Pitt Defensive Coordinator Talks About Utah's Formations

Pitt defensive coordinator Phil Bennett said some interesting things about the Utah offense today. During a conversation with Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBaeu, he said, "I told him heck, they have 58 formations. They do everything. I don't know how they practice that." Bennett continued, "They run power, a wildcat package, they run option - everything you might see in a year, we're seeing it in this first game."

Maybe I'm reading between the lines, but, "I don't know how they practice that," could mean, "We've had a hard time practicing to defend that." Hopefully that translates into a bunch of points for Utah as Pitt's newer defenders get a little lost during the opener.

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Here's hoping they don't have an idea of how to defend our offense...

Don’t forget we’re leaning on the TEs more this year. We haven’t in years past.

by JazzyUte on Aug 26, 2010 6:18 PM MDT reply actions

the more formation they think we have the more the 18 thru 21 year old pitt defensive players will have too remember

they will get confused. 58 formations is an interesting number?

I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 1 week till the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.

by wolfmanshowlforever on Aug 29, 2010 6:26 PM MDT up reply actions

We don't see too many Utah games out here,

but I’m assuming the Utes’ spread is similar to Cincinnati’s – and that’s a good thing for the red team.

Interestingly, Pitt has been pretty good against run-first quarterbacks in the spread, but passers like Tony Pike have been able to pick Pitt’s secondary apart.

There’s a good chance Pitt needs to keep Utah under 25 pts in order to win. Even with their stars on offense, putting up 30 points is going to be a tough task for a new QB on the road. Pitt’s going to rely on defensive ends Romeus and Sheard to generate pressure, hope the linebackers are adequate in coverage and hope for the best.

7 days from right about now, we’ll all be watching football. Hells yes.

by PittScriptBlog on Aug 26, 2010 6:41 PM MDT reply actions