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24/7vol

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Pitts DB's are taught to hold, hold and hold some more. If I was JH I would get in refs ears before the game and plant the seed. A lot of teams coach this concept and figure refs will get tired of throwing the laundry and it's worked for Pitt over the years.
 
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GoPitt said:
Pitt's DB's definitely get in your face and get physical.
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That doesn’t bode well for us. I think our receivers are fast and long, but physical is not a word I would use to describe them. Jennings Palmer and Callaway were for sure
 
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24/7vol said:
Pitts DB's are taught to hold, hold and hold some more. If I was JH I would get in refs ears before the game and plant the seed. A lot of teams coach this concept and figure refs will get tired of throwing the laundry and it's worked for Pitt over the years.
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Assuming SEC refs, our receivers should get used to whatever they're allowing.
 
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24/7vol said:
Pitts DB's are taught to hold, hold and hold some more. If I was JH I would get in refs ears before the game and plant the seed. A lot of teams coach this concept and figure refs will get tired of throwing the laundry and it's worked for Pitt over the years.
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They need to hold, tug. Swim and Go!
 
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PI can be a game changing flag. I don't want the zebras to over throw it. Throw it when it happens. Don't throw it when it doesn't happen. Science.
 
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lol Pitt DBs aren't taught to hold, just to be physical. however, they ARE taught to keep their eyes on their man and not look back for the ball. yeah, really. this leads to them being susceptible to both panic grabs (holds) and not being ready for jump balls. keep chucking it deep and you will get PIs and win some jump balls. you coach did this all day to us in 2 recent games with UCF.
 
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They can hold all they want, but they won’t be able to keep after 10-15 yards. There are also other ways to send the message that that’s not going to be tolerated, but that depends on how much the refs are going to allow them to “play”.
 
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Johnnyreb#VFL said:
That doesn’t bode well for us. I think our receivers are fast and long, but physical is not a word I would use to describe them. Jennings Palmer and Callaway were for sure
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Agreed. I remember seeing a clip of Kelley Washington tossing Andre Lott (I think) like a piece of toilet paper during one on ones in practice. I thought he was going to be what he said he was.
 
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PittChris said:
Tennessee’s WR’s can create space down the field for big plays; the issue is will Pitt’s front seven get to Milton first.
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No disrespect, but I rather like our chances if y'all (that's yinz, to you 😂😂😂) try to blitz or pack the box. That's Heupel's wheelhouse.
 
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All defensive and offensive holds the opposing player. It's just a matter of how to do it with out being caught. He'll the people who call the games talk about it every time a defender holds the receiver and it gets called for passing interference. They always say hold the receiver around the waist if your going to do it and if he starts to gain distance then let go as you have already slowed him down enough to be off timing.
 
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GoPitt said:
Pitt's DB's definitely get in your face and get physical.
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Um, no. It is more than that and if the game is called correctly... they will have a hard time. It isn't "in your face" or "physical" to grab the back of a guy's jersey after he gets past you.

Teams teach it. Teams do it. Some get away with it.
 
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savannahfan said:
It may be Heupel's wheelhouse but what about our team on the field's wheelhouse?
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UT and Milton should do better vs man in a relative way. Pitt is better than BGSU but play man. Pitt may like what they saw and play a little more zone.

If they go man and Milton breaks the pocket then he'll have a lot of running room.
 
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chrismc1000 said:
All defensive and offensive holds the opposing player. It's just a matter of how to do it with out being caught. He'll the people who call the games talk about it every time a defender holds the receiver and it gets called for passing interference. They always say hold the receiver around the waist if your going to do it and if he starts to gain distance then let go as you have already slowed him down enough to be off timing.
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There are degrees. Pitt is on the more extreme edge. If the game is called even moderately tight... they'll have numerous INT and DB holding penalties. UT's WR's have a good bit more speed than their CB's. The match ups with their safeties is even more lopsided in terms of speed. If they don't hold or if UT's receivers do a good job of getting off the LOS... they should be able to outrun that secondary.
 
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sjt18 said:
There are degrees. Pitt is on the more extreme edge. If the game is called even moderately tight... they'll have numerous INT and DB holding penalties. UT's WR's have a good bit more speed than their CB's. The match ups with their safeties is even more lopsided in terms of speed. If they don't hold or if UT's receivers do a good job of getting off the LOS... they should be able to outrun that secondary.
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But can our guys run fast enough to catch up to the long passes our QB throws?
 
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