Agreed with these points. Akina / PK called uncharacteristically soft coverages last week. I don't know if we saw something in MSU's offense that we didn't like or what, but it was strange. I think @Js1 is probably right and PK was having flashbacks to OU in 2023 - Shapen isn't quite the level of dink-and-dunk artists that Gabriel was, but he works well in the Briles system. Guess it's that Baylor DNA. Outside of their TE, I don't think Vandy has the speed or the athletes to really worry us. I'm more concerned about us getting gutted on slants over the middle. That was a constant problem in 2023 and this secondary, without Taaffe, seems almost as vulnerable as that unit. I'm especially disappointed in Guilbeau. I didn't even expect much from the dude, but he seems dumber than a bag of rocks.
I 100% agree that we need a "whole team" game this week. It seems like some weeks the offense plays well enough to win (Florida, MSU) and other weeks it's the defense leading the way (OSU, UK), but we've only seen one game against real competition where both sides of the ball carried their weight - OU. And even against OU, the offense needed an entire half before it found its footing. If the whole team comes to play, I think Texas can beat Vandy comfortably. We have better athletes and comparable coaching. Pavia is veteran, clever, and dangerous with his legs, but that can be accounted for. There's enough tape on him and this team plays well against mobile QBs. If Sark calls a friendly scheme and Caldwell can hit the easy passes, that should be enough to make up for the lack of a run game. Side note, but I'm following the staff's lead and abandoning my hopes for a run game. The RB room is too banged up and too young, and our OL is dogshit anyway. I'm hoping we can scrape together enough offense on the ground to keep Vandy's defense honest, but we will live and die by the QB's arm.
Man, you have completely lost the plot the last two weeks. Did you start rooting for Texas in 2022 or something? Why are you not desensitized to baffling adversity for this program? How are you still this soft? Seriously, you are reaching @6th Street's level of pants pissing and shitposting. Say what you will about @satyanash's negativity, at least he generally includes some analysis or information about why he is dooming. You just seem to feel compelled to type dumb shit in every thread.
We get it. You don't think the team is very good. Try posting something else, or maybe just stay away from the football board for the rest of the season.