Any news on the recruits that visited this weekend?

Where’s Adam???????

I did not say that Bostick won the game on his own. Sometimes a qb just has to play well enough to win. Remember Ben’s superbowl performance. Also, Morelli never beat Michigan. (I put that in just for fun)

Bostick is not going to be the next Dan Marino, he doesn’t have to be as long as Shady stays healthy.

Unless the JV transfer is the real thing, it’s Bostick’s job to win or lose. Sure, Stull looked great against a cupcake and Sunseri looked fine against Gateway HS, Smith showed flashes as well. Bostick has a year of experience and that means alot. Do you remember what Palko and Rutherford looked like when they were freshmen?

Maz makes good points regarding the O-line and receivers. The potential is there to be way better, which will make any qb look better.

The real good news is the progress of the defensive line and the play of McKillop. That is why we beat WVU and why the future is bright.

I would only add that two of PB’s physical limitations (lack of mobility and arm strength) were exposed when he competed at the college level.

I think PB will mature and be a very intelligent and cerebral QB, but there is little that can be done to fundamentally change his physical make up.

Unfortunately, his best wasn’t nearly good enough last season, but sadly it was also the best PITT had to put in the game.

To say that Bostick is a “winner” is spinning a phrase out of thin air with nothing to back it up. He did nothing to WIN games by himself, however he did just enough not to lose some. But, an objective PITT fan would have to say that our wins came on the shoulders of McCoy and our defense’s efforts. When a QB goes out and doesn’t have a terrible day and the team happens to win - it does not constitute that game being ‘won’ by the QB. This isn’t MLB where a pitcher gets awarded a won or loss.

And, I understand your frustration at fans writing him off - I dislike that “be a star right away or you stink” mentality also. I think he can be a fine player if things go his way, and that starts with the coaching staff, his parents and himself being brutally honest with what transpired last season. Then he can put his shoulder to the grindstone and get to work on being a better QB and trying to win back the starting job.

I said “win back” because DW’s actions over the last month have shown clearly that he lacks confidence in Pat Bostick’s ability to lead this team at this time. I think Pat can bounce back, and I hope he does.

One last point - should things not go as Bostick would like, and he gets passed on the depth chart, I will always appreciate Bostick signing on with PITT, the position he was put in and how well he tried to do his best.

Thanks for the Stull stats. I wanted to look them up.

GC,

Got to disagree on the Bostick winning the big game at WVU. We won despite a very poor performance by Bostick.

I don’t disagree with anything you say. I am just tired of people writing people off. I am old enough to remember people in this town calling Clemente a bum, Franco a chicken because he ran out of bounds, and Bradshaw too stupid to play.

I think Pitt fans should be thanking Bostick for coming to Pitt and remember he was the last option this year and did pretty well,all things considered.

DW improved the depth at quarterback so that we don’t get down to our last option again. I am rooting for Bostick to win the starting job, unless a miracle happens and Pryor wants to join Shady in the backfield.

Excluding the Virginia and UConn game I think the entire team put forth a great effort to post a few wins and keep the games very close and competitive, Bostick tried his best but it was evident he did not have the talent to compete as a true freshman right out of high school.

It was clear that the coaching staff had little confidence in Bostick because the play book was really condensed and when Bostick had the opportunity to “shine” he usually threw a game changing interception. The coaching staff saw this and most of us openly stated the offense was very conservative because of Bostick’s short-comings.

Bostick has to really focus and really change his physcial make up, mentally? who knows!

I wish him the best of luck but unless he dramatically improves his “game” there is a good chance he will never start another game at Pitt.

You must agree that DW has addressed the QB situation with the infux of talent this year. Stull is a question mark but he did win the nod in 2007, i agree he does put a bit of too much air under his long passes but other than that he does have good arm strength and is accurate.

My guess is they play a two qb system (wildcat and pro set) to keep opposing defenses off balance and utilize their best offensive weapons.

Regarding Pryor, no way he is coming to Pitt, and yes I must agree he is a head case, but he is a great talent, excluding injury he should have a great college career. Expect him to turn up in the big-10 and exclude State Penn.

I’m excited about next year and can’t wait for spring practice.

And i think 100% of Bostick’s problems are in his head. You can go look at his passing from highschool (look at the throws, how he threw the ball) and now he can’t complete a WR screen pass without bouncing it in the dirt? You see flashes of what he can do in games…and then at other points you see flashes of the problems between his ears…Pat Bostick is like a box of chocolates….

And what happened between June 5th and the last couple weeks of training camp?

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