Short Yardage situations for both teams

[gary2]

I thought there were numerous situations where Pitt should have run QB sneaks.

In many of those we were. In shotgun. We could have safely scored with back to back sneaks. (PSU lesson)

Louisville was arrogant going for it in their own territory.

Pitt was very stupid to think they would try to power run their subsequent fouth and very short.That play could have been a TD. Very poor coaching on that play by Pitt.

Not short yardage, but cover zero ends another Pittsburgh game!

 

[PittMan2003]

I agree. The qb sneak is so underutilized. I would have the Eagles qb sneak play in the playbook and use it regularly.

 

[Burgh15]

I agree. The qb sneak is so underutilized. I would have the Eagles qb sneak play in the playbook and use it regularly.

It’s nearly impossible to stop the way the Eagles run it and it should be every team’s go to run in short yardage situations.

 

[sonofabit]

It’s a national phenomenon. OC’s getting too cute. Eagles have it down. Not sure why this isn’t a trend at any level of play. Too much shotgun which is supposed to open up options for the defense to consider. Nonsense. Jam the ball down their throats until of course rules change protecting the poor little kids across the line. Lol. Refs now pat players on their asses to move over - protecting long snappers. Nonsense for us old schoolers.

 

[The Ole Six-Fiver]

As NFL and college QBs get paid more and more, it becomes more and more distasteful to “risk” them on sneaks. But that would be a play that would seem to be one of the LEAST risky…low speed, low velocity, protected by massive girth of OL on all sides.

The phenom of OCs wanting to appear ‘clever’ and ‘dynamic’ Is also real. In that case one would think Pitt would be the exception, and run sneaks continuously 😉

 

[gary2]

As NFL and college QBs get paid more and more, it becomes more and more distasteful to “risk” them on sneaks. But that would be a play that would seem to be one of the LEAST risky…low speed, low velocity, protected by massive girth of OL on all sides.

The phenom of OCs wanting to appear ‘clever’ and ‘dynamic’ Is also real. In that case one would think Pitt would be the exception, and run sneaks continuously 😉

Cignetti (and Narduzzi) were not their conservative selfs last night.

With a 10 point lead, snapping with 18 secs on-clock and passing Mostly incomplete) rather than running clock

 

[The Ole Six-Fiver]

Cignetti (and Narduzzi) were not their conservative selfs last night.

With a 10 point lead, snapping with 18 secs on-clock and passing Mostly incomplete) rather than running clock

The final Td certainly proved that