Syracuse vs. Pitt: Legacies On The Line

Tough, but can Nassib can’t throw an accurate deep ball? Do his passes come out too hot and are hard to catch? Does he get rattled in the pocket? Does he fail to find wide-open receivers? Can he improvise and turn a broken play into a big one ala the three SU greats noted above?

I think Ryan can throw an accurate deep ball, put touch on his balls, find open guys and improvise. He sure doesn’t seem to get rattled in the pocket. These are not really the issues. I believe Ryan’s problem is that his is overly conservative, and that his fear of making a mistake also keeps him from making plays. He doesn’t want to lob it across the middle to get swatted down or give a DB time to jump the route, so he guns it so hard no one can hang on. He doesn’t want someone stepping in front of a pass to the TE and taking it back for 6 so he trows it at his mans feet which is a much harder ball to catch. On the deep balls, he doesn’t want a CB going over the top on his WR and picking that so he throws it where the CB cant get it, unfortunately its also just a little too far for our receivers to get.

I bet Ryan is the kind of guy who wont talk to a girl he likes because he is more worried about embarrassing himself and making her uncomfortable than about getting her number. The problem is you could miss out on the potential love of your life.

His issues are not for lack of talent, willingness to take a hit in the pocket or understanding. He just needs a little swagger. The ego that tells Dion to keep shooting and lack there of that pulls Brandon out of games. Of all the GB game film the coaches should show Ryan – this one should be a point of emphasis

I still love you.

This game, more than any this year, may be yours to win – to take the team on your back and carry them just like those players above you did.

Suffers because of the state of the program around him. Let’s not forget the McNabb, MacPherson and Graves also had more help that Nassib does, on both sides of the ball. Ryan has certainly upped his game and played very well at times this season. The Rutgers game is the only example of him really stinking it up. But, at the same time, it was Bailey that fumbled on Syracuse’s first and last plays of the game. And it’s the defense that can’t stop anybody not in a West Virginia uniform.

As important as Ryan, or any QB for that matter, is to the team, he can’t do it by himself. Backs need to hold on to the rock. Receivers need to catch the ball. Defenders need so come up with a stop. So, while the W-L record may not hold up well when compared to the others, how much of that can really be put on Nassib’s shoulders, especially this season.