall camp with a new OC. Some growing pains were expected, and there was reason to believe those issues could be worked through. I don't think anyone was looking at that scrimmage and concluding the offense was headed for this kind of trouble. By the Oklahoma State loss, though, my understanding is that those concerns had become more serious. There was growing frustration with the lack of offensive identity, consistency and predictability. That's also around the time more substantial internal conversations and structural adjustments appear to have begun. That's really the distinction I was making. They recognized some problems early, but believed they could correct them. The Illinois loss wasn't necessarily when those concerns first emerged. It was more likely the point where the inability to resolve them became impossible to overlook.

NEW: Oregon star QB Dante Moore is not expected to return this season due to injury, Dan Lanning announced. on3.com/news/oregon-qb-dante…

Dude who the hell created Portland’s schedule!?