With the game notes for the Pitt-Duke game out, it means we have this week’s depth chart (PDF, p. 3).

The only change is Todd Thomas is now listed as the starter at the Will Linebacker spot and Bam Bradley is behind him. How much of that involves Bradley’s shoulder injury is not clear.

If Bradley is healthy, I would expect him to see  time there and some time as the Sam Linebacker. Before the shoulder injury, he was listed as the starter at Sam.

Thomas in interviews after the game, has expressed how happy and grateful he was to be starting this past week.

Other than that no changes to the rest of the 2-deep.

Shai McKenzie, one of the top Pittsburgh area seniors as well as one of the top RBs in the nation, tore his ACL last week. This obviously knocks him out for the rest of the season and I know I speak for everyone when I say no matter where he goes to school, I wish him a speedy recovery. (more…)

Let’s put this in context right away. This is not a call for the benching of the QB. Not even close. This is also not a comparison to Tom Savage’s predecessor. While Tom Savage worries me for stretches and at time outright scares me, he does not create the game-long feeling of dread and inevitable disappointment of the QB of the previous few seasons.

This is merely an attempt to try and explain what does make me worry and nervous about Tom Savage when he drops back.

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