Pitt defensive coordinator Josh Conklin had a pretty telling quote about Jordan Whitehead today:
"When you look at his grade sheet (from Saturday's scrimmage), his technique was not always perfect, his alignment, his assignment was not always perfect. But he had a lot of production points. So at the end of the day, production is always going to be the number-one key factor. If you can make up for it, as long as you’re not hurting and you’re not giving up the critical errors or the big plays, production is what makes the most difference. So the guys that produce are going to be on the field."
I'm going to write more about this in today's practice report - which will be posted shortly - but I have a hard time imaginging Whitehead not seeing the field this season. In fact, Conklin even went so far as to say that Whitehead will "have a chance to give us quality reps, maybe even that first week."
"When you look at his grade sheet (from Saturday's scrimmage), his technique was not always perfect, his alignment, his assignment was not always perfect. But he had a lot of production points. So at the end of the day, production is always going to be the number-one key factor. If you can make up for it, as long as you’re not hurting and you’re not giving up the critical errors or the big plays, production is what makes the most difference. So the guys that produce are going to be on the field."
I'm going to write more about this in today's practice report - which will be posted shortly - but I have a hard time imaginging Whitehead not seeing the field this season. In fact, Conklin even went so far as to say that Whitehead will "have a chance to give us quality reps, maybe even that first week."
