Nope. You’re right.
However, defenses send pressure because they know Quinn gets the yips and can’t elude pressure or reorient himself well in the pocket. He did a masterful job against Michigan, and where the hell has that gone? Against UGA, he just walked himself too far back, leaving the edges space to get to him, or bailed out to the right before he even needed to. He didn’t seem to be able to read his progressions while navigating the pocket. He couldn’t against OU either. His one TD pass against OU was on a scripted play where he really had one read. Even then, it was incumbent on Helm to score via YAC. He won’t take easy yards scrambling up the pocket anymore, either. He routinely did that last season. Otherwise, both OU and UGA got pressure rushing four because Quinn wouldn’t protect his own pocket and step up. It’s maddening
I don’t understand how a fourth-year QB, a third-year starter, and a guy of Ewers’ supposed caliber is this inconsistent. If he’s not healthy and is guarding because of it, his ass shouldn’t be playing. Texas is trying to make the playoffs and win a title. I don’t give a shit about Quinn trying to protect his draft status.
If that’s not the case, maybe he’s just mentally fucked right now for some reason. He seems to have almost no idea what he’s doing lately when the easy read is no longer there.
I also understand that Texas could very well lose that game had Arch played its entirety. UGA played extremely well on the front seven and the scheme matched in its execution. I just expect much more out of Ewers than how he has played since returning against OU. It's obvious he's not close to 100%.