Sam has got to get back to using his running ability more often. Right now, we are seeing 3 man fronts with 8 dbs dropping back, making it impossible to throw the ball. It feels like he has either been told to throw more and run less, or he is just simply refusing to do so when the time comes. We should be FORCING the opponent to spy him at all times. They shouldnt be able to drop 8 and force a dump off. There were plenty of times in that TCU game where Sam had open space, and instead, he forced a shitty throw into coverage.
The lack of scrambling is the biggest regression I have seen out of him this year. Our coach also needs to realize (lol good luck with that) that he is our #1 weapon. Taking the ball out of his hands (handing off to Ingram at the goal line) is a massive mistake. Treat him as your #1, #2 and #3 weapon at all times, not some fragile QB that cant get hit. We are at our best when he is running people over and demanding the defense pay attention to him.
Right now, the formula to beat Texas is to rush 3 (because you WILL get pressure with it) and drop 8. Tech did it to us all day and should have beat us, TCU did it and did beat us. OU will 100% do the same, so Sam needs to be ready and Tom needs to get his head out of his stinky ass and wake the fuck up or pack his shit and gtfo.