(10-31-2016 09:59 AM)Dr. Isaly von Yinzer Wrote:  My bigger concern regarding Pitt is to find some corners that can play this press coverage defense. Virginia Tech basically ran the same play – the back shoulder fade – over and over and over and over and over and over and over again and we could not stop it.

And, really, why would they run anything different? Those plays are known as "50-50 balls" but in that game they were really "85–15 balls." And, in the rare event that we actually defended the pass, there was no threat whatsoever that would we would intercept it, so they would just throw it again on the next down.

It would be one thing if it was just Virginia Tech, but if you look at the passing yardage against Pitt this year you will find that every single quarterback we play looks like a Heisman Trophy candidate.

That's a problem and it needs to be addressed.

We still have to play Miami, Clemson, Duke and Syracuse. All four of those teams can throw the football and we will definitely give up 30+ points per game to each of those teams. The question will be if we can score more than that? You have to understand that Pitt has scored 36 points in each game this season and is still just 5-3. We would be 4-4 had Penn State not dropped a sure touchdown pass at the end of that game.

Pathetic pass defense.

Reminds me of when oppsing RBs would have career days (200+ yards) with the phrase 'all Rhoads lead to the endzone' for the former DC.