It's a pretty fascinating situation for us next year on that side of the ball. If you consider 2021 as a throwaway season, all we've really seen during Sark's tenure is the Quinn Ewers offense.
When you consider the issues in 2024 - Baxter ACL, Wisner eventually taking the lead role, Quinn's abdominal and ankle injuries, troubles with the deep ball - we just seemed to be very limited offensively. Inconsistent running game, QB was zero threat on the ground, defenses not scared of getting beat deep, and most of our success passing on predetermined or one read throws. Think about how many big plays in CFB are off schedule. VY's highlight reel is full of them. And we rarely saw that the last few years. By the 2nd half of this past season our offense felt choked out already.
I don't think Arch will improvise a bunch, but it will happen more. Based on early returns, deep completions are back on the menu. Arch wants to and will go through progressions. While his running ability is probably overrated at this point, it's still a weapon. We'll see what happens in the Spring/portal, but I expect the RB room to be in a better situation heading into Game 1 compared to last year. We have a shitload of young talent at WR, maybe need one in the portal.
I've seen many offensive players praise Quinn for the "calmness" he played with and how it positively affected the team. I believe it. 4th and 13 was probably the crowning moment that displayed that particular strength for Ewers. Arch is very different. He will bring physicality and an aggressive mindset. While he's a Manning, he's clearly a modern version. Dude loves to celebrate, talk shit, and has shown a lot of emotion on the field. The energy he brings will be noticeable and, hopefully, hugely effective.