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  1. I just want to see more of Simon. No idea if he sucks in pass pro, but he has been the most impressive RB for me this season. Ill be the first to admit it is a small sample size, but I would like to see if it is more than just that.
  2. That is going to be really helpful. I look forward to the next 3 pages of rehashing the same old arguments.
  3. It is good, but it is not a record for passer rating. Kyler Murray had a 348.04 rating once
  4. That could have been the TE leak play, but I did not watch a 2nd time.
  5. Deep ball to Washington immediately comes to mind. The odd thing about Arch is he has made 2nd and 3rd read throws but has frozen on the 1 read stuff the last few games. Hitting those 1 read throws on time will bring the passing game to where it was last year.
  6. I wouldn’t expect either offense to run the ball well. OU has real issue on the OL. Their DBs did struggle vs Auburn in 1 on 1s (Auburn has 1 of the best WR rooms). They were getting beat deep. This looks like a rock fight, that explosives and turnovers will make the difference.
  7. If you do it every game, you are a douche if you do it once, tell people to stop being pussies
  8. I really don’t give a shit on this. If anything I liked it at the time. I don’t won’t to see it again, but Arch needed to play with confidence and show some emotion. If it takes a little taunt vs a paraplegic to get his swagger back, I am fine with it
  9. Easier to cover playing CB than Nickle and a lot less asked mentally.
  10. He is giving up 10 yards a target according to Babers. The big TD vs OSU is inflating that, but it is not good. He is probably the biggest worry on the defense. People will target him and Littleton. Littleton is young and I expect another game like SJSU, but I am reasonably confident he will be a reliable positive for the defense later in the year. I do not have the same confidence on Guilbeau.
  11. That is 100% true. It near impossible to predict how the mind works. Anyone married and/or with children can confirm that. I just think Manning sat there all off-season wondering if he could live up to the hype. Perhaps if he had done it for 5-7 game that would not have been there, but who the hell knows.
  12. I completely agree, but that is pretty common with young runner in year 1. I think Clark is the most elusive RB on the roster. You can see his cutting ability. I am sure in HS he was able to bounce things outside and get the edge 80-90% of the time. Sometimes it takes a while before they realize that shit doesnt work in college. Physical aspect is very obvious. The question now is does he have poor vision or just the typical bad habits of a young RB.
  13. Changing the variables can significantly alter the results. I have wondered if Arch took over last year, if he and Texas are not in a much better spot this year.
  14. I am honestly excited to see Simon mature. He looks exactly what this offense needs. He showed solid vision and toughness. I did not see much pass pro, so that might be an issue. If it is, the staff needs to drill him on it hard to get him ready.
  15. Why are you bringing up Clemson? They finished 16th in rush defense in the ACC last year (out of 17 teams) and 85th in the nation. That was a terrible rush defense. By the way, Texas A&M finished 11th in rush yards per play allowed in the SEC. Both of those defenses were below average in their conference (Clemson being horrific). My point was not that the OL was terrible at running the ball the last few years, it was that they have not been physical. They are screeners and ran outside zone. That type of blocking can struggle in short yardage situations, because they do not move people. You also need to be athletic and have RBs with great vision to run it successfully. Texas is migrating away from outside zone to gap blocking this year. That requires a more physical mindset and moving people. As you probably saw I sounded the alarm about the OL watching the OSU game. Since then, I have seen this OL struggle to run vs SJSU and UTEP. It is early, so things can change but I have my reservations about this run game. I was just talking about how much I loved watching Simon vs UTEP. He ran for 3.9 per carry and averaged 4.2 yards after contact. Imagine what Simon would have looked like if the OL gave him a couple yards before contact, instead of slightly behind the LOS. To be honest, I did not think saying the OL lacked physicality would be controversial. It is odd to me, because the DL is really physical and has been for 3 years or so.
  16. I get that. Sark is not immune to criticism here, but being able to run the ball in short field situations makes calling plays 100x easier
  17. Ill put this as a counter. Physicality has been a continual issue with the OL. People continue to bitch about Sark and the play calls in the redzone. The bigger issue the last few years, is the OL cannot move people. They are generally screeners. I kind of got that when the line was more athletic. They are less athletic and through 3 games still appear to be a finesse OL. Arch is currently the most pressured QB in the SEC. The number is in the high 30s as a percentile of drop backs. That is vs pretty weak DLs and an OSU team that played coverage the vast majority of the game (also why the run game looked better)
  18. I prefaced it with that, so no disagreement here.
  19. it is super slow motion, so it is easy to make judgements. This is what I am looking at Arch has been flushed and moving up in the pocket. He can gear it down. second later he is not looking at Arch and just running his route appearing to be unaware that Arch is on the move He ends up out here I am just saying I think a more polished veteran WR would recognize his QB has been flushed and would adjust his route, but maybe that is not taught, or they just do not have that type of chemistry. it is not something that is major issue, just some of the little things Texas is not doing as an offense.
  20. It was in reference to Arch using his legs on improvised scrambles and that can get you outside of the scheme. It gave me the impression that Sark is a stickler to scheme. Just my opinion, but right now the offense just needs success anyway they can find it. They look broken right now. IMO restoring confidence is paramount at this time. Little success could get them to loosen up and perhaps not look like they are attending a wake. Scheme is useless if your players have 0 belief.
  21. That reminds me Sark said he does not want to play "athlete football" in his presser. That was a WTF moment for me. Texas has better athletes than 75-80% of their opponents, why the hell would you not want to press that advantage
  22. I had a coach who used to say that you need to master the fundamentals, so you know when you can break them. I feel like this is lost with a lot of younger QBs. They are working on all these screwed up arm angles and off platform throws and forgetting about how to make consistently accurate fundamental throws.
  23. Clark looks like he has some nice cutting ability and quickness. The issue is he cuts to nowhere. I get Simon is a true freshman, but he looked like the best runner on the team (albeit in a very small sample size). Shows good vision and I love how every run he seems to be falling forward at the end. When I say get him ready, that means drill him on pass pro. Just do not know how he was 5th on the depth chart, but perhaps it is just a small sample size.
  24. These runs with Simon just make me ask why have we not seen this guy until this game. I heard this stat on Simon, he averaged 3.9 yards per carry in this game and 4.2 yards after carry. Just think about that. He is 2nd on the team in forced missed tackles with 5 on 16 carries (Arch #1, 9 on 23). He needs to be on the field more. Staff needs to get him ready.
  25. Clark has not displayed good vision. I would like Wingo to sit on that 4th down play when he sees Manning step up and move to his left. The throw is much easier if Wingo realizes his QB is moving up and to the left and sits, instead of continuing to run away from his QB. I know that is more of a veteran WR play, but these are the little things the offense is not doing.
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