Where we lost:

[VAPanther91]

1. Inconsistent offensive play calling:
(a) Why in the heck do we turn the ball over to DiNucci's arm with 3 and a half minutes to go and have him drop back 10-12 yards to throw a deep pattern? We're running the ball well and we didn't want to score too quickly anyways. Game was over on that 1st down sack.

(b) Repeatedly on 2nd/short and 3rd/short, over the course of the season, we line up in an I-formation and run a deep handoff off-tackle. That is the exact first look the defense is running. I would wager that we average a loss of 2.5 yards per play on this down/distance/formation. It drives me NUTS.

(c) We still occasionally, although not as many times as early in the season, fake the ball in one direction, and then run the ball or throw a screen in the same direction----this makes NO sense. Canada never did this. We fake right and then shovel pass right or we fake sweep left and then screen left. You're actually helping the defense with the fake because you just shifted the LBs and S to the point of attack. Fakes are not for fakes sake. Fakes are to move def away from point of attack.

(d) DiNucci is a great backup. He is not a starter. He better not be the starter for both of the remaining games. He is not decisive. He is not consistent. I think he could be serviceable with better play calling but don't put the game in his hands when our backs are averaging over 5 yds a carry and we have their front four on their heels.

(e) Why no special plays for Whitehead? Did we think we were that much better? Unbelievable. Win the game you are playing.

Its not just a Watson thing. When HCPN watches the film, surely he sees these inconsistencies. But yet there is no change. This is not just execution and talent, although we clearly have our problems their as well.

2. Defense: Why was Whitehead playing so passively? He was 2 yards behind #82 on every route giving the underneath throw whether the route was 5 yards or 15 yards. It did not seem like we were using him offensively or defensively to his strengths.

We're now 10 games into the season. The issue of being a young team is no longer relevant when you are playing a 1-8 team.

Unbelievable. I'm teetering on apathy.

 

[kma0043]

Where we lost: the 10 day game prep leading up to game. Falling behind 14-3 the first quarter at home coming off bye to 1-8 team screams unprepared.

 

[Pittx9]

Missing tackles on the opening kickoff, henderson's ridiculous fumble, missing tackles every drive of the game, willfully allowing receivers to catch passes wide open, horrendous play calling with the game on the line, the defense basically giving up when we still had time to get the ball back again, some of the dumbest defensive schemes imaginable, watching our qb struggle to do anything in the passing game and still setting him up for failure. The list goes on, and on, and on.....

 

[revampedpanthers]

1. Inconsistent offensive play calling:
(a) Why in the heck do we turn the ball over to DiNucci's arm with 3 and a half minutes to go and have him drop back 10-12 yards to throw a deep pattern? We're running the ball well and we didn't want to score too quickly anyways. Game was over on that 1st down sack.
agree the play calling at the end was stupid. Even if we score a TD on a long pass we lose because this D wasn't stopping a single A highschool team the rest of the way. Only chance was to score with little time left on the clock
(b) Repeatedly on 2nd/short and 3rd/short, over the course of the season, we line up in an I-formation and run a deep handoff off-tackle. That is the exact first look the defense is running. I would wager that we average a loss of 2.5 yards per play on this down/distance/formation. It drives me NUTS.

(c) We still occasionally, although not as many times as early in the season, fake the ball in one direction, and then run the ball or throw a screen in the same direction----this makes NO sense. Canada never did this. We fake right and then shovel pass right or we fake sweep left and then screen left. You're actually helping the defense with the fake because you just shifted the LBs and S to the point of attack. Fakes are not for fakes sake. Fakes are to move def away from point of attack.

(d) DiNucci is a great backup. He is not a starter. He better not be the starter for both of the remaining games. He is not decisive. He is not consistent. I think he could be serviceable with better play calling but don't put the game in his hands when our backs are averaging over 5 yds a carry and we have their front four on their heels.
agree dinucci isn't the answer. Picket may or may not be but regardless he should have been getting reps in these games. Now they will throw him to the wolves against much better defenses. He should have gotten a few series in each game since the redshirt was burned.
(e) Why no special plays for Whitehead? Did we think we were that much better? Unbelievable. Win the game you are playing.
the plays to whitehead aren't working anymore. They tried one and it lost 5 yards. they could use him as a decoy or throw him the ball but teams are stopping the running plays
Its not just a Watson thing. When HCPN watches the film, surely he sees these inconsistencies. But yet there is no change. This is not just execution and talent, although we clearly have our problems their as well.

2. Defense: Why was Whitehead playing so passively? He was 2 yards behind #82 on every route giving the underneath throw whether the route was 5 yards or 15 yards. It did not seem like we were using him offensively or defensively to his strengths.
whitehead is the most overrated player at Pitt this century. He simply hasn't been that good since his first season. Don't get me wrong he's ok but he isn't a all american type stud that most fans think he is.
We're now 10 games into the season. The issue of being a young team is no longer relevant when you are playing a 1-8 team.

Unbelievable. I'm teetering on apathy.

The main reason we lost this game though was the kickoff return, fast start and UNC probably quits and Quadree (fumble) henderson's fumble at the one which was a 10 point swing. You can't lose the TO battle and give up a special teams td and win many games, especially with the talent this team has.