: Outdoor practice fields: Full padsIt was noted after Wednesday's practice that Oregon's offense played with some of the best tempo it had shown so far this preseason. It was noted, too, that although the Ducks ramped up the tempo in an 11-on-11 period Wednesday, the drives didn't yield any points. And furthermore, that penalties are an issue coachcontinues to find the need to stress in camp.This is the time of year when a team is well served focusing on the negative, to clean up mistakes and keep them from lingering into the season. The Oregon offense certainly seemed to take that approach Wednesday afternoon; players were compelled to call a meeting among themselves following practice, to clear the air about the penalties and assignment errors they've been seeing."We came in there, we talked about our culture and the things we wanted to accomplish," redshirt freshman receiversaid Thursday. "Everyone took that under consideration, and we came out today and turned up the juice."Indeed, the UO offense was notably sharper Thursday, particularly in the passing game. A 7-on-7 period featured just a handful of incompletions, with bothandpeppering the ball around the field. In a four-minute drill late in practice, with the offense needing to milk the clock to protect a lead, Herbert and the ones were forced to punt, but Burmeister and the twos successfully kept the defense on the field to win the drill.The day wasn't flawless for the offense — a two-minute drill to close practice saw both the No. 1 and No. 2 defense win their reps. But the Ducks left the practice field feeling better about themselves."It was much better than yesterday," said assistant coach, whose receivers have challenged each other to clean up some dropped passes and penalty issues that have cropped up at times. "I think we played with a great sense of urgency, more of a purpose. I wasn't real pleased yesterday, but I thought today they came out and competed hard. …"We're working hard and getting better, but it's training camp; there's gonna be some ups and downs, and you're gonna make mistakes. You've got to get them corrected, and then keep pushing forward to the first game."Accountability from the receiver group was on constant display Thursday. In the first team period of practice, working on first-and-10 and second-and-long situations, a freshman receiver moved before the snap. He was immediately yanked out of the drill."No more!" junioryelled to the sideline. "Hey wideouts, no more of that stuff!", meanwhile, took every chance he could to get extra work catching passes. During a period of work on a special teams unit he's not with, Redd caught balls from a machine, and he did so again following the conclusion of practice.: Herbert had completions to Redd,andto drive the field in the two-minute drill, but with time left on the clock for just one more play, his shot into the end zone was broken up by. … In the four-minute period, the No. 1 offense was only able to eat about half the clock before punting. With the twos up,chewed up a bunch of clock on three run plays, and Burmeister hit Schooler with a pass to run out the clock. …Burmeister had a perfect series to open 7-on-7, with a completion tofollowed by three straight to Davis. The last was a beautiful long, high fade route, and the duo connected on the same route later in the drill. … Herbert was also sharp in that period, working the ball a few times to, andshowed some nice chemistry with. … In the first-and-10/second-and-long period,picked off a slightly overthrow ball from Herbert, andintercepted one from Shough. But the offense actually converted several first downs despite needing long yardage, with Habibi-Likio andrunning well in the period, and Burmeister hooking up with Schooler a couple times.: Davis said his chemistry with Burmeister, so apparent throughout this camp, was developed by throwing together over the summer. "He's come far," Davis said. "His arm has gotten tremendous, to me. His arm got way better. He knows the game, he's a veteran now. Today me and him connected on some balls that were unthinkable." … Davis said he's worked to improve his hands by plunging them into a bucket of sand and squeezing, a trick he said his uncle passed along from NFL legend Jerry Rice. …opened the day at left tackle again. … Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coachdid some one-on-one coaching with newcomer Andrew Johnson during special teams drills. … Senior receiveris nearly a full participant at this point, after rehabbing from a summer knee procedure.Wide receivers coachSenior running backSophomore receiver: The Ducks will practice Friday morning, their final preparations for Saturaday's scrimmage.