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[QUOTE="CIL, post: 816647, member: 22"]
This is by no means a knock Jeremy, as I respect your opinions.  However, this assumes that Pitt didn't change anything they were doing defensively.  From what I could see on my TV, Pitt made some subtle adjustments after getting beat a few times.  They moved their high safety another 7 yards off the ball, they also got thwir 8th man out of the box when it was apparent we couldn't block 97. Pitt also decided to overload the strong side of our formations -- hence our decision to try and run some traps and counters to the weak side.

GMac certainly has some faults.  I am not thrilled with the amount of plays he calls at times.  He almost out smarts himself at times out there.  We execute those scripted plays pretty damn well.  Stick to it.  However, Sean Payton couldn't help this offense that much.  Nick Robinson was turned into a human turnstile this week -- not a lot if going to work when that happened.  If I recall correctly, this board was screaming for Hackett's head prior to last year's offensive explosion as well.

My guess is we have another year of GMac, for better or worse.  He is a ridiculously good recruiter who has proven he can get kids anywhere.  His offense is predicated on getting playmakers the ball and letting them do their thing.  Hopefully he gets those playmakers sooner than later.  Sometimes success requires patience, which we as fans sorely lack.  Remember, it took Cutcliffe 6 years to get Duke up and running.
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