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  1. So you care about total yards or what? “Seemed like.” Just to pick a few examples off the top of my head. Milroe and JT Daniels threw more picks versus us than anyone else last season or the season before. Daniels threw for 400 yards the week after he lit us up for 150. Bean and Slovis, both spent some time on NFL practice squads, had amongst their very worst days of the season - yards, QBR. Wyo had a buck something passing plus a pick 6. Gabriel had about 7 or so games with more yards passing. No pass rush. Hoover started 6 games. 4 were for more yards passing than us. Baylor had 300 passing but 6 points. 100 yards passing on last 2 drives, down 30. Houston, OU, UW had a meager pass rush or simply lost contain on quite a few big plays. Of the 100 top NFL draft picks last year, quick count showed there were 48 offensive players selected. 15 were on our schedule. That doesn’t include your starting WRs in Bond and Golden. Or Milroe or Howard or Gabriel. Id be surprised if historically you’d find a Longhorn schedule that had more collective offensive talent than last years schedule. But that’s how that DFEI rankings was achieved. And just for comparisons sake Texas Tech in 2008 and USC in 2005 scored more points than UW did last year.
  2. In stride? You’d look pretty awkward with your hips dropped and knees bent like that if you normally walked in that manner. It was catchable for sure but a great pass would have actually been in stride.
  3. So was curious about the relative strength of opponents defenses ODA @bcftoys.com. 2021 - 45 2022 - 29 2023 - 36 2024 - 31 Not drastic differences there.
  4. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42213830/2024-college-football-kickers-history-making-field-goals From earlier this year, kickers make 62% beyond 40 yards. 88% less than 40. I would guess to make 2 with one beyond 40 and one beyond 50 is around the 33% chance of happening.
  5. Bolden was higher but only on 5 plays. It is a team loss. As codaxx said, lots of opportunities for plays. No one made that play to push us over the top. For PFF, one thing I’d say is that it’s best to compare position to position. Several weeks ago, I looked and there were about as many QBs over 90 as all other positions combined. And my general observation is many guys take hits to their grade as competition increases. I think that’s less impactful to QBs as it’s less about matchup for them. Course they put some voodoo on the final numbers so part is certainly unknown.
  6. I used to watch college basketball all the time. Now almost never. For much of the same reason. The announcers were talking about that Clemson play being a designed run. The SMU S came up reading run. Two linemen 4-5 yards downfield. Pretty terrible. The eye in the sky is a must for football officiating.
  7. Overall pass blocking grade is 93.0. Best in the land. Number two is 87.4. Obviously, our grade is inflated. Course last year we were 3rd at 86.8 so probably inflated.
  8. We’re not being penalized. Talking bs some about us? Yeah. We scheduled well what we control. And thing is we dominated damn near everyone. What two teams ever had possession in the 4th either leading or with the ability to take the lead (I think Vandy would have had to covert the 2 to do that)? That’s pretty uncommon. But in the end, the schedule wasn’t that great. We got UF without a Qb. OU had the backup in. We’re winning those two anyway but maybe they were closer. I’m not sure where the cut line would be from Tier 1 to Tier 2, but we’re a definite top tier team. The terrible matchup for us like you said is Georgia. Because two games is enough.
  9. OFEI and FPI Offensive efficiency have Arkansas in the 40s, which have Arkansas defense ranked higher than their offense. Georgia top 10 in both offensively. If you believe in such things.
  10. In my opinion he’s gotten more out of us than us out of him. i get the sentiment, but I disagree that he’s made a huge difference in the roster. Sark, NIL and all the efforts that the unknown persons made, fans and other players that really define the program more than him. That is not to say he hasn’t made a positive impact on the roster but just like the wins he’s as much the beneficiary because of the name on the front of the jersey and the program. Guys like Alfred Collins and Vernon Broughton and Jahdae Barron have had massive impacts this season and beat him to campus all the while showing some patience and perseverance. While QB may be the most important position, you simply will not win unless the totality of the parts are pretty damn good. People are enamored with the trait of his arm but at the end of the day, he’s not making more, better throws than other QBs. But he doesn’t have to do so. 90% of the throws are pretty basic, every day throws. Against the Aggies, he made several off schedule plays that were difference makers. That’s a big plus for what we need out of him. So I look forward to this thread if we win it all but will be annoyed at the same time. We simply have the best, deepest roster we’ve had in my lifetime.
  11. Appreciate the response. I’m curious about people’s experiences in that we could actually learn from others. Know quite a few UMHB folks too. in the end, the timing is off for whatever anyone wants to attribute it.
  12. So were you a TE or what Mr. College Football? I’m genuinely asking with a hint of smartass. Using the UF TD as an example, I’m not sure he got his head around as quickly on that TD as the ball was released this time. I’d venture to say that ball was out quicker than you typically see.
  13. I’m not talking about a designated hot route but more of a head nod to Helm to say it’s coming your way. In the end, they weren’t on the same page whatever the reason may be. itd be great to hear a specific discussion on the play.
  14. This is point guard Ewers. When it works, it looks great otherwise WTH. He’s anticipating Helms move but Helm is not anticipating his. He’s likely going off script because he knows Helm catches it and gets upfield for the 1st. I think he’s right except Helm isn’t on that off-script play.
  15. What stat did I use to say Arch was better than Ewers? I’ve never asked for Arch to be the guy, not even said he should be brought in. I have said that we can win with both. I did previously quote some Quinn numbers in relation to his ranks on the intermediate range throughout the entire country. I did reference that Ewers first start was against a shittier ULM team than Arch’s first start against a not good ULM team. You will pretty much never hear me say a player sucks. You won’t hear me say player X shouldn’t play or should never see the field. One cause it’s shitty and two because I don’t know what the coaches are asking of them. I try to not even do that for former players or opponents. Any stat I throw out a stat is open for discussion. It’s a team game same as it’s always been. Over the long term, the best TEAM wins. Every player who ever played has screws up. I haven’t played in 30 years and I can remember tons of specific plays that I absolutely messed up. ”bad faith?” Yeah, doesn’t happen.
  16. Let’s start with Boley. Decent day. As for the pick, it was 3rd and 32 with 40 seconds left. There weren’t really many options. For that day, he was better than Vandergrift. You’re acting as though he lost his mind due to pressure. Now for batted balls. I personally don’t give a shit. Chip or not both those plays were dead in the water. Throw it away. But again, you throw one play in your critique video, but the other you explained what should have happened. Generally speaking, tipped balls are due the play call and finding windows. There aren’t many QBs that can throw a slant, RPO over the head of a lineman, that raises his arms or maybe even jumps. You need to find the window. And the lineman needs to keep them engaged to keep the hands down. So any 1-2% variation that may result impacts me very little. As for the stats, you have a tendency to talk down to some of us. Damn near any stat I’ll throw out is with a practical consideration based on years of watching, playing, observing. Hell, I watch too much and spend way too much time on it. With respect to the running game, it’s been there every SEC game for us except Georgia when we really didn’t give it a chance. You’ve referenced going 5-wide. Pretty sure the opening drive of the 2nd half we ran the ball 4 plays in a row, got a first then had a 2 WR route to kick start that drive. That 2.5 to 3 yards a carry was not spectacular but effective. So, yes, I’m well aware all stats need context.
  17. Throwing into double coverage is not always the wrong thing. First that coverage can be crappy. There’s always the 3rd and long stuff that a pick is as good as a punt. People laud Ewers for his OU 2022 game. Two throws were potentially dangerous, but they’re hyped up as “NFL throws.” Do you remember that throw that Vandy picked off? Did you realize there was damn near the exact scenario in the Arch video? You remember how thatguy came in talked about chipping a guy on the way to the flat when it’s QE but adds to a video as negative for arch? In the Georgia game did you know that Ewers got strip sacked too? Did you know that independent sources track things like turnover worthy plays? Guess whose rate is higher? Hell, you can track the stats down on completion by level. From 10-20 yards, Ewers is 60th in completion percentage. 48th in depth of target. The drop % is 18th lowest. I’m sure he’s just getting an inordinate amount of pressure. Last year, you could say he was elite in this range. He’s not this year for whatever reason. We don’t want to factual or consistent here. I’m learning that.
  18. Damn. I just quoted you saying Quinn is the worst ever. Perhaps I knowingly took it out of context. Perhaps I find a little humor in joking around so it should be taken as such. There are a lot of punkasses in here. Yet we all find ourselves here bitching and moaning anyway. It sure isn’t our best use of time. Hell it’s not even really informative. And for the record, I’d wager I could whip the shit out of the majority of you. Some of you may need to give me a rest every 30 seconds of action though.
  19. Yeah, not making it complicated. We are 10-1. Sark played QB. He’s got a 3 year starter. I don’t think he sits on the shitter all day thinking about does Quinn or Arch give us the better chance to win. It logically begins with Ewers is the guy in his mind. In support of my thought that he likely believes both can win, he put in Arch in the biggest game of the year. And let him throw. It’s one thing to let Ewers reset. It’s another to run the 2 minute offense rather than try to run clock with the 2nd guy. He trusts Ewers so you don’t need to consider the trust in the 2nd option. QB is nothing like any other position. And it’s not like one hasn’t been the starter. Im interested in this limited playbook/motions narrative. Has Sark said this? I don’t listen to press conferences/post games so have no clue.
  20. I’m not sure on all those videos who’s running the routes but do not expect the same timing when a backup comes in. It’s also expected that he’s not as calm. This site shits on quite a few players over the years so it was pretty extreme showing all that. Ewers is the guy for a number of reasons. I don’t even think that necessarily means that Sark views him as giving us a better chance to win. I’d expect him to think both could win. I believe we can win with both. But also that he’d think Arch might make, more bigger mistakes. We’re the one of the 3 best, deepest teams. It’s not about 1 player. Ewers gets way too much credit most of the time. He’s getting a little hell now but in the end, win or lose, it’ll only be a very small number that tag him if we lose. Now, they may be loud and mouthy, but He will be viewed favorably over the longer term.
  21. That was like every non-completion in Arch’s career. Has that ever been done here in the aggregate on anyone? Even the hated guys who never deserved the amount of scorn they received. I will be waiting for those posts on that I’ll-advised throw in the UF game to discuss how that was PI and should be removed. Or like those first two throws in which there was pretty much immediate pressure. And for a little irony go watch Quinn’s first start. ULM wasn’t it? A little shaky start against what turned out to be the 118th worst defense per DFEI. Oh, and I think everybody liked Ewers 2nd start. This thread is annoying yet entertaining.
  22. I actually appreciate hearing about other’s experiences. Generally speaking, many here don’t give a shit about that, but I find it interesting and certainly adds pieces to the puzzle. That said, @WinningisHard thought doesn’t necessarily jive. In pre game warmups all QBs throw to all WRs, but that doesn’t really equate to 1st team reps. Then without agreeing basically says it’s difficult to rep the 2 minute offense in a non-live setting but acts as though that’s no big deal for the backup.
  23. Well, playing with the 1s matters. When Arch tried to beat Georgia to the corner, that was an inexperienced move but not necessarily a huge error. The strip sack wasn’t necessarily him either; however, he’s now running the two minute offense. That is a huge ask. For a guy with limited experience overall, who is running the 2 minute offense, in a game we’re losing against the most talented defense we will play all year after not having practiced with the 1s. Yeah, that’s no difference. And if you watch again, that was the worst sequence our line had up to that point.
  24. What would you call the long TD pass?
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