Dammit Narduzzi. I was done. I had made my points about depth being at certain positions, but questions about the talent ceiling. Hell, I felt like I was over doing it. Like I didn’t have anything else to harp upon.
No one in the secondary — OK, almost no one — has stepped up and been noticed.
Asked about the secondary Thursday, Narduzzi said, “We’re good. I guess I’m looking for the guy who’s just going to be a beast.
“Usually, there are two guys who stand out. Now, there are four or five guys (at cornerback), and I don’t care which one is in.
“Just throw them out there. Who cares? Shake them up in your hat and throw them out. Which is a good thing because we have depth back there, but I just wish there was a totally dominant guy.
“I don’t know if that’s a problem. We’ll find out.”
Is the O-line better? There’s depth at WR, but is there enough talent? Has Kenny Pickett been built up too much in the heads of Pitt fans, and how quickly will people try to tear him down after his first mistake? Is Darrin Hall going to be second half of last season Darrin Hall or will he revert to being something of a mixed bag at tailback? And will there be other backs that can step up?
How about the defense? Will the D-line finally be able to bring some consistent pressure up front? How about the secondary? There is depth there at last, but it almost has the same question as the WRs — how high is the talent? Really, you can point to depth everywhere on defense — which is something very new — but we’re all just waiting to see how they actually look.
Heck, there is a new punter. Even new returners (to say nothing of the new rules on kickoffs) this season.
Sorry. Just as I got back into the swing of things, the offline world intruded. Lots of work related crap took away most of my time. And then getting the kids ready and back to school finished the rest. Oh, and a cat adopted us. All very chaotic.
Needless to say, training camp is done. It’s a few days away from the season opener. Related note: hooray for a 3;30 start time!
