Next year 2 deep.....guesses

[cpc247]

Kicking game stays the same....

QB - KP
RB - AJ Davis and MH
WR - AMathews, FRench, Mack and carter
TE - Grant C and Medure
LT - Carson V Lynn
LG - Bryce H
C - Morrisey
RG - Chase Brown
RT - Houy

DE - Pine
DE - PJ Jr
DT - Camp
DT - Tyman
OLB - Brightwell
ILB - Reynolds
OLB - Wendall davis

CB - Dane
CB-Pinnock
FS - Hamlin
S - Stocker

To me we look a little more athletic across the board...Oline is concerning but I had bigger concerns this year and we still ran it pretty well in conference....DT - is becoming a pretty solid spot and obviously its hard not to like the RB spot too.

 

[pittzap]

Kicking game stays the same....

QB - KP
RB - AJ Davis and MH
WR - AMathews, FRench, Mack and carter
TE - Grant C and Medure
LT - Carson V Lynn
LG - Bryce H
C - Morrisey
RG - Chase Brown
RT - Houy

DE - Pine
DE - PJ Jr
DT - Camp
DT - Tyman
OLB - Brightwell
ILB - Reynolds
OLB - Wendall davis

CB - Dane
CB-Pinnock
FS - Hamlin
S - Stocker

To me we look a little more athletic across the board...Oline is concerning but I had bigger concerns this year and we still ran it pretty well in conference....DT - is becoming a pretty solid spot and obviously its hard not to like the RB spot too.

What about Watts at DT?

Wouldn’t be shocked to see Pine move back to LB.

 

[Salempanther2015]

Pickett
AJ
Sibley
Mack
Matthews
DBJ
French
Carrigan
Van Lynn
Drake
Morrissey
Hargrove
Houy

This is a very athletic offense. The line will be more athletic and able to set up in pass pro quicker. The rb position will maintain it's blend of speed and power. The receiving Corp with Shocky and Smith getting more playing time will finally add much needed speed to stretch the field. We will have depth at every position and enough gimme games to get them up to speed before the meet of the schedule.

I love that we have guys like

Zubovic
Rainny
Kradle
Ford
Drexel

As depth.

If Davis Bevell is everything they say he is then he could end up being No2

 

[Evenattheturn]

What has happened to OL Jerry Drake and Carter Warren?

 

[Usuallyunusual]

What ever happened to Carter Warren. I thought that kid would be a stud. I don't know where he is on the depth chart but I just knew he would be in line for a starting position by now and unless I missed something he won't be.

 

[Salempanther2015]

I think the offense will be much faster and much more athletic next year.

 

[Salempanther2015]

What ever happened to Carter Warren. I thought that kid would be a stud. I don't know where he is on the depth chart but I just knew he would be in line for a starting position by now and unless I missed something he won't be.

My mistake on Warren, he may very well be a starter. CW is big and very athletic for a kid his size. I did however mention Drake

 

[TIGER-PAUL]

Guessing they'll again try hard for at least one juco/transfer OL to start?
Salahuddin rb?
Also petitioning for Wirginis?
What will they do with Carter?
Staff changes?

 

[WiseAndGlorious]

Kicking game stays the same....

QB - KP
RB - AJ Davis and MH
WR - AMathews, FRench, Mack and carter
TE - Grant C and Medure
LT - Carson V Lynn
LG - Bryce H
C - Morrisey
RG - Chase Brown
RT - Houy

DE - Pine
DE - PJ Jr
DT - Camp
DT - Tyman
OLB - Brightwell
ILB - Reynolds
OLB - Wendall davis

CB - Dane
CB-Pinnock
FS - Hamlin
S - Stocker

To me we look a little more athletic across the board...Oline is concerning but I had bigger concerns this year and we still ran it pretty well in conference....DT - is becoming a pretty solid spot and obviously its hard not to like the RB spot too.

Who is MH? Guessing the omission of Weaver at DE was just an oversight?

 

[BigBird80]

With bringing in potentially 0 TE's, I can see Van Lynn staying at TE. He's an ok athlete.
I'm also not that impressed with AJ Davis and see him dropping on the depth chart next spring.
Mimes and Alexandre back to DE imo.

I'm not banking on any of the true freshmen to come in and earn immediate PT. A few more of these guys will leave and we will add a few grad transfers for depth, but as of now, this is what I see next year.

QB - Pickett, George, Town, Patti
RB - Sibley, Salahuddin, Davis
FB - ???
TE - Medure, Van Lynn, Carrigan, Gragg
WR - Ffrench, Jacques-Louis, Carter, O'Neill
WR - Mack, Matthews, Tipton, Butler-Jenkins, Smith
OT - Houy, Zubovic
OT - Drake, Warren
OG - Hargrove, Ford
OG - Brown, Kradel
C - Morrissey, Drexel

DE - Jones, Morgan, Mimes, Baldonado
DE - Weaver, Alexandre, Palmer
DT - Camp, Twyman, Danielson
DT - Watts, Wheeler, Bentley, Green
LB - Brightwell, McKee, Nunn
LB - Reynolds, Pine
LB - Bright, Davis, Tucker
S - Hamlin, Garner, Coleman
S - Stocker, Campbell, Tallandier
CB - Mathis, Pinnock, Hallett
CB - Jackson, Ford, Williams
PK - Kessman
P - Christodoulou
LS - Admoitis

 

[PittMan2003]

Yeah I am not worried about the OLine yet. We were able to pull together a rag tag group this year and make them incredibly effective in the run game. Next years will hopefully do the same but perhaps be more athletic to actually pass block. An extra year under Borberly will help them be more cohesive earlier than last year's squad too.

 

[PittMan2003]

Meh..

Enough Talent to Beat the Garbage Program on the Schedule, Yet very little to Beat the Top 25-30 Programs. With Recruiting Getting Worse as Narduzzi’s Tenure continues, 5-7 Wins are the Ceiling now..

Easy troll. Narduzzi has average recruiting in the top 35 range and fared well against teams except for the top 15 teams this year. Miami has legit talent and UNC was just the one team he couldn't beat and their coach is gone now fortunately.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

We will bring in a grad transfer TE and T. We are very thin there. Also, hopefully Riley Stapleton from James Madison/Indiana, PA at WR.

 

[joeydavid]

This looks about right with a couple of surprises from the freshmen.

Hall didn't look good as a freshman or Soph either and he had more opportunities. I wouldn't give up on Davis yet but Salahudin looked better in his limited opportunities, imo.

With bringing in potentially 0 TE's, I can see Van Lynn staying at TE. He's an ok athlete.
I'm also not that impressed with AJ Davis and see him dropping on the depth chart next spring.
Mimes and Alexandre back to DE imo.

I'm not banking on any of the true freshmen to come in and earn immediate PT. A few more of these guys will leave and we will add a few grad transfers for depth, but as of now, this is what I see next year.

QB - Pickett, George, Town, Patti
RB - Sibley, Salahuddin, Davis
FB - ???
TE - Medure, Van Lynn, Carrigan, Gragg
WR - Ffrench, Jacques-Louis, Carter, O'Neill
WR - Mack, Matthews, Tipton, Butler-Jenkins, Smith
OT - Houy, Zubovic
OT - Drake, Warren
OG - Hargrove, Ford
OG - Brown, Kradel
C - Morrissey, Drexel

DE - Jones, Morgan, Mimes, Baldonado
DE - Weaver, Alexandre, Palmer
DT - Camp, Twyman, Danielson
DT - Watts, Wheeler, Bentley, Green
LB - Brightwell, McKee, Nunn
LB - Reynolds, Pine
LB - Bright, Davis, Tucker
S - Hamlin, Garner, Coleman
S - Stocker, Campbell, Tallandier
CB - Mathis, Pinnock, Hallett
CB - Jackson, Ford, Williams
PK - Kessman
P - Christodoulou
LS - Admoitis

 

[BigBird80]

I thought George transferred in as a Senior, but after looking at the Pitt site, I saw he has another year left. What a waste if he and Town come back next year.

There’s a list of other I can see not coming back, but people hate those lists, so i’ll refrain for now.

 

[cpc247]

What about Watts at DT?

Wouldn’t be shocked to see Pine move back to LB.

Great call on Watts, but if you really watched the D line towards the end of the year Twyman really looked the more upside. Just my opinion.

Pine is a hard call seems like he can't be the "mike" they hoped, but clearly a good athlete. I think it's easier for him to go chase QB from the DE spot then have to make calls or reads in the passing game as a LB. Either way I look for his role to increase without starting

 

[cpc247]

Pickett
AJ
Sibley
Mack
Matthews
DBJ
French
Carrigan
Van Lynn
Drake
Morrissey
Hargrove
Houy

This is a very athletic offense. The line will be more athletic and able to set up in pass pro quicker. The rb position will maintain it's blend of speed and power. The receiving Corp with Shocky and Smith getting more playing time will finally add much needed speed to stretch the field. We will have depth at every position and enough gimme games to get them up to speed before the meet of the schedule.

I love that we have guys like

Zubovic
Rainny
Kradle
Ford
Drexel

As depth.

If Davis Bevell is everything they say he is then he could end up being No2

Agree on Davis Bevell could potentially be the backup, but redshirt if KP stays healthy. Backup by skill. QB3 by newspaper depth chart.

 

[cpc247]

Who is MH? Guessing the omission of Weaver at DE was just an oversight?

Sorry, yes Weaver at DE is a lock and MH is MS....Salahuddin

 

[Salempanther2015]

I don't think it matters who starts at DT, they will all for the most part get playing time. Duzz seems to really like playing his D tackles in rotation. Keep an eye on Bently, this kid is going to be a beast. I also think Danielson is going to make a lot of noise. I like PJ and Weaver at DE, but Morgan though young is very quick and should see sometime in the rotation. I like our depth here.

 

[Salempanther2015]

I would use him to replace Lopes. It's not like Lopes had height or speed. He was a possession receiver with decent hands

 

[bignorthu2]

Think you will see some changes at QB depth chart. Patti will be the 2 at a minimum after spring. If we are building a qb room, he will be the backup at least with Beville running practice squad. Town and/or George will leave or transfer as they will not be needed with the depth being built. Salahuddin will eventually be the starter at rb and hopefully the line will jell in the spring to allow time to throw a few forward passes.

 

[RaleighPittFan]

Think you will see some changes at QB depth chart. Patti will be the 2 at a minimum after spring. If we are building a qb room, he will be the backup at least with Beville running practice squad. Town and/or George will leave or transfer as they will not be needed with the depth being built. Salahuddin will eventually be the starter at rb and hopefully the line will jell in the spring to allow time to throw a few forward passes.

Town and George may not be needed, but they will both be RS seniors next season. I don't see either one moving down a division to play, but I guess they could.

 

[BigBird80]

I haven’t paid much attention to the incoming class. Are all 5 of the DE prospects slated to remain DE’s??? Seems like a bit much.

 

[daminals76]

It’ll be interesting to see what they do with V’Lique Carter. The backfield is already very crowded and they seem to be good with Ffrench in the slot. They need to get him on the field anyway they can.

I think he is staying on offense... we need weapons there.

 

[PittMan 72]

I think he is staying on offense... we need weapons there.

Agree.

 

[Usuallyunusual]

I think he is staying on offense... we need weapons there.

Good point although none of us know what he can do on defense. He is explosive for sure but he might make some noise as a safety or nickel corner. You never know?

 

[MajorMajors]

For what it’s worth, I remember hearing Coach Borbely speak highly of Rainey.

I expect to see him in the hunt for one of the guard spots...

Go Pitt.

 

[Panther_in_Kentucky]

Yeah I am not worried about the OLine yet. We were able to pull together a rag tag group this year and make them incredibly effective in the run game. Next years will hopefully do the same but perhaps be more athletic to actually pass block. An extra year under Borberly will help them be more cohesive earlier than last year's squad too.

Yeah, O'K? I'm really worried about the Offensive Line and one will never confuse Borberly for Joe Moore.

Let's look at this year, you start 4 seniors with 1 being a Grad Transfer from a poor MAC school. Let's review:
Bookser - 3 year starter at Pitt, not a T, Maybe makes an NFL roster? Maybe.
Dintino & Herndon - Great young men but were over powered by most opponents.
Millin - injected on the team for a year. Highlight was ending the season by rolling up on Pitt's best lineman on a stupid Tackle Eligible play. "Oh boy, Oh boy, I'm going to score". How's Jimmy? " Ah, he's O'K"
Morrissey - Pitt's best OLineman, by far.

So if that group is the best Pitt could rollout we're in deep trouble. What about Jerry Drake ( Father was an NFL Lineman ) or Carter Warren? Did you waste an entire season of Development ??? This staff leaves a lot to be desired. To me, Peterson was much better than Borberly and the only reason a change was made is because Watson and Borberly are BFF's . Ponder that.

 

[coolbreeze20772]

I've been saying for two years to have Pine play Money or whatever they call strong side outside lb... look at the 4th down play vs Notre Dame and last year's game vs va tech, the talent is there... he's just not a middle lb

 

[PittMan2003]

Yeah, O'K? I'm really worried about the Offensive Line and one will never confuse Borberly for Joe Moore.

Let's look at this year, you start 4 seniors with 1 being a Grad Transfer from a poor MAC school. Let's review:
Bookser - 3 year starter at Pitt, not a T, Maybe makes an NFL roster? Maybe.
Dintino & Herndon - Great young men but were over powered by most opponents.
Millin - injected on the team for a year. Highlight was ending the season by rolling up on Pitt's best lineman on a stupid Tackle Eligible play. "Oh boy, Oh boy, I'm going to score". How's Jimmy? " Ah, he's O'K"
Morrissey - Pitt's best OLineman, by far.

So if that group is the best Pitt could rollout we're in deep trouble. What about Jerry Drake ( Father was an NFL Lineman ) or Carter Warren? Did you waste an entire season of Development ??? This staff leaves a lot to be desired. To me, Peterson was much better than Borberly and the only reason a change was made is because Watson and Borberly are BFF's . Ponder that.

We all know Narduzzi values experience so it isn't that abnormal that he would have given the opportunity to seniors rather than youth. You can worry all you want but it is way too early for me to get concerned at this point.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

It’ll be interesting to see what they do with V’Lique Carter. The backfield is already very crowded and they seem to be good with Ffrench in the slot. They need to get him on the field anyway they can.

This would be too creative for Watson but I'd use Carter as a Reggie Bush/Christian McCaffrey type back. In other words, not a 25 carry per game guy, but lots of swing passes, screens, and wheel routes. But instead, we will see Carter run 4 jets per game and nothing else

 

[TIGER-PAUL]

my first thought seeing him was tailback...

 

[DiehardPanther]

Yeah, O'K? I'm really worried about the Offensive Line and one will never confuse Borberly for Joe Moore.

Let's look at this year, you start 4 seniors with 1 being a Grad Transfer from a poor MAC school. Let's review:
Bookser - 3 year starter at Pitt, not a T, Maybe makes an NFL roster? Maybe.
Dintino & Herndon - Great young men but were over powered by most opponents.
Millin - injected on the team for a year. Highlight was ending the season by rolling up on Pitt's best lineman on a stupid Tackle Eligible play. "Oh boy, Oh boy, I'm going to score". How's Jimmy? " Ah, he's O'K"
Morrissey - Pitt's best OLineman, by far.

So if that group is the best Pitt could rollout we're in deep trouble. What about Jerry Drake ( Father was an NFL Lineman ) or Carter Warren? Did you waste an entire season of Development ??? This staff leaves a lot to be desired. To me, Peterson was much better than Borberly and the only reason a change was made is because Watson and Borberly are BFF's . Ponder that.

Millin - 2nd Team All-ACC and our best OL.
Herndon and Morrisey - 3rd Team All-ACC

Borberly is a better coach than Peterson. Where is Peterson coaching?

 

[pittbb80]

my first thought seeing him was tailback...

They did have him line up in the backfield a few times but stopped doing that for some reason. I agree that he needs to be used in multiple positions and not just running jet sweeps

 

[pittbb80]

Millin - 2nd Team All-ACC and our best OL.
Herndon and Morrisey - 3rd Team All-ACC

Borberly is a far better coach than Peterson.

Don’t confuse him with facts

 

[Zeldas Open Roof]

This would be too creative for Watson but I'd use Carter as a Reggie Bush/Christian McCaffrey type back. In other words, not a 25 carry per game guy, but lots of swing passes, screens, and wheel routes. But instead, we will see Carter run 4 jets per game and nothing else

I was thinking this, a 3rd down Dave meggett type back. You lose a lot with pass protection but maybe get him out as a dump off on a 3rd and long with only a backer covering him.

It makes sense, which is why it won’t happen. 4 jet sweeps all year is about right.

 

[bignorthu2]

I thought George transferred in as a Senior, but after looking at the Pitt site, I saw he has another year left. What a waste if he and Town come back next year.

There’s a list of other I can see not coming back, but people hate those lists, so i’ll refrain for now.

Town is on scholly, George is a walk-on so no scholly there.

 

[JohnnyGossamer]

Think you will see some changes at QB depth chart. Patti will be the 2 at a minimum after spring. If we are building a qb room, he will be the backup at least with Beville running practice squad. Town and/or George will leave or transfer as they will not be needed with the depth being built. Salahuddin will eventually be the starter at rb and hopefully the line will jell in the spring to allow time to throw a few forward passes.

This.

 

[pittbb80]

Think you will see some changes at QB depth chart. Patti will be the 2 at a minimum after spring. If we are building a qb room, he will be the backup at least with Beville running practice squad. Town and/or George will leave or transfer as they will not be needed with the depth being built. Salahuddin will eventually be the starter at rb and hopefully the line will jell in the spring to allow time to throw a few forward passes.

Agree

 

[MarshallGoldberg]

Very interested to see what the running back position looks like next year. Very interested to see if we end up with more graduate transfers not just for tight end but for quarterback to compete for the #1 spot even. Pretty concerned about a possible big step back with all those linemen and backs graduating. Also don't want to see a trend of pre-snap penalties just being "our thing" as some younger guys step up.

Statistically speaking the defense took a small step back this year, but I don't think that was exactly the reality. There was a tough schedule with a lot of uptempo teams and they played pretty well against our divisional opponents. I have a good amount of optimism there.

And special teams if anything should be slightly improved as our kicker and punter can gain more experience and consistency.