Pitt Coach On Possible No-Contact Practices: 'We're Not Playing Soccer', LINK!

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

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Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi is not among those you will find supporting no-contact practice restrictions. Narduzzi went on Fox Sports' The Audible podcast and discussed why he's so against the rules.

"It's a big deal," Narduzzi said. "We're not playing soccer or field hockey or basketball. It's the game of football and it's a contact sport. You can't play the game without contact. You might as well cancel spring ball altogether because now what you're doing is 7-on-7. You're playing pass. You can't stop the run. I think it's a crazy rule." He went on to explain why he thinks they are crazy and how he feels the focus should be on teaching proper fundamentals rather than eliminating contact altogether. "If you're getting away from having contact, how are we going to teach them to do it the right way?" said Narduzzi. "You talk about concussions and tackling the proper way, all of a sudden you're taking a period away from the younger guys who don't know how to tackle where they can learn how to do it the right way, and how to do it better and avoid putting their head down and now you've eliminated a teaching moment."...........

....."I definitely think there's things we need to do better as coaches," he said. "I think it comes down to coaching. Coaches can do a better job of teaching it the right way. Tackle with your chest. Your head should be out of it. Your eyes should be to the sky. We've tried to get rid of the targeting and launching and leading with your head. I think that's all part of it, and I think that needs to be eliminated. We didn't have one targeting call against us last year. We'd rather tackle you low anyway."

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[rpost3]

He couldn't be more right. How do you teach kids to hit correctly if it's banned in practice?

 

[pittdan77]

I agree but I know there have been times when a coach got out of control with contact too during my career. Some of the drills served no purpose other than to hit. I also watched some PSU practice film they were pushing out this morning. Some of the drills are borderline stupid and serve no football purpose that I can see. But I'm not sure what else you can do in shorts.

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

I agree but I know there have been times when a coach got out of control with contact too during my career. Some of the drills served no purpose other than to hit. I also watched some PSU practice film they were pushing out this morning. Some of the drills are borderline stupid and serve no football purpose that I can see. But I'm not sure what else you can do in shorts.

I was worried about that too last year. I was wondering if Pitt players would be able to take the hard nosed hitting and flying to the ball on that physical change that could produce injuries in practice and games?????

One reason why my predictions last year were predicated on injuries and when Pitt did lose Conner and Boyd missed a game and Voytik replaced, I could not predict what would happen against Teams with more bigger and better talent.

Yet, Pitt Coach Pat & Staff tough practices did not cause as many injuries as I suspected and expected. I think Coach Pat knows how to be careful on developing his Players both physically and mentally and expect him to do it every year as he gains bigger and faster talent.

Just my opinion and others can differ, but a Good Coach knows the limits of his Players and makes them stronger players with speed. Size in the CFB and NFL has gone to speed over weight and brawn and why we see leaner and meaner players but far faster.

Others can weigh in that know more specifics on the Pitt Team than me and augment the discussion for all to learn. I just used to remember 6'4" 290-300+ Lbs Lineman and now see 270-290 lb Lineman with great quick feet and speed, as well as 5'8" CBs more and more and faster leaner Linebackers more these days than in the 1970s.