Paris Ford

[PhPanther2]

Did he play tonight? I don’t remember seeing 12 on the field for 1 play on offense or defense.

I’ll say if for the 1000th time, Ford with 0 knowledge of the playbood will play better than Briggs knowing 110% of the playbook.

 

[BFo8]

The midget played pretty well from what I saw.

 

[PhPanther2]

Paris Ford is a midget?

 

[McKee Place]

Maybe someone said he was seen with girls named Mary and Juanita, and the Pitt administration misheard and suspended him.

 

[BFo8]

Paris Ford is a midget?

Was talking about Wade, it seems like people can’t mention Ford without talking about Wade.

 

[PhPanther2]

Was talking about Wade, it seems like people can’t mention Ford without talking about Wade.

I saw wase made a nice tackle on Ollison. Other than that, the only secondary player I noticed was the cb who made the int and broke up about 3 other plays. Other than that, Pitt never challenged their secondary.

I’m very concerned as to how Ford, a dynamic GAME CHANGER of an athlete was not on the field at all. I hope he’s not the next Kaezon Pugh who walks away after this year.

 

[TheOldDirtyPanther]

How hard is it to play safety? Support the run and no one gets behind you during pass.

 

[4upmc]

Ford, Campbell, Coleman...these guys have physical talent that Briggs lacks. Give these guys a chance. Can’t do worse than Briggs.

 

[DiehardPanther]

I saw wase made a nice tackle on Ollison. Other than that, the only secondary player I noticed was the cb who made the int and broke up about 3 other plays. Other than that, Pitt never challenged their secondary.

I’m very concerned as to how Ford, a dynamic GAME CHANGER of an athlete was not on the field at all. I hope he’s not the next Kaezon Pugh who walks away after this year.

Pugh has 1 tackle in the 2 games he’s played at Howard. Not exactly setting the world on fire.

 

[PhPanther2]

Pugh has 1 tackle in the 2 games he’s played at Howard. Not exactly setting the world on fire.

We need 4*+ players to stick around and find some way to squeeze production out of them. We don’t need them to walk away after 2 years because coach can’t find a way to get them on the field. If they all walk away, you won’t have to worry about the next one walking away, because you won’t have any.

 

[Pittcrafton]

We need 4*+ players to stick around and find some way to squeeze production out of them. We don’t need them to walk away after 2 years because coach can’t find a way to get them on the field. If they all walk away, you won’t have to worry about the next one walking away, because you won’t have any.

We dont have any left anyhow

 

[paulbl99]

I’m very concerned as to how Ford, a dynamic GAME CHANGER of an athlete was not on the field at all. I hope he’s not the next Kaezon Pugh who walks away after this year.

Maybe he was hurt...but having said that this one has bust-out possibility....

Again

 

[pittbb80]

Hard to explain why ford saw no pt

Also hard to justify Briggs getting PT over Campbell and ford. He’s awful

 

[PhPanther2]

Briggs playing is a joke. He’s got more than enough PT in his years here. Tell him ty, you can play special teams, but I have to see what Ford, Campbell, Coleman etc can do in the Safety role. If enough injuries happen, you can play, but for now we have to try more physically gifted athletes.

I don’t care if these kids suck and dog it in practice (before anybody says maybe Briggs is best based off of practice). The current guys suck in gametime and have sucked flr years! I don’t get the, hey you’ve been here and sucked for 4 years, maybe you’ll get it in year 5. Let’s hold back young talent to give you first dibs at the role. Winning programs don’t do that. Young talent plays, and plays right away unless a previous star is in the role.

 

[Jakey_John]

For having a reputation as a defensive guru, Narduzzi doesn’t know much about defense.

 

[cpc247]

Briggs playing is a joke. He’s got more than enough PT in his years here. Tell him ty, you can play special teams, but I have to see what Ford, Campbell, Coleman etc can do in the Safety role. If enough injuries happen, you can play, but for now we have to try more physically gifted athletes.

I don’t care if these kids suck and dog it in practice (before anybody says maybe Briggs is best based off of practice). The current guys suck in gametime and have sucked flr years! I don’t get the, hey you’ve been here and sucked for 4 years, maybe you’ll get it in year 5. Let’s hold back young talent to give you first dibs at the role. Winning programs don’t do that. Young talent plays, and plays right away unless a previous star is in the role.

Couldn't agree with the young talent plays comment more....benefit goes to the young talent unless older player is a lock.

 

[PhPanther2]

For having a reputation as a defensive guru, Narduzzi doesn’t know much about defense.

I wouldn’t say that.
I would say that he is definately a stubborn jackass about things and defense is 1 of them. Maybe the fear of losing his job can change that.

 

[PhPanther2]

Couldn't agree with the young talent plays comment more....benefit goes to the young talent unless older player is a lock.

It’s the same thing on the OL. wtf are Dintino and Herndon doing out there? Hargrove, Houy, Drake all are missing a year of development so we can play those 2 to go 6-6 this year and then have 3 raw players with no experience next year? This is mind boggling.

 

[DiehardPanther]

Briggs playing is a joke. He’s got more than enough PT in his years here. Tell him ty, you can play special teams, but I have to see what Ford, Campbell, Coleman etc can do in the Safety role. If enough injuries happen, you can play, but for now we have to try more physically gifted athletes.

I don’t care if these kids suck and dog it in practice (before anybody says maybe Briggs is best based off of practice). The current guys suck in gametime and have sucked flr years! I don’t get the, hey you’ve been here and sucked for 4 years, maybe you’ll get it in year 5. Let’s hold back young talent to give you first dibs at the role. Winning programs don’t do that. Young talent plays, and plays right away unless a previous star is in the role.

I agree with you that they’ve got to play some other DB’s, but if you recall Hamlin was a 4 star as well.

 

[DiehardPanther]

It’s the same thing on the OL. wtf are Dintino and Herndon doing out there? Hargrove, Houy, Drake all are missing a year of development so we can play those 2 to go 6-6 this year and then have 3 raw players with no experience next year? This is mind boggling.

Hargrove and Houy have played a good bit the first 2 games.

 

[PhPanther2]

I agree with you that they’ve got to play some other DB’s, but if you recall Hamlin was a 4 star as well.

And it’s his 1st year healthy playing a position he’s not played before and was not recruited for. Me personally, i’d put him back to cb and see what that does for him. Garner behind him is even worse, so he may be the best we have at that position.

 

[PhPanther2]

Hargrove and Houy have played a good bit the first 2 games.

They should be starting and playing 75% of the game. We should not be weakening 2 positions by putting Bookser at RT. Teams don’t do that unless it’s a dire emergency.

 

[McKee Place]

I wouldn’t say that.
I would say that he is definately a stubborn jackass about things and defense is 1 of them. Maybe the fear of losing his job can change that.

"Losing the job" here does these guys a favor. They get out of the concentration camp that is our program with a sweet, sweet payoff. By this point most of the rest of the nation realize the problem here is organizational and institutional, so the coaches often get better or same positions elsewhere despite poor results.

Added up, Pitt coaches lose their motivation to succeed. Eventually they are just going thru the motions and almost welcome leaving.

 

[DiehardPanther]

And it’s his 1st year healthy playing a position he’s not played before and was not recruited for. Me personally, i’d put him back to cb and see what that does for him. Garner behind him is even worse, so he may be the best we have at that position.

Hamlin isn’t fast enough to play safety, let alone CB. He is an example of a guy who never should have been a 4 star.

 

[cpc247]

I agree with you that they’ve got to play some other DB’s, but if you recall Hamlin was a 4 star as well.

Hamlin got his shot (even got in against Clemson)...not ford though...just saying

 

[TIGER-PAUL]

I don't know, so far he's been given more money and already changed dline, dc, secondary coaches (all upgrades imo) in 3 years and also added the 10th on d. Plus Bates is a well respected lb coach. I mean what's left? He was hired partly to fix the Houston bowl debacle.

 

[PhPanther2]

Hamlin isn’t fast enough to play safety, let alone CB. He is an example of a guy who never should have been a 4 star.

A Safety has to cover 10 times more ground than a corner. He has great footwork and flips his hips with the best of them. As a cb he can get his hands on a wr and slow them down to eliminate the speed difference. Giving the wr a 10 yard head start and then expecting him to be athletic enough to cover him from the safety role is not a good idea imo.

 

[thebadby2]

For having a reputation as a defensive guru, Narduzzi doesn’t know much about defense.

I think the quarters coverage scheme with the straight up 4-3 front is no longer an effective scheme against the majority of college offenses that are tempo and RPO-based and that spread the field to get their best athletes in space. On the flip side, the offense we run-old school pro-set, huddle-based, and bunched up is also outdated and behind the times.

Other than that Mrs Lincoln, how was the play.

 

[KennyTheKangaroo]

Just to confirm, ford was not listed on the participation chart

 

[303vND]

For having a reputation as a defensive guru, Narduzzi doesn’t know much about defense.

I said it once, I’ll say it again - after year one of seeing Narduzzi’s defense and it’s philosophy, that it absolutely wouldn’t work outside of the B1G. It stinks - all you have to do is go four wide or trips and iso the safeties and it’s a wrap. Man all over all game is nonsensical - another reason we have yet to defend the wheel route. Narduzzi is just not good!

 

[DiehardPanther]

I think the quarters coverage scheme with the straight up 4-3 front is no longer an effective scheme against the majority of college offenses that are tempo and RPO-based and that spread the field to get their best athletes in space. On the flip side, the offense we run-old school pro-set, huddle-based, and bunched up is also outdated and behind the times.

Other than that Mrs Lincoln, how was the play.

The scheme is fine if you have superior talent, but we are not going to land the talent necessary to be anything more than an 8 win team.

 

[Pittcrafton]

I don't know, so far he's been given more money and already changed dline, dc, secondary coaches (all upgrades imo) in 3 years and also added the 10th on d. Plus Bates is a well respected lb coach. I mean what's left? He was hired partly to fix the Houston bowl debacle.

Bates , that was a joke hire as well

 

[Pittcrafton]

I said it once, I’ll say it again - after year one of seeing Narduzzi’s defense and it’s philosophy, that it absolutely wouldn’t work outside of the B1G. It stinks - all you have to do is go four wide or trips and iso the safeties and it’s a wrap. Man all over all game is nonsensical - another reason we have yet to defend the wheel route. Narduzzi is just not good!

His D will never work in the ACC

 

[KennyTheKangaroo]

The scheme is fine if you have superior talent, but we are not going to land the talent necessary to be anything more than an 8 win team.

I disagree with this line of thinking. Pitt was 127 out of 128 in pass defense in 2016. That defensive backfield featured Jordan whitehead, Avonte Maddox, Ryan Lewis, and Dane Jackson. As of today, Maddox, Lewis, and Whitehead are on NFL rosters, and Dane Jackson figures to get a look in the NFL. I get that pitt had virtually no depth in the defnsive backfield that year, but if you have NFL quality players, even if they are fringe NFL guys, there is no logical reason to finish 127 out of 128th in the nation in pass defense.

 

[303vND]

I disagree with this line of thinking. Pitt was 127 out of 128 in pass defense in 2016. That defensive backfield featured Jordan whitehead, Avonte Maddox, Ryan Lewis, and Dane Jackson. As of today, Maddox, Lewis, and Whitehead are on NFL rosters, and Dane Jackson figures to get a look in the NFL. I get that pitt had virtually no depth in the defnsive backfield that year, but if you have NFL quality players, even if they are fringe NFL guys, there is no logical reason to finish 127 out of 128th in the nation in pass defense.

Mic drop!

 

[Burgh15]

Ford was suppose to be Pitt's top recruit and best athlete. With zero playmakers on offense, I don't understand why they are playing him on defense where when he's on the field, could still have minimal impact on the game. Find ways to get the ball in his hands and let him use his athleticism.

 

[DiehardPanther]

I disagree with this line of thinking. Pitt was 127 out of 128 in pass defense in 2016. That defensive backfield featured Jordan whitehead, Avonte Maddox, Ryan Lewis, and Dane Jackson. As of today, Maddox, Lewis, and Whitehead are on NFL rosters, and Dane Jackson figures to get a look in the NFL. I get that pitt had virtually no depth in the defnsive backfield that year, but if you have NFL quality players, even if they are fringe NFL guys, there is no logical reason to finish 127 out of 128th in the nation in pass defense.

I agree with you that they should have been better, and in order for his scheme to work you need superior talent across the board. Any team with a good passing attack is going to put up yards on us. Right or wrong - Narduzzi wants to stop the run first and foremost and take his chances in the passing game.

 

[cruzer]

How can Dennis Briggs still be starting? It blows my mind. He's simply awful. And Hamlin isn't much better. Narduzzi is one pig headed SOB if he keeps trotting these same players out.

Cruzer

 

[Black_Man_Panther]

Hamlin isn’t fast enough to play safety, let alone CB. He is an example of a guy who never should have been a 4 star.

I dunno about this... how exactly can you tell when he takes such poor angles? Don't confuse lack of speed w/ visions of him lunging at some guys feet as he runs by. You need to look *back* at to where Hamlin is coming. Be it he still thinks he's in high school and he can "cut the guy off" for a short gain or he just doesn't listen to the coaches... or which seems to be the case since he's not the only player who suffers from this... the coaching staff is somehow not getting the point across. Which is why you see guys like Briggs out there. At least he listens... even if he doesn't have the athletic ability to make a play.

John Clayton had a great story in his book. Foge Fazio had diagramed Navy's upcoming 2 point conversion play in the sideline huddle in '84. Navy comes out and runs that EXACT play just like Foge wrote it out on the white board. The Pitt players didn't listen... and the conversion was good for a 28-28 tie. Hmmm...

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

Just to confirm, ford was not listed on the participation chart

Can anyone ask WHY? And if is going the way I think it is, I am going speculate Ford being the latest WPIAL star to come here and transfer.