The Pitt game is absolutely huge! Pitt is gonna test our oline, their going to make one of the receivers not named Tillman to step up and be that guy on the other side of Cedric. Another thing to look for, is how Hendon plays when he is hurried and what our offense does to adjust to all the blitzes and pressure that Pitt will throw at us.
We’re going to see how this team handles adversity for the first time this season, I fully expect pitts defense to take us by surprise the first couple series just on their front 7 and the ability of those guys to get to the qb.
They probably have the best front 7 we will face this year outside of Alabama, and up their with the likes of Georgia.
That’s all just on the offensive side to guys, the defense is going to have to step up and show that they have improved if we are going to take steps forward from last year. If and I say if, Tennessees defense can contain pitts qb and keep him in the pocket and force him to make quick throws, that will take a lot of pressure off our dbs and those guys. That’s our biggest question mark right now to me, how good is our dbs?
Honestly I don’t know the question to that but I expect us to make our front 7 to step up and take the pressure of those guys, they’re gonna have to or it’s going to lead to pitts big plays down the field and the all to familiar opposing qb scrambling and looking like Lamar Jackson against us..
Next week is huge!!! It’s definitely one of the most important games of the season imo bc like op stated, it will set up the Florida game, we beat the gators it sets up the next game and so on.. but we gotta show up in Pittsburg and take care of those guys and show the nation that we are coming back, and that you can’t keep the sleeping giant that is Tennessee football down !!!
.. I say all this and watch, we get beat lol I would be so let down.