: Outdoor practice fields: Helmets onlyOregon opened preseason camp for the 2016 season Monday morning, mixing the comfort of the familiar with the excitement of the new.The Ducks, coming off a 9-4 season and a dispiriting postseason loss, hit the practice field about 8:45 a.m. on Monday, music blaring over the PA. Head coachis kicking off his fourth season at the helm, and despite some offseason changes, the practice format was largely unchanged, beginning with position drills, combining units for periods of 3-on-2 and 7-on-7, then wrapping up with several team periods.But there was plenty new, as well. Defensive coordinatorkicked off his first preseason camp on staff, as did QB coach. The QB group is headlined by relative newcomersandAnd the Ducks were wearing new practice gear, including white helmets and apple green shorts.Afterward Helfrich praised the Ducks' effort, but noted that the energy is always good on the first day. He also saw some "summer habits" that need to be broken quickly."You're going to make mistakes," Helfrich told the team post-practice. "Expect it – and then don't ever do it again. … Identify the issue, and fix it."Hoke is coaching the defensive ends in practice, along with coordinating the entire defense. At several points Monday, the four-man line featuredandat end, withandat the tackles.Also new Monday was offensive lineman. A graduate transfer, Morgan started the last two seasons at Dayton before enrolling at Oregon this summer. Morgan took reps at right tackle with the second unit Monday, behind a first group that included returning startersandalong with the trio of redshirt freshmen who broke out in the spring,andAs camp progresses, Helfrich said he wants to see an increase in "volume, confidence, energy, details." One such detail among the O line group is their "punch" into defenders, which Morgan worked on among his new teammates today.In the middle of that drill, position coachstopped it and had the rest of the linemen watch Crosby, a preseason Outland Trophy candidate."I just want you to hear the difference here," Greatwood said, before prompting Crosby to violently pop the pad being held in front of him. "That's heavy hands. That's what it should sound like."Tight ends also did sled work, beginning on their knees to emphasize hip drive and hand punch like the O line. Then they moved to driving with their feet as well, asshows.: After practice, during the lunch-time media day session that traditionally kicks off camp, Helfrich noted that there were too many interceptions today.picked off a Prukop pass in 7-on-7, and Wilson was victimized by new safetyalso intercepted a Wilson pass, during one of the first 11-on-11 periods.But Wilson also demonstrated his maturity, and why there are such high hopes for his long-term development. Early on in a 3-on-2 drill, he overthrew QB/WR. Moments later they tried the same route, and Wilson threaded a pass right between defenders to a leaping Lockie, who made the grab.had two of the nicer catches of the day, in the same 11-on-11 period. Midway through the period, he went over the middle and leaped into the air to haul in a pass between defenders. Moments later he made a similar play, on a route toward the sideline.: If you read my preseason position previews, you saw my projected depth charts. Some differences today from what I projected includedandgetting the majority of reps at SAM linebacker, Jelks playing up at weakside D end and all three redshirt freshman O linemen playing with the first group. …was in on a bunch of plays in the early position drills. …, the summer enrollee at quarterback, has a really impressive pocket presence. On one rep he took full advantage of his 6-foot-6 height (and maybe the non-contact rule for QBs) by standing tall as the pocket collapsed around him and then firing a pass to– another physically imposing true freshman at 6-4, 235. … Herbert's former Sheldon High classmate, Ryan Phillipo, has joined the team as a walk-on offensive lineman. He got some work Monday at center behind Hanson andHead coachRunning back