Answer: It took some time to get quarterback Herbert up to speed to replace a graduate transfer that was not ready for Division I, and the Ducks never did have a defense because they hired a defensive coordinator who was not a defensive specialist, but a failed big name head coach. I think this new staff is very capable of doing more with what they have, but as we have seen, all it takes is a few key errors on the part of a staff to turn a good team into a poor team. Taggart should be prepared to upgrade his staff every chance he gets if any of them fail to produce, or even if he can get someone better. The same meritocracy of competition he preaches to his players should also apply to his staff. A staff that does not advance their team each year is a staff with a team in decline. Alabama does not accept that. Neither should Oregon.