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[QUOTE="Archbold44, post: 5609956, member: 10528"]
If Willis had been better, the offense would have been better.  Against SMU, we had decent enough blocking to pick up much needed first downs and he all out refused to get it.  We still had a game and a season at that point.  If we had given SMU a game, it would have been a different Rickie coming back to the Pitt game. We needed one yard, the offensive line gave it to him, and he did not take it.  For a guy quick to jump up and celebrate his few great runs... he played small in that situation.

He had that terrible penalty against Clemson.  Seems like he also had a bad fumble at some point.

But when Rickie missed the pass to him against SMU, he was demonstrative about it.  The same guy that couldn't or wouldn't pick up a first down, and made his own series of errors this year, was awfully critical of his teammate.

Regardless, we need a RB that is a receiving threat... not one that is looking for the highlight reel.  Nixon was just as capable at picking up short yardage... and that does not physically make sense.  Meanwhile, Villari should not be a our most reliable runner to pick up one yard.  If that is the case, then I think the RB room does need a complete retool.

It is a loss, but I think we can get a net gain out of this.
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