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  1. Every QB is taught to throw that ball high to take advantage of the mismatch(6'5 vs 5'10) which is exactly why we chose AD to go to. The ball is out before the receiver break. At that point you are expecting your receiver to put his cleats in the ground for separation, come back, and high point the football on the sideline. You aren't expecting him to round off his route and not jump. Even the DB knows what we are trying to do which is why he is ready to jump and bat the ball down.
  2. You have a 6'5 receiver running a fade in the end zone vs a 5'10 DB. Where do you throw the ball Big? Where is every single QB in America taught to throw the ball in that scenario?
  3. Jordan Whittington, and we all loved him, was special because of his effort level. He was way more developed than most kids which made him special in high school but once you get to college you are just one of the guys. He still had his effort and that carried him through but let's not act like he was uber gifted physically outside of his efforts in the weight room. I am going to say this one time and one time only. Quinn Ewers was ranked higher than Vincent Paul Young Jr, the most incredible high school or college player most of us has ever seen. He was ranked higher than Vick. He was ranked higher than Lamar Jackson. He was ranked higher than Mahomes. It didn't take a genius to see the only thing special about Ewers is his arm and that HE WAS NOT a perfect recruit like they said he was. As soon as any of us saw him we should've readjusted our expectations. What makes him special is his ability to make multi-platform throws and his arm strength. Outside of that he is below average. Below average height, size, feet, quickness, agility, and speed. So why are we expecting him to do things he can't? That's like getting pissed that Blue can't run between the tackles. Pocket passers with below average athletic ability have to be kept clean at all costs. It's as simple as that. And just because they have a strong arm doesn't mean they are going to be able to stand in the pocket, perfectly diagnose a defense, and make every throw perfectly. I accepted that a long time ago and adjusted my expectations. Anyone who thinks Ewers is going to be any different than any other pocket passer outside the ability to reach areas of the field others can't is going to be mad every week that Texas is playing. I challenge anyone here to name me 10 non-running college pocket passers that didn't have strong running games and didn't have a bunch of wtf games.
  4. Correct, and when your running game takes a step back expect those D-coordinators to use it to their advantage.
  5. No one is moving goal posts. What I am saying is he is just like every other quarterback except that he has a golden arm. So expect him to have flaws and shortcomings. Expect him to need a complimentary running game to play at his peak. That is the case for most QBs. Expect him to make mistakes.
  6. 9-1 and 7 TD passes in the last two games with no picks. Yeah lets bench that guy lol.
  7. If you don't know what's going on then why are you commenting? Lol
  8. I m not defending that throw. Ewers always misses that deep post. He cannot throw it and I've said it over and over again. He throws it vertical every time.
  9. Again. You are voicing your own personnel expectations based on what some 9.95ers told you. So if you are upset about his throwing velocity then that is on you. I have never seen him rifle balls and so I don't expect him to. He throws the way he throws. Also, Beck threw for 347 vs Tenn and looked like a whole new man. Like all those interceptions were behind him right? Wanna know why? Tenn pretty much plays straight bump and run man coverage. No confusing zone schemes. Perfect for a QB who struggles reading defenses but is otherwise a solid passer. Wait til he faces another good zone team.
  10. Are we really arguing whether it's harder to throw deep vs 3 safeties over 2 safeties? Lol. Seems self explanatory.
  11. Yeah that dude CANNOT hit a deep post to save his life and this route combo we run a bazillion times a game. He misses it every time and Sark calls it over and over. He cannot make this throw. The few times we've completed it the receiver turned vertical to run under it. Not sure why we are still calling it but here we are. It doesn't fit his eye but Sark is extremely stubborn about it.
  12. Let me know when we run 11 personnel or 5 wide all game and not 50% 12 personnel. Get mad at Sark for not spreading it out and taking advantage of one v ones.
  13. Everyone can see that. Everyone can also see how tight a window it was because they dropped 8 defenders and had 3 safeties. Throw had to be perfect.
  14. Says "Teams aren't running 3 high because they are scared of the deep ball against us They are running it because with that look they know Quinn will become Checkdown Charlie 90% of the time" then follows that up by citing a play where the fact that they were in 3 high is why they were able to bat a deep ball away that would've hit Golden square in the hands. lol. Did you see us running a bunch of intermediate middle of the field routes?
  15. Technically the 6 Oline package was just 12 personnel with a really good blocker. Our problem is we aren't very good blocking out of 12 personnel so we can't force teams out of 3 high. We are currently number 64 in the country and 8th in the SEC in rushing despite seeing light boxes every week. People keep saying we run fine but we are doing exactly what teams want us to do. They know that our running game is inconsistent and we will suffer a negative play somewhere in the drive and they can then take advantage of.
  16. You know what the adjustment is to 3 high safeties? Running the football until they stop it.
  17. And that is correct but those aren't misses. Ball was there but the DB just made a play on them. We aren't even talking abut those if they don't have 3 safeties on the field. Two safeties and the DB isn't close enough to make a break on them. Touchdown.
  18. Outside of that same deep post he always misses what deep ball did he "miss" vs Pig? I saw a few the DBs made plays on two and one that was absolutely a PI. Now ask yourself why they made plays on them. Because they were 3 safeties across, ignoring the run game by playing a 3 man front and dropping 8. Most teams see that and bully them in the run game to get them out of that. We tried and they stayed in it. Also, Tom Brady was a 6th round pick because people thought of him what you think of Ewers. We forget how he started out.
  19. Yes I saw that. They ran some 3 high usually in long yardage situations or vs 11 personnel, but not against heavy run packages. With us they stayed in 3 high with 3 man fronts pretty much the entire game no matter if we trotted Helm and Davis out there in 12 personnel or not. They were determined to keep our passing game in check and completely ignored our running game. It's a pretty consistent theme with us. I know you know that.
  20. and to help you Derka the hyperbole in this post is why people respond to you the way they do. Opposing teams are keeping their safeties back because THEY respect our ability to carve them up more than they respect our ability to run on them. Defensive alignment by your opponent tells you WHAT they feel is the most dangerous part of your offense. Arkansas kept 3 high safeties all day saying if you are going to beat us you are going to do it throwing underneath. Below is two shots of us in 12 personnel. Heavy run sets with double tight ends. One shot is the 1st series and the other the 4th quarter. Look at Arky sitting in 3 high completely ignoring what we have in the box. What are they afraid of Derka? They are afraid of that same QB you say sucks and isn't a threat to throw the ball downfield. When you have a box this light vs 7 blockers YOU DO NOT respect your opponent's running game at all. Now watch how they deal with same personnel grouping for Tenn and Aggy. 4 man fronts instead of 3 man fronts taking away an extra man in coverage. Even Ole Miss, who runs mainly 11 personnel, saw 4 man fronts on early downs.
  21. Because Derka, we all have eyes and can see Ewers going through his progressions. Even the announcers at the game are talking about him going through his progressions in real time. 1:30, 9:03, and 9:22 of the video below are three quick examples of Ewers CLEARLY going through progressions. https://x.com/NashTalksTexas/status/1857938058860990971
  22. And this is exactly the example of what I am talking about above. Derka is using the phrase " heisman candidate/no.1 overall pick”, $1M NIL QB". Those are Derka's expectations based on what he was told by some 9.95ers years ago. I knew after 3 games that Jordan Whittington wasn't really a 5 star. Same with Johnathan Gray. If a guy is not overly athletic he can always be gotten to by a good pass rush. The only thing special about Ewers is his arm. He isn't particularly tall to see over the defense. He is pretty slight and isn't going to break arm tackles. He isn't going to juke you and he isn't fast enough to run away from defenders. When you come to that realization you start to see him differently and your expectations adjust accordingly. You stop saying why can't Ewers do A, B, and C that he cannot physically do and you start saying why aren't we giving him A, B, and C so he can do what we know he can do.
  23. It's not about being for him or against him. It's simply understanding what you are looking at and how matchups work. You guys heard he was the highest rated QB recruit ever and bought into that shit. Now you are disappointed every week the dude trots out on the field expecting him to be something he isn't. Had you seen him as the unathletic player he is you wouldn't be here crying every week. Why isn't there 85 pages of how shitty Card was? Because he wasn't a 99 recruit rating. Your disappointment is your own fault. Quit getting mad at me because dude doesn't live up to your lofty expectations. You've been looking at this kid for 3 years now and are still pissed that he can't run, gets hurt easily, and the line has to keep him clean in able for him to perform. Why haven't you accepted his short comings and moved on? Tom Brady was a statue in his time and didn't have the arm other QBs did. So they gave him a great line and built an offense around him based on the short passing game. Dude had a mediocre game with no turnovers but yall are here bitching like he threw 3 picks and we lost.
  24. That is correct. Tell it to the rest of these guys. Sark can be very stubborn with his packages. Very. Last year we figured out using an extra linemen would force teams out of that 3 safety look but Sark has abandoned it. He wants to always be able to throw it so he will stubbornly stay with 12 personnel at worst. He also doesn't really like to throw outs, comebacks, or stop routes. You know, shit most teams throw every game. He only really dusts those off when we are struggling. When he is calling it the way he wants to every route is on the move. Even the short shit for the most part. Last game as soon as we needed to put points on the board Sark went in his bag and called what he knew would work and we marched right down and scored. When Arch first popped in the game this year he was running that Shanahan OZ boot with levels on the back end to give Arch half field reads. He doesn't do that for Quinn unless he has to. He finally rolled the pocket for the guy on Saturday.
  25. That's not how football works. Notice you said they have a bad pass defense. Why? Could it be that because they employ a 3-3-5 in the SEC they find themselves having to spin DBs down to deal with the running game leaving them vulnerable on the back end? And if that were true wouldn't it mean that if they ever played a team that couldn't force them to spin down their DBs to help in the running game they would find themselves a little more capable on the back end? Quinn did not play well but we have struggled vs the 3-3-5 flyover since Sark has been here. The way Sark's route combos are matchup well with what the 3-3-5 does. The throw up the sideline to Golden that got broken up and the throw to Wingo are easily defended due to the 3 safeties on the field. In both those instances they rushed 3 qand dropped 8. Those same routes vs 2 safeties are catches. Sometimes a team is finding running success but you decide it isn't hurting you bad enough to come out of your base shell. You would rather trade giving up rushing yards in order to prevent from giving your opponent easy passing yards. We do this all the time.
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