has to go. I posted this on another board. I personally don't dislike him or his style, but I strongly feel Pitt is a running program hence "RBU" (which I would want to use to our advantage for as long as possible). We also struggle to get high end pocket passers, but have been able to get a few decent mobile QBS (Chad V, Peterman, KP). We need to be able to run the football and add in the QB zone read it is the most "downhill way" to play college football. Whipple style like Watson ask a lot out of players on 3rd down and relies heavily on conditions, converting on 3rd and long, and having smart players who are mistake free (hard when dealing with 18 year old kids). I'm not saying its a bad way to play it's just harder to win that way. Even Oklahoma as pass happy as they are run the living daylights out of Hurts. Other than LSU (who has a running game too) every team in the country worth a darn runs their QB on purpose.
Secondly, Powell and Borbs have proven to be able to create a run game.... with Canada and without (Watson). IMO Whipple has decreased their value and knowledge by taking that phase of the game away (which I think is having a layer of effects). AJ Davis avg 4.2 yards per carry and should have been given more chances (including in the Wildcat especially in the red zone as a strong runner).
Pitt is a team trying to be a Top 25 program and it doesn't have the ability to waste this kind of defensive talent or play an offensive style that isn't the easiest possible way to score without an elite pocket passer. We need to adjust quickly, simplify, and get main guys the ball. I personally would have rather taken all of the TE attempts combined and gave those to AJ Davis or KP in carries. College football has a Pop Warner (midget football) element of give it to the biggest baddest kid and we did not do that or anything like it. We spread it to the weak link of the chain way to much. For the record Ffrench had 8 carries this season 3 more than Nick Patti.... THAT IS A JOKE.
I hope that I am 100% wrong and we come back to tear it up in this bowl game and next year with a Whipple offense and Bates defense that have us looking like LSU (a pass happy nasty defensive team).
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Secondly, Powell and Borbs have proven to be able to create a run game.... with Canada and without (Watson). IMO Whipple has decreased their value and knowledge by taking that phase of the game away (which I think is having a layer of effects). AJ Davis avg 4.2 yards per carry and should have been given more chances (including in the Wildcat especially in the red zone as a strong runner).
Pitt is a team trying to be a Top 25 program and it doesn't have the ability to waste this kind of defensive talent or play an offensive style that isn't the easiest possible way to score without an elite pocket passer. We need to adjust quickly, simplify, and get main guys the ball. I personally would have rather taken all of the TE attempts combined and gave those to AJ Davis or KP in carries. College football has a Pop Warner (midget football) element of give it to the biggest baddest kid and we did not do that or anything like it. We spread it to the weak link of the chain way to much. For the record Ffrench had 8 carries this season 3 more than Nick Patti.... THAT IS A JOKE.
I hope that I am 100% wrong and we come back to tear it up in this bowl game and next year with a Whipple offense and Bates defense that have us looking like LSU (a pass happy nasty defensive team).
H2P!!
Win a bowl game
Sign recruits
