QB1 Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet

[Texasborn91 972]

11 minutes ago, C-Man said:

That lines up with a text I got from a friend this AM that said there's word going around that Quinn re-aggravated the oblique and might not play Saturday. Could be gamesmanship. Could be nothing.

The parallels with the 1999 game are eerie, though. Freshman backup is son of NFL royalty, 25th anniversary of the Bonfire disaster. At Kyle Field.

They just had a walkthrough yesterday. Seriously doubt it, unless it was just a freak accident 

[kevwun 15938]

I heard Vince Young broke his hand last night on Sixth Street.

[CurlyDumps 4486]

That's funny as hell. Let them feed into the gamesmanship. Hungry Hungry Elko probably has grad assistants scouring the internet for intel.

[D3zii 3735]

Y’all can say what you want about Ewers but I don’t think Texas is in this position without him. 
 

matter of fact we probably don’t even have a Arch Manning. 
when Sark brought in Ewers, Texas became an offensive magnet for top end talent which in long term became a player magnet. 

I hate to see Quinn struggling and even voice my concerns here but I’m not crazy. Ewers was. Lowkey Chris Simms brining in Talent 

[D3zii 3735]

Also I’ll add Quinn is a top 3 QB if he even plays remotely how he played last year. 
injuries is his biggest hurdle 

[Pimphand 6004]

52 minutes ago, C-Man said:

That lines up with a text I got from a friend this AM that said there's word going around that Quinn re-aggravated the oblique and might not play Saturday. Could be gamesmanship. Could be nothing.

The parallels with the 1999 game are eerie, though. Freshman backup is son of NFL royalty, 25th anniversary of the Bonfire disaster. At Kyle Field.

Son v. Nephew² & Grandson

[Hank Kingsley 21062]

 

[CBHorn 433]

Good grief, some of you could put my ex-wife to shame when it comes to complaining. 

Quinn has pretty much locked up a second straight playoff appearance, has us in position to embarrass aggy and go to the SEC championship game and all you want to do is bitch.

I get that it's frustrating at times because he has shown flashes of domination followed by times of stalled out offense but take a moment to realize where the heck we are and that we are 10-1.

[Thatguy 8923]

3 hours ago, Had Enough said:

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.

If that be the case then a solid apology from me. A lot of people are posting and you are usually the stats guy. So maybe it was coming from someone else and I attributed it to you. So sorry for that. Continue posting as you always do and I will do a better job of scrolling back and addressing the proper poster from here on out. My fault.

[pacman 7380]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/insider/story/_/id/41736211/ranking-top-2025-nfl-draft-quarterbacks-hot-board-team-fits

1. Ward

2. Sanders

3. Milroe

4. Beck

5. Allar

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6. Quinn Ewers, Texas
Height: 6-foot-2 | Weight: 210 pounds
Class: Senior | Projected range: Mid-to-late Day 2

Where he excels: Ewers missed two games early in the season due to an abdominal strain before returning against Oklahoma in Week 7, throwing for 199 yards with a touchdown and an interception in a 34-3 win. He has started nine games this season, throwing for 2,089 yards with 23 touchdowns and six interceptions. His adjusted completion percentage of 71.2% ranks 33rd in the nation.

Ewers could have entered the 2024 draft and been a mid-to-late Day 2 pick, but he returned to school for another year of development under coach Steve Sarkisian. He has been a point guard of sorts this season, distributing the ball to the wealth of playmakers in Texas' offense.

He has also had to deal with adversity beyond the abdominal injury. He was benched in the first half of Texas' Week 8 loss to Georgia for redshirt freshman Arch Manning, but he returned after halftime to throw two touchdown passes.

"He's tough as nails mentally because of all of the background noise is impossible to ignore," an AFC area scout mentioned. "Despite all of that, he's dealt with getting benched and returned as the starter in the same game, which says a lot about his toughness."

Where he needs work: The Texas offense has mostly shifted away from deep passes, going for more of a quick passing attack. Ewers throws a higher percentage of passes at or behind the line of scrimmage (37.4%) than all but one of 129 qualified passers, and his 6.26 yards per attempt ranks 127th. Texas' downfield passing game has been mostly nonexistent this season, depriving scouts the opportunity to see whether Ewers' downfield touch and accuracy has improved.

Scouts have also flagged Ewers' tendency to panic when under duress. His 8.0 QBR when facing pressure ranks 103rd in the country, as he hasn't shown the pocket awareness and suddenness to consistently escape when the pocket is collapsing. Durability is also another area NFL evaluators question; he has missed seven games because of injuries over the past three seasons.

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 07:05 PM by pacman

[Codaxx 5913]

16 minutes ago, CBHorn said:

Good grief, some of you could put my ex-wife to shame when it comes to complaining. 

Quinn has pretty much locked up a second straight playoff appearance, has us in position to embarrass aggy and go to the SEC championship game and all you want to do is bitch.

I get that it's frustrating at times because he has shown flashes of domination followed by times of stalled out offense but take a moment to realize where the heck we are and that we are 10-1.

I dont mind this sentiment, but I think it disrespects the rest of the team. This team is a defensive team. If we use FEI rankings. The defense has been ranked higher, than the offense the last 3 years. They have been top 10 the last 3 years. Sark hasnt had a top 10 FEI offense, since he has been at Texas. I am sure the broadcasters will talk about how Sark's explosive offense will match-up vs the A&M pass rush (which is over-rated also) in the pregame and continue to push this misguided idea

Edited Tuesday at 07:06 PM by Codaxx

[kevwun 15938]

This yearss qb class is the equivalent of playing russian roulette with a revolver that only has 1 empty chamber.

Edited Tuesday at 07:09 PM by kevwun

[Eggo 3997]

Which NFL GM is looking at Milroe and saying "yeah that's the QB of the future"? 

[Codaxx 5913]

Just now, Eggo said:

Which NFL GM is looking at Milroe and saying "yeah that's the QB of the future"? 

I think most GM's are throwing up in their mouths over this QB class. I am sure one will be good, but overall this is one of the worst Qb classes I have seen in quite awhile.

[Thatguy 8923]

4 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I'm happy with the wins. The issues with Quinn are always anticipatory for me. I've been convinced for weeks that he'll get injured in the A&M game. Aggies are physical (and dirty) under Elko. As it ends up, he gets hurt the week before. So that concern is/was valid. Some football players seem prone to injury, unfortunately Quinn is one of them. Him being able to move around the pocket (and out of it) seems crucial for offensive success in this game. 

I'm also concerned with struggles throwing the ball 20 yards past the LOS. Would have liked to see improvement there over the last month, but it hasn't really happened. I think that will catch up with us. Maybe it doesn't matter vs. A&M or even the SEC Championship game if we get there. But deep ball issues put too much stress on other team areas having to be great to perfect. It feels unsustainable. 

So here is my take on all this. The deep ball is only necessary to keep teams from loading up against the run. No one ever loads up against the run. In fact every defense we play rarely comes out of shell coverage. Look at Arky. 3 high and 3 man front all game. Look last week vs Kentucky. We were able to pound the rock BECAUSE people are afraid of our passing game. I know that sounds crazy but why else would you line up like this when you've been getting bludgeoned? 1st and 10 in the middle of getting your ass kicked on a 14 play drive where we never threw the ball and you still line up like this against 12 personnel. We popped this for about 13 yards.

 

 

If teams are giving us space to run the ball we are where we want to be. Injury wise you are correct that aggy is going to try and hurt Quinn. Arch has had some snaps and isn't coming in green if he has to play. I do agree Sark should've sat Quinn last week. The real issue for us though is if a team can sit back in coverage and still stifle the run game without dedicating numbers to it like Georgia did. That's where we got in trouble. Aggy has the ability to do that. Aggy plays a lot of man coverage so we will see how that goes. It all comes down to how well we handle their pass rush. If it looks like Georgia where there are multiple wtf busts then we are in trouble.

[Hank Kingsley 21062]

25 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

So here is my take on all this. The deep ball is only necessary to keep teams from loading up against the run. No one ever loads up against the run. In fact every defense we play rarely comes out of shell coverage. Look at Arky. 3 high and 3 man front all game. Look last week vs Kentucky. We were able to pound the rock BECAUSE people are afraid of our passing game. I know that sounds crazy but why else would you line up like this when you've been getting bludgeoned? 1st and 10 in the middle of getting your ass kicked on a 14 play drive where we never threw the ball and you still line up like this against 12 personnel. We popped this for about 13 yards.

 

 

If teams are giving us space to run the ball we are where we want to be. Injury wise you are correct that aggy is going to try and hurt Quinn. Arch has had some snaps and isn't coming in green if he has to play. I do agree Sark should've sat Quinn last week. The real issue for us though is if a team can sit back in coverage and still stifle the run game without dedicating numbers to it like Georgia did. That's where we got in trouble. Aggy has the ability to do that. Aggy plays a lot of man coverage so we will see how that goes. It all comes down to how well we handle their pass rush. If it looks like Georgia where there are multiple wtf busts then we are in trouble.

It's an interesting subject. In my amateur opinion, the Three High look we've seen this year is just to ensure Quinn keeps his eyes on short/intermediate routes, and he generally acquiesces.  It makes sense. Keep the ball in front of you, bend don't break, you (hope to) have some help in the back when Texas runs their screens and slants. Trying to eliminate big plays and forcing longer drives that can end up with FGs or turnovers is the goal vs. Texas. When Quinn does throw deep, the numbers are usually there in our favor. It's just a complete bugaboo for him. To me, the deep ball is necessary to throw deep ball completions that go for big yards and/or TDs. 

Why would anyone load up on the run against us? Kentucky might have been the first game this year where we truly were focused and willing to pound the ball. And it was probably because Quinn's injury almost forced Sark into it. I'm glad we did. Sark is usually incredibly pass happy, to the point where passes in the flat are basically runs, which is another reason to be in the defensive look above. Hopefully we give the running game a worthy look on Saturday night instead of giving up on it before kickoff. 

 

[Codaxx 5913]

14 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

It's an interesting subject. In my amateur opinion, the Three High look we've seen this year is just to ensure Quinn keeps his eyes on short/intermediate routes, and he generally acquiesces.  It makes sense. Keep the ball in front of you, bend don't break, you (hope to) have some help in the back when Texas runs their screens and slants. Trying to eliminate big plays and forcing longer drives that can end up with FGs or turnovers is the goal vs. Texas. When Quinn does throw deep, the numbers are usually there in our favor. It's just a complete bugaboo for him. To me, the deep ball is necessary to throw deep ball completions that go for big yards and/or TDs. 

Why would anyone load up on the run against us? Kentucky might have been the first game this year where we truly were focused and willing to pound the ball. And it was probably because Quinn's injury almost forced Sark into it. I'm glad we did. Sark is usually incredibly pass happy, to the point where passes in the flat are basically runs, which is another reason to be in the defensive look above. Hopefully we give the running game a worthy look on Saturday night instead of giving up on it before kickoff. 

 

Texas hasnt seen much 3 high this year. Ark is pretty much the only game that Texas saw a big helping of that, perhaps I missed one in the out of conference slate. That Kentucky look is pretty common. They showed a ton of 2 high shell and spun into a cover 3. You have 7 guys inside 5 yards of the LOS. One of the safeties is coming down.

Edited Tuesday at 08:39 PM by Codaxx

[Hookem10 771]

The question is how many points can they score against our defense. I say 17 is the best they can do and I’m being generous. Can we score more than that is the question. Carry on 

[WinningIsHard 4139]

27 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

It's an interesting subject. In my amateur opinion, the Three High look we've seen this year is just to ensure Quinn keeps his eyes on short/intermediate routes, and he generally acquiesces.  It makes sense. Keep the ball in front of you, bend don't break, you (hope to) have some help in the back when Texas runs their screens and slants. Trying to eliminate big plays and forcing longer drives that can end up with FGs or turnovers is the goal vs. Texas. When Quinn does throw deep, the numbers are usually there in our favor. It's just a complete bugaboo for him. To me, the deep ball is necessary to throw deep ball completions that go for big yards and/or TDs. 

Why would anyone load up on the run against us? Kentucky might have been the first game this year where we truly were focused and willing to pound the ball. And it was probably because Quinn's injury almost forced Sark into it. I'm glad we did. Sark is usually incredibly pass happy, to the point where passes in the flat are basically runs, which is another reason to be in the defensive look above. Hopefully we give the running game a worthy look on Saturday night instead of giving up on it before kickoff. 

 

We average 36.5 runs and 34 pass attempts per game according to sports reference. That seems pretty balanced. 

[BurntOrange&White 40059]

Just now, WinningIsHard said:

We average 36.5 runs and 34 pass attempts per game according to sports reference. That seems pretty balanced. 

The balancing tends to happen in second half. There were a string of games where we just passed non stop it seemed like, especially in 1st half. I think Kentucky was the 1st game we seemed pretty damn balanced in the 1st half.

[jimmyjazz 46352]

11 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

The balancing tends to happen in second half. There were a string of games where we just passed non stop it seemed like, especially in 1st half. I think Kentucky was the 1st game we seemed pretty damn balanced in the 1st half.

Yeah, we make the defense defend sideline to sideline with a short passing game that is little different at times than running the ball wide.  The defense gets gassed.  If our o-line can do its job, then it's run downhill late.

[Irish Wrist Watch 1398]

23 minutes ago, Hookem10 said:

The question is how many points can they score against our defense. I say 17 is the best they can do and I’m being generous. Can we score more than that is the question. Carry on 

We're only holding them to 17 if we don't turn the ball over in our half of the field. I don't trust Quinn to keep that from happening. It's crunch time and the biggest unknown on the field is our QB. Thank God we've got some good solid running backs. We might even see one break out big this weekend.

[BurntOrange&White 40059]

1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

Yeah, we make the defense defend sideline to sideline with a short passing game that is little different at times than running the ball wide.  The defense gets gassed.  If our o-line can do its job, then it's run downhill late.

I still think it's best overall for the offense to have the kentucky 1st half approach of balance, especially vs A&M to wear down their front. Their secondary and linebackers are slow so we should be able to use our speed vs them to win matchups. 

[Codaxx 5913]

6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Yeah, we make the defense defend sideline to sideline with a short passing game that is little different at times than running the ball wide.  The defense gets gassed.  If our o-line can do its job, then it's run downhill late.

Sark seems to like to pass early (especially in big games) and close with the run. Texas has 374 pass attempts and 401 rushes. Quinn and Arch have 49 carries combined and probably 90% of those are on called pass plays.

Edited Tuesday at 09:16 PM by Codaxx

[jimmyjazz 46352]

15 minutes ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

We're only holding them to 17 if we don't turn the ball over in our half of the field.

Wait, what?  Have you watched either team this year?

[Thatguy 8923]

3 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

It's an interesting subject. In my amateur opinion, the Three High look we've seen this year is just to ensure Quinn keeps his eyes on short/intermediate routes, and he generally acquiesces.  It makes sense. Keep the ball in front of you, bend don't break, you (hope to) have some help in the back when Texas runs their screens and slants. Trying to eliminate big plays and forcing longer drives that can end up with FGs or turnovers is the goal vs. Texas. When Quinn does throw deep, the numbers are usually there in our favor. It's just a complete bugaboo for him. To me, the deep ball is necessary to throw deep ball completions that go for big yards and/or TDs. 

Why would anyone load up on the run against us? Kentucky might have been the first game this year where we truly were focused and willing to pound the ball. And it was probably because Quinn's injury almost forced Sark into it. I'm glad we did. Sark is usually incredibly pass happy, to the point where passes in the flat are basically runs, which is another reason to be in the defensive look above. Hopefully we give the running game a worthy look on Saturday night instead of giving up on it before kickoff. 

 

Regardless of whether teams play 3 high or 2 high what we want is for teams to allow us to have a numbers advantage in the run game. We get that on a weekly basis. So when Derka or anyone else tries to claim that Quinn is hurting us they are wrong. Opposing teams are terrified of Quinn and Sark. They say so every single week by alignment despite what this board's opinion is.

Opposing teams are trying to do exactly what you are talking about above. Force us on long drives. They think somewhere along the line we will have a negative play that will put us behind the chains and then they can come after us once they get us in long yardage. Our problem is Sark loves him some random deep shots. Sometimes we just need to keep moving the sticks. Run the football if the numbers are good and don't take the bait. Sometimes chasing the deep ball is our worst enemy. Many times we are on the verge of putting someone away and we just can't help ourselves. Think back to Vandy. We'd been running it down their throats the first possession of the second half and then we get to the 20 and try and throw it 3 straight times. That starts Vandy's comeback, excited about holding us to a field goal. We go up 28-10 there and it's a different feeling game.

 

[Derka 6374]

7 hours ago, pacman said:

Ewers throws a higher percentage of passes at or behind the line of scrimmage (37.4%) than all but one of 129 qualified passers, and his 6.26 yards per attempt ranks 127th.

i cannot imagine that any modern qb has won a national title with rankings like this.

[Derka 6374]

6 hours ago, Hookem10 said:

The question is how many points can they score against our defense. I say 17 is the best they can do and I’m being generous. Can we score more than that is the question. Carry on 

this is a post about what our team needs to do to win games, not about quinn ewers or his impact on winning. the fact that you’re in here with less than a handful of games left in QE’s career rationalizing his subpar play by positing that we only need to score 18 to win games speaks volumes, and not in no nice way. if we had a real playmaker at qb this would be an undefeated, national title winning team.

Edited Wednesday at 03:01 AM by Derka

[dcar00 14453]

6 hours ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

We're only holding them to 17 if we don't turn the ball over in our half of the field. I don't trust Quinn to keep that from happening. It's crunch time and the biggest unknown on the field is our QB. Thank God we've got some good solid running backs. We might even see one break out big this weekend.

Im more worried about our RB's fumbling and giving short fields than anything Quinn is going to do.

[Hank_Hill 18944]

6 hours ago, Derka said:

this is a post about what our team needs to do to win games, not about quinn ewers or his impact on winning. the fact that you’re in here with less than a handful of games left in QE’s career rationalizing his subpar play by positing that we only need to score 18 to win games speaks volumes, and not in no nice way. if we had a real playmaker at qb this would be an undefeated, national title winning team.

Your shits tired. 

[Eggo 3997]

7 hours ago, Derka said:

i cannot imagine that any modern qb has won a national title with rankings like this.

Well then maybe you should stop bitching and appreciate that you're witnessing something special. 

[Derka 6374]

2 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

Your shits tired. 

then put me on ignore dumbass.

[Thatguy 8923]

8 hours ago, Derka said:

this is a post about what our team needs to do to win games, not about quinn ewers or his impact on winning. the fact that you’re in here with less than a handful of games left in QE’s career rationalizing his subpar play by positing that we only need to score 18 to win games speaks volumes, and not in no nice way. if we had a real playmaker at qb this would be an undefeated, national title winning team.

Imagine you are a fan of the top team in the SEC with only a single loss and can not find it in yourself to come to the conclusion that Bama, Georgia, and Ole Miss would all be 10-1 if only their Quarterbacks were able to score 18 points with less than a handful of games left in their careers, and not turn it over multiple times scoring points for the other team.  🤣🤣

[immamac 43391]

Derka is banned from even viewing the site until the CCG, then after that he's banned from posting until Dec 31, after that he's on indefinite shadow banned status (hidden until approved posts). 

If you are wondering why you can look here. 

[oldhorn2 437]

16 hours ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

We're only holding them to 17 if we don't turn the ball over in our half of the field. I don't trust Quinn to keep that from happening. It's crunch time and the biggest unknown on the field is our QB. Thank God we've got some good solid running backs. We might even see one break out big this weekend.

Quinn does not throw many interceptions...wtf are you on about?... Now the rb fumbles are a big problem.

[Dbeasy 15162]

4 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

Your shits tired. 

[Pimphand 6004]

18 hours ago, kevwun said:

This yearss qb class is the equivalent of playing russian roulette with a revolver that only has 1 empty chamber.

2007 here we come!

[Codaxx 5913]

5 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

2007 here we come!

You made me look it up

Worst: 2007

Notable picks: JaMarcus Russell (No. 1), Brady Quinn (No. 22), Kevin Kolb (No. 36), John Beck (No. 40), Drew Stanton (No. 43), Trent Edwards (No. 92))

Worst: 1996

Notable picks: Tony Banks (No. 42), Bobby Hoying (No. 85), Jeff Lewis (No. 100), Danny Kanell (No. 130)

Worst: 2013

Notable picks: EJ Manuel (No. 16), Geno Smith (No. 39), Mike Glennon (No. 73), Matt Barkley (No. 98), Landry Jones (No. 115)

[immamac 43391]

A few things from Pete Thamel, the Ewers family mouthpiece. 

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"I was told it's a low-grade ankle sprain for Quinn Ewers that is going to be lingering into that Texas A&M game," Thamel said on SportsCenter. "Sources told me today that Quinn Ewers is still slated to start for the Longhorns in College Station on Saturday night. I've been told he's rehabbing feverishly. ... So the reality for Quinn Ewers is that he won't be 100 percent on Saturday, but he's working to be the best version of himself."

"He's a Texas kid and this game means a whole lot to him, and this is obviously going to be Quinn Ewers' last regular-season game in a Texas Longhorn uniform," Thamel said. "And for him, a kid from the Dallas area to do it in College Station means a lot."

 

 

[immamac 43391]

Quinn to portal or draft seems all but certain post 2024 if Thamel is saying it. 

[BurntOrange&White 40059]

5 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

You made me look it up

Worst: 2007

Notable picks: JaMarcus Russell (No. 1), Brady Quinn (No. 22), Kevin Kolb (No. 36), John Beck (No. 40), Drew Stanton (No. 43), Trent Edwards (No. 92))

Worst: 1996

Notable picks: Tony Banks (No. 42), Bobby Hoying (No. 85), Jeff Lewis (No. 100), Danny Kanell (No. 130)

Worst: 2013

Notable picks: EJ Manuel (No. 16), Geno Smith (No. 39), Mike Glennon (No. 73), Matt Barkley (No. 98), Landry Jones (No. 115)

Those old drafts were not as reaching for QBs as modern drafts. Contract rules definitely changed that up big time.

[BurntOrange&White 40059]

5 minutes ago, immamac said:

A few things from Pete Thamel, the Ewers family mouthpiece. 

 

I really don't want to be doomer but we've definitely seen how Quinn performs when not 100% healthy and 100% clean pocket.....hearing this knowing it came from Quinn's camp via Thamel has me so fucking nervous for Saturday. The QB will have to extend plays vs the A&M pass rush .

[WinningIsHard 4139]

10 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I really don't want to be doomer but we've definitely seen how Quinn performs when not 100% healthy and 100% clean pocket.....hearing this knowing it came from Quinn's camp via Thamel has me so fucking nervous for Saturday. The QB will have to extend plays vs the A&M pass rush .

That A&M pass rush gave up 300 yards passing to Payton Thorne, and if OT rules weren’t so silly Auburn would have scored 50 points. You’re sounding like a pussy right now. 

Edited Wednesday at 01:52 PM by WinningIsHard
Furk

[Pimphand 6004]

9 minutes ago, immamac said:

Quinn to portal or draft seems all but certain post 2024 if Thamel is saying it. 

He walked out on senior day on Saturday even though he is an RS Jr.

That was why I posted it took stones to do that and I respected the move and told the haters to fuck off.

[softlynow 1845]

2 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

I really don't want to be doomer but we've definitely seen how Quinn performs when not 100% healthy and 100% clean pocket.....hearing this knowing it came from Quinn's camp via Thamel has me so fucking nervous for Saturday. The QB will have to extend plays vs the A&M pass rush .

Or maybe, knowing this, we establish a running game out of the gate, and the tweaked ankle leads to quieter feet, a more stable platform to throw from, resulting in improved accuracy down field and a devastating play action attack.

 

[BurntOrange&White 40059]

8 minutes ago, WinningIsHard said:

That A&M pass rush gave up 300 yards passing to Payton Thorne, and if OT rules weren’t so silly Auburn would have scored 60 points. You’re sounding like a pussy right now. 

The A&M pass rush that Thorne had 11 carries for 38 yards against and escaped the pocket/rush multiple times using his legs to make completions? It's a legitimate concern to have especially seeing as Quinn could hardly fucking move in the second half of that Kentucky game.

Edited Wednesday at 01:56 PM by BurntOrange&White

[Codaxx 5913]

1 minute ago, BurntOrange&White said:

The A&M pass rush that Thorne had 11 carries for 38 yards against and escaped the pocket/rush multiple times using his legs to make completions?

The offense has me a bit worried in this match-up. A&M is big and talented on the DL. They are very good down to down, but give up explosives. Those explosives tend to be big runs and deep shots. Texas has not done either of those well. Sark will go after their LBs in coverage. Going to be important to stay out of 3rd and long and not allow Elko to dial up blitzes.

[jet black 240]

In the scar game they got to the qb a ton, but Sellers just shucked them off every single time. We know Quinn can’t do that, especially with a bum ankle. That does concern me. 
 

On the other hand our OL is supposed to he a strength of the team, and my understanding is their struggles earlier this year were communication, not getting beat man for man. Hopefully they can keep Quinn clean. 

[BurntOrange&White 40059]

11 minutes ago, softlynow said:

Or maybe, knowing this, we establish a running game out of the gate, and the tweaked ankle leads to quieter feet, a more stable platform to throw from, resulting in improved accuracy down field and a devastating play action attack.

 

He's had established platforms to throw from and clean pockets to throw from and wide open receivers to throw to downfield but for whatever reason he likes to get his feet parallel to the LOS and throw all arm across his body. It's why his post throws always sail upfield and behind WRs.

[Codaxx 5913]

3 minutes ago, jet black said:

In the scar game they got to the qb a ton, but Sellers just shucked them off every single time. We know Quinn can’t do that, especially with a bum ankle. That does concern me. 
 

On the other hand our OL is supposed to he a strength of the team, and my understanding is their struggles earlier this year were communication, not getting beat man for man. Hopefully they can keep Quinn clean. 

They hammered them in the run game. Bateman can get too cute. He loves to run stunts. He even ran some 1st and 10 with Auburn backed up inside their 5. Texas needs to take advantage of that when they catch them in the wrong stunt. Would be nice to get some long runs out of the RB position in this game.