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Have to agree with you. Our LB's were bad. Grigsby had a few good games early but disappeared late in the season. Galambos and Caprara should be playing to IUP. I hope that we have 3 new starting LB's next year.
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Was that a record for most tackles more than 7 yards beyond the LOS? I will wake up tonight seeing the Navy FB dragging Galambos down the field like a rag doll.
Linebackers were mostly invisible today. Tackles 6 yards from the line of scrimmage against an option team means defeat. I am sure that the players played hard but things must change going forward.
So you were not watching the Pitt game today until you read my post? You must be a ups fan. Sorry to hear that.
Galambos improved so much this year. No one stopped Navy fb this year. Out LBs in general werent great, but either was any of our defense. Anyone think if we played a good passing offense that Pitts wouldnt have been smoked all day? Dont let our good scheme fool you, we had average players on defense that looked REALLY good at times under our new scheme. Throw in Whitehead, who was insanely good, and throw in some good recruits coming next year... and guess what... we have ourselves a good D!
He didnt look slow today. 19 tackles. You thought Galambos was the issue?? really? I failed to see the speed of their FB
Thank you for adding to to the TV ratings. Can't wait to kick your asses in September. You are the moron.
That triple option can really make the backers look bad, and it certainly did today. when your LBs are already suspect it doesn't take much. Our LBs played stiff and on their heels today and weren't physical enough to take on the blocks in their gap assignments. Again, Caprara is a major liability out there, has been all season. Too small, too slow, amd still misses his assignments way too often. It isn't just that he's not a D1 LB, he's probably not good enough to start on many D2 teams. As a former marginal D1 LB myself I know it when I see it. Galambos just isn't a good enough athlete to run the middle in the Duzzi 3-4, but he's the best we have. Grigsby looks the part athletically but he's a MA machine. He doesn't seem to have the mental side of the job down, if he did, he'd be much better suited to the Mike spot than Galambos. LB and QB have been the most under-recruited positions on our team since Wanny left.
Oh it is so awesome when jealous penn state fans open their vacant heads to spew nonsense.
Ped state, that nearly lost to ARMY! THIS YEAR. they were outgained 300-250 by army.
Ped state, that nearly lost to ARMY! THIS YEAR. they were outgained 300-250 by army.
Actually the Navy FB averaged 4.2 yards/carry today against Pitt ...... he averaged 4.8 yards/carry on the season and in Navy's two losses against Houston he averaged 4.5 yards/carry and against Notre Dame 3.9 yards/carry.
However, my question really is ....... is 19 tackles by one player a Pitt record for one game ...... I doubt it but I'm not sure ( I seem to remember someone had more then 20 in a game before ?? Arnie Weatherington ?? someone else) ..... 19 is a lot of tackles though for someone who played so "poorly".
If the total yardage gained bt the opposition on those 19 tackles is over 100 yards, then he didn't do good. It means he was pushed off the line of scrimmage.
Number of tackles don't tell the story. How many were for losses or short gains? How many were after the FB gained 8 yards?
Number of tackles don't tell the story. How many were for losses or short gains? How many were after the FB gained 8 yards?
9nc....Where did you go this afternoon? Some of the regulars on the BWI board were looking for you. You started a thread over there, but bailed as soon as the game started to get ugly. You should know better than that. If you're gonna stir up crap, you'd better be prepared to lick the spoon if things don't go your way.
well lots of positives in that:
1. the DTs played well eating up blockers, that enabled Galambos to make those tackles.
2. Galambos made the tackles. I didnt see many missed tackles today, it was a great system qb that KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING. Not coaching, not anything else, just the QB that knows the system so well, tip your hat.
3. When we get a beast MLB, he is going to do amazing in Narduzzi's system
4. definitely didnt have a speed issue today. Even Grigsby caught the QB from behind a few times. It was just the quad option today doing its job.
5. Better DE's in the future will disrupt a team like this. We have those coming!
1. the DTs played well eating up blockers, that enabled Galambos to make those tackles.
2. Galambos made the tackles. I didnt see many missed tackles today, it was a great system qb that KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING. Not coaching, not anything else, just the QB that knows the system so well, tip your hat.
3. When we get a beast MLB, he is going to do amazing in Narduzzi's system
4. definitely didnt have a speed issue today. Even Grigsby caught the QB from behind a few times. It was just the quad option today doing its job.
5. Better DE's in the future will disrupt a team like this. We have those coming!
That's exactly Galambos' problem, he doesn't come up and make tackles. He catches guys as they run into him. When the play comes to him he generally makes the tackle. When the play doesn't come to him he doesn't. He's a pretty good tackler who is mediocre or worse at just about everything else you want a linebacker to do.
If you think that the Pitt defensive tackles played well the you have, quite simply, lost your mind. Pitt's defensive tackles were problem number one yesterday. If you can't stop the fullback you can't stop the option. Pitt couldn't stop the fullback. The number one position that has to play well to stop the fullback is the defensive tackles. Pitt's defensive tackles failed miserably at their number one responsibility yesterday.
Galambos having so many tackles was a sign of how thoroughly our defensive tackles got dominated, not a sign of how well they played.
Actually, you can probably say since Walt Harris left.
Wanny's best LB's (Blades, McKillop, Sessions) were Harris recruits.
I'm trying to think of the most successful LB that Wannstedt recruited...looks like Max Gruder. And we all know about QB.
OK, the defense was sad yesterday, top to bottom. So we are going to pick on the one guy who made most of the tackles? Galambos was way better this year than last, and he was the guy who seemed to not shy away from contact. I'm not saying he is great by any means, but if you want to pick on LBs, I'd go with Grigsby and Caprara, who were invisible yesterday. Grigsby missed a lot of tackles.
I have to think that the redshirt freshman, and even the true freshman (Pine, Pugh) will given every opportunity to play next year. The upper classmen are really going to have fight to keep their spots.
And Hendrix and Edwards should be a solid improvement at the ends, which may make the LBs look better, regardless of who they are.
I have to think that the redshirt freshman, and even the true freshman (Pine, Pugh) will given every opportunity to play next year. The upper classmen are really going to have fight to keep their spots.
And Hendrix and Edwards should be a solid improvement at the ends, which may make the LBs look better, regardless of who they are.
Hendricks will upgrade one end. I highly doubt Edwards will be an upgrade over Price, and probably won't even play every down-I see him as a passing down specialist. Why are you guys all assuming this JUCO DE who has never played a snap of D1 football is gonna be some kind of badass gamechanger?
I'm not saying he won't be a valuable player, but he likely won't be as good every down as Price. Price doesn't get enough credit IMO.
Let's all just hope Price gets his extra year. If so, DE should be a strength for us.
He doesn't have the speed required to cut off RB's at or near the line of scrimmage unless the play is directly in front of him. Often you watch the RB running by him on routine sweeps when he should have been able to make the tackle.
We have the space eater linemen but we need more speed and size at LB.
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His biggest problem from what I've seen over his 3 years as a starter is that he struggles to take on amd shed a block. He is not as physical as you need to be in the middle. You have centers, guards and fullbacks firing out at you and you have to be able to stand them up and get them off of you. Secondary issues are he isn't great making plays laterally, that's more a speed/agility issue. He's a smart player, does a pretty good job of being where he's supposed to be when he's supposed to be there. His physical limitations are the real,issue. He doesn't have "containment" responsibility on the outside, that's the ends, CBs and to some extent the OLB, but I understand what you're saying, he struggles to make plays that he needs to be able to make laterally.
Practice reports and the good words of the Nardog. The coaches have really liked what Edwards has done on the practice squad this season.
The reality of the situation is that it will probably take years for the LB situation to be fully fixed. As of right now, there are only six scholarship linebackers on the roster that will be on the roster in 2016, and two of those guys have yet to play a down of collegiate football. Pugh and Pine might have a legit chance to see a lot of playing time.
To piggy back on the question about the last time pitt had an impact linebacker, when was the last time that pitt had a true freshman linebacker that made an impact? Dan Mason (kind of?)
To piggy back on the question about the last time pitt had an impact linebacker, when was the last time that pitt had a true freshman linebacker that made an impact? Dan Mason (kind of?)
This...
The fairly complete scouting report on number 47. I also think his first step is often hesitant and slow, although that has improved a bit over last year. Lord how I miss McKillop. He was so fun to watch defeating guards and fullbacks to make tackles near the line.
Yeah I am gonna jump in here too. Am very high on McKee, Brightwell, Pugh, and Pine. I think we have a couple good starting LB's out of those 4 by 2017. We still have to recruit a legit MLB though, hopefully it's Adams in the 16 class. Kid has the mark of a freshman difference maker, he could be significantly better than Mason was his first season who was one dimensional. Great against the run, really poor against the pass.
I read the same stu
My memory of those articles was that the coaches were excited about Edwards' potential but the light had not come on for him yet. He was eligible to play immediately but the staff redshirted him so he could learn, basically from scratch, proper technique and what his responsibilities are in our scheme. We'll see. I just hope Price is back. Then we'll have depth and talent.
I too hope we see a 6th season from Price.
More recent info is that our freshman QB was one tough hombre, and lucky to survive the beatings he took from both Henderson and Edwards on the practice squad during the season.
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