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after not having any ill will towards Syracuse fans, I have now downgraded them to d-bag status.
also, what can pitt do to, you know, score points in the second half?
also, what can pitt do to, you know, score points in the second half?
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Welcome.after not having any ill will towards Syracuse fans, I have now downgraded them to d-bag status.
also, what can pitt do to, you know, score points in the second half?
I think the answer is to stay aggressive. They build up big leads and go conservative. But the issue is that they aren't good enough at pounding the ball to be that conservative. The other issue is when they got aggressive at Duke, they turned it over a few times. Be aggressive and protect the ball.. easier said than done obviously.
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Great weekend for the Pitt athletic department:
- Pitt FB beat Cuse
- Pitt mens soccer beat #1 UVA
- Pitt VS sweeps UNC and NC State
- Pitt women soccer beat NC State
- Pitt MBB got a top 100 recruit
- Pitt swimming and diving beat MSU
Good stuff!
- Pitt FB beat Cuse
- Pitt mens soccer beat #1 UVA
- Pitt VS sweeps UNC and NC State
- Pitt women soccer beat NC State
- Pitt MBB got a top 100 recruit
- Pitt swimming and diving beat MSU
Good stuff!
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Most Sacks Allowed FBS
1. Syracuse 35
2. Akron 32
3. Old Dominion 32
4. Miami 31
5. Cal 30
Like Syracuse, this seems to set up nicely for us.
1. Syracuse 35
2. Akron 32
3. Old Dominion 32
4. Miami 31
5. Cal 30
Like Syracuse, this seems to set up nicely for us.
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Oh wow. If it goes anything like the Syracuse game, Tate Martell might finally get his shot at QB.
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Can we not bring up Akron football this year
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Screw you slappy.Most Sacks Allowed FBS
1. Syracuse 35
2. Akron 32
3. Old Dominion 32
4. Miami 31
5. Cal 30
Like Syracuse, this seems to set up nicely for us.
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hi nanScrew you slappy.Most Sacks Allowed FBS
1. Syracuse 35
2. Akron 32
3. Old Dominion 32
4. Miami 31
5. Cal 30
Like Syracuse, this seems to set up nicely for us.
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brown what are the odds that you give a lengthy, enjoyable mid season rant/state of the program post?
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The look on all the cheerleaders' faces
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Showing their O face(s).
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Coaching: B. Narduzzi made a very good hire in Whipple to make up for his all-time worst hire, and deserves some credit for that. The second-half offensive Operation Shutdowns have got to stop. The defense is killing it. Overall, players are actually progressing and developing, which hadn't really been the case in the last couple of years. This grade gets marked down from a B+ because of (1) the FG decision at the one at UPS with four mins left down 7; (2) the fact that Nards has to lead the NCAA in defensive timeouts year after year taken because he absolutely cannot help himself and has to be the defensive genius; and (3) the menagerie of mangled clock management and penalty decisions. His players seem to love him, though. Kylan Johnson was a great grad transfer, and Ulizio seems average at best but he appears to be their best option at that tackle spot, so good work there by the coaches to identify and get those two in.brown what are the odds that you give a lengthy, enjoyable mid season rant/state of the program post?
QB: B. Kenneth Shane Pickett has earned his full name.
RB: D. Bad Davis is now upgraded to Vaguely Mediocre Davis. I remain unconvinced. Vincent Davis looks like a player but needs a year or two of strength and conditioning to hit his apex and he's not going to be an every down back in any event. Sibley is the back that looks the best to me. V'Lique Carter is fine but they gotta stop giving him the ball in between the tackles.
WR: A-. Critical drops at times by all of these guys has been the only downside for the WR corps. Mack coming back for his senior season would be huge for 2020, but the young guys have shined from time to time.
OL: B-. Good pass blocking and below average run blocking. Its a young line and they appear to have some young talent like Kradel on the come up so that bodes well.
TE: C-. They exist this year, which is a huge improvement. Had some big plays, but some big drops from Griffin-Stewart against UPS and one from Gragg last week against Cuse that would have likely iced the game if he holds onto it.
DL: A+. Consider they lose almost nothing next year and have a bunch of RS FR and RS SO destroying QBs. Watts is the only guy gone for sure after this year (though Pat Jones may be playing himself into the Draft as a RS JR). Big time yikes for the ACC over the next couple of years. Narduzzi's entire genius rep rests on the front four causing havoc and its finally back to 2015 levels.
LB: A. Also very fun to watch. Will also be a very strong group going into next year.
DB: A-. Probably an unpopular opinion, but Hamlin is too up and down for my liking. He is certainly violent, which I enjoy. Paris Ford is absolutely wonderful. The CBs have been very good as well.
Special Teams: D. Punting Christ has been good overall. Kessman has been bad (8-14 for 57%, gross) and every time he goes out there its an adventure. Kick/Punt coverage has been good. Ffrench hasn't been as explosive in the kick game as the last two years, and I am really bummed out that Ford fumbled away his chance when Narduzzi put him back there against UCF.
Overall Season Grade right now: B. UPS loss is particularly disheartening because they played a top 10 team to a standstill on the road and the coach took the chance to win that game out of their hands. The UVA loss is even worse because it was a conference game, and if Mack doesn't drop that pass the play immediately before the INT when Pitt is up 16-14 Pitt wins that game 100% imo.
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thank you for your service slappy but this is all I thought of when I read WR - A-. They've been very good but that drop is enough to downgrade out of A territory for me.if Mack doesn't drop that pass the play immediately before the INT when Pitt is up 16-14 Pitt wins that game 100% imo.brown what are the odds that you give a lengthy, enjoyable mid season rant/state of the program post?
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Respectable grading, though I would give the OL lower. Some other thoughts:Coaching: B. Narduzzi made a very good hire in Whipple to make up for his all-time worst hire, and deserves some credit for that. The second-half offensive Operation Shutdowns have got to stop. The defense is killing it. Overall, players are actually progressing and developing, which hadn't really been the case in the last couple of years. This grade gets marked down from a B+ because of (1) the FG decision at the one at UPS with four mins left down 7; (2) the fact that Nards has to lead the NCAA in defensive timeouts year after year taken because he absolutely cannot help himself and has to be the defensive genius; and (3) the menagerie of mangled clock management and penalty decisions. His players seem to love him, though. Kylan Johnson was a great grad transfer, and Ulizio seems average at best but he appears to be their best option at that tackle spot, so good work there by the coaches to identify and get those two in.brown what are the odds that you give a lengthy, enjoyable mid season rant/state of the program post?
QB: B. Kenneth Shane Pickett has earned his full name.
RB: D. Bad Davis is now upgraded to Vaguely Mediocre Davis. I remain unconvinced. Vincent Davis looks like a player but needs a year or two of strength and conditioning to hit his apex and he's not going to be an every down back in any event. Sibley is the back that looks the best to me. V'Lique Carter is fine but they gotta stop giving him the ball in between the tackles.
WR: A-. Critical drops at times by all of these guys has been the only downside for the WR corps. Mack coming back for his senior season would be huge for 2020, but the young guys have shined from time to time.
OL: B-. Good pass blocking and below average run blocking. Its a young line and they appear to have some young talent like Kradel on the come up so that bodes well.
TE: C-. They exist this year, which is a huge improvement. Had some big plays, but some big drops from Griffin-Stewart against UPS and one from Gragg last week against Cuse that would have likely iced the game if he holds onto it.
DL: A+. Consider they lose almost nothing next year and have a bunch of RS FR and RS SO destroying QBs. Watts is the only guy gone for sure after this year (though Pat Jones may be playing himself into the Draft as a RS JR). Big time yikes for the ACC over the next couple of years. Narduzzi's entire genius rep rests on the front four causing havoc and its finally back to 2015 levels.
LB: A. Also very fun to watch. Will also be a very strong group going into next year.
DB: A-. Probably an unpopular opinion, but Hamlin is too up and down for my liking. He is certainly violent, which I enjoy. Paris Ford is absolutely wonderful. The CBs have been very good as well.
Special Teams: D. Punting Christ has been good overall. Kessman has been bad (8-14 for 57%, gross) and every time he goes out there its an adventure. Kick/Punt coverage has been good. Ffrench hasn't been as explosive in the kick game as the last two years, and I am really bummed out that Ford fumbled away his chance when Narduzzi put him back there against UCF.
Overall Season Grade right now: B. UPS loss is particularly disheartening because they played a top 10 team to a standstill on the road and the coach took the chance to win that game out of their hands. The UVA loss is even worse because it was a conference game, and if Mack doesn't drop that pass the play immediately before the INT when Pitt is up 16-14 Pitt wins that game 100% imo.
- VMD has earned the name upgrade... for now.
- The extremely nice thing about the DL is that Twyman and PJ2 could be playing themselves into the draft and would end up being replaced by Keyshon Camp and Rashad Weaver.
- There's a ton of depth at LB and I love it. Also, Brightwell will graduate, which I also love.
- Hamlin's tackling and physical play is much improved since his first two seasons, but the kid still has issues in coverage.
-I have no idea what inspired the coaching staff to ever put Ford at CB because the dude is just a natural at SS and should have been playing over that jamoke Dennis Briggs last year.
- Of their three most used CBs, I think Jackson is the least good and has the most issue playing Narduzzi's tight press/physical style. Also a position with a lot of depth.
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during the Syracuse game I must have asked the rhetorical question "why the hell didn't ford play last year" like 800 times
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I'd like to post an observation. Our front 7 can not only get to the QB, they can tackle. They get to the QB and then they finish. I can't recall really any missed tackles in the backfield
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The missed sack against UPS where they scored on that drive is the only one I can think of and unfortunately it was one of the most high leverage plays of the season. Think it was GarnerI'd like to post an observation. Our front 7 can not only get to the QB, they can tackle. They get to the QB and then they finish. I can't recall really any missed tackles in the backfield
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The missed sack against UPS where they scored on that drive is the only one I can think of and unfortunately it was one of the most high leverage plays of the season. Think it was GarnerI'd like to post an observation. Our front 7 can not only get to the QB, they can tackle. They get to the QB and then they finish. I can't recall really any missed tackles in the backfield
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The secondary is almost extraordinarily bad at tackling when they blitz
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Great content. It has been a lot of fun watching both Pittsburgh football teams pressure the quarterback without the blitz and their college quarterbacks put up some decent play.
Pitt football is must see at the moment. So i sense the danger
Pitt football is must see at the moment. So i sense the danger
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The danger is real....I mean, we all see that pitt *can* win the rest of its game. There isnt a team that has a distinct talent advantage on the schedule. They haven’t farted away any winnable games this year and for the most part last year. That being said, it is a tough ask for this team, which does still have some limitations, to run the table. I think 9 wins at this juncture is more than reasonable to expect. A win against the U should go a long way to attaining that goal. Really, if they beat the U, i actually think they will beat UNC.Great content. It has been a lot of fun watching both Pittsburgh football teams pressure the quarterback without the blitz and their college quarterbacks put up some decent play.
Pitt football is must see at the moment. So i sense the danger
Whipple should be in the conversation for the coordinator of the year award.
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I don't know if this is a Nan or shad jinx but I'll be satisfied with being ranked before the bowl game..
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I said it before the Cuse game, but Pitt is better than every team left on the schedule. But only by a handful of points. It would be somewhat miraculous to win out and end the season with 9 straight. It's just not very likely when you're not that much better than anyone. If Pitt drops one, it will be seen as somewhat of a bad loss.. but 9-3 is 9-3 after a 1-2 start and I'd still be thrilled with it
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