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57 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Arch didn't play well but still had 258 yards and 2 TDs in 3 quarters.

Hope he learned some things.

It's a long season. 12 games plus a possible SEC Title game and 12 team playoff. It is possible Ewers might get hurt again and we will need Arch against somebody better than ULM and UTSA.

This is why I love this team and has me the most optimistic about this season.

The talent 2 or 3 (or 4) deep on both sides of the ball is incredible…. And absolutely vital in a college football world of a 16 game season.

And I know the talent stacking didn’t happen overnight but there is a part of it that feels that way. Sark is putting on a masterclass so far. 

Later on top of that, the schedule is about as ideal as you can get: typical cream puffs in September sandwiched around a hostile non-conference road game against the defending champ in a bit of rebuild mode complete with first SEC game against one of the bottom feeders to get any/all kinks ironed out before things really get started. I guess having that first game against a team like Miss St on the road would be better, but that’s quibbling.

hell even being the “visitor” in Dallas is great because it’s one less SEC road game we have to play and makes @ aggy our toughest road game the rest of the year. And even the timing of that game is helpful as a warmup for the SEC championship because I can’t imagine that game in UGA’s backyard will be any more intimidating than what we’ll deal with in College Station the week before.

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Agree with this. Arch has gotten some great reps and even starting experience, and he’s showed a ton of potential. But he also showed tonight that he’s got a ways to go and Quinn is clearly the best QB on the team right now. 
I'd say he's even with or a bit ahead of where Quinn was in year one. But yeah, this is Quinn's team this year, Arch will be more than ready to take over next.
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2 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

Ducks? Dude was launching rockets out there for better or worse.

Yep, when a ball is being thrown 40+ yards it’s going to be in the air for a while no matter what. If anything, Arch needs to take some pace off his throws. The second INT was an on-target throw to Blue, but way too hot for the RB to come down with it. Arm strength is not a concern with Arch. 

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He made 7 completions of 15 yards or longer. Another long completion (to Moore?) was called back for penalty. 

A few mid to deep balls were just within grasp. Remember all the hand-wringing about Quinns bombs being off the mark even with NFL speedster Worthy as the target?

Dude is going to be a treat for Sark when he gets the full time job. 

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19 minutes ago, D3zii said:

His deep balls do leave a lot to be desired at times, due to most receivers having to slow down.  

That’s more a function of taking too long to pull the trigger than the deep ball, as such, imo. 

But, throwing them a little short almost always beats throwing them too long. 

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15 minutes ago, Doc Daneeka said:

That’s more a function of taking too long to pull the trigger than the deep ball, as such, imo. 

But, throwing them a little short almost always beats throwing them too long. 

Feels like with Quinn either through comfort or to mitigate injury they decided to go heavy on quick passes that feature his knowledge of the of the scheme and accuracy. With Arch they are going for longer passes that have Arch rolling a lot give him time. Those longer developing plays and Arch’s longer decision making is going to gas the oline. He’s also forcing stuff that isn’t there like Quinn did as a freshman which is normal. 

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13 hours ago, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

It's so easy to forget he's younger right now than Colt McCoy was when Colt got his first start. Arch is still a baby freshman, he just got here super early. Colt was 5 days away from turning 20 when Colt started, Arch won't turn 20 until next april.

The socks in my drawer are years older than Arch.

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10 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

I think some of you are forgetting some of Quinn’s bad games in year 1.  Arch will be fine.  Needs to take a little off the ball tbh

I don’t think anyone is forgetting them. I don’t think people are saying he won’t be fine. I think we’re seeing why the “Arch should starts” idiocy was idiocy, is all. 

It’s nice to have a backup who can run the real offense at a fairly high level, but there’s a substantial drop off right now. That’s perfectly understandable. 

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19 minutes ago, Doc Daneeka said:

I don’t think anyone is forgetting them. I don’t think people are saying he won’t be fine. I think we’re seeing why the “Arch should starts” idiocy was idiocy, is all. 

It’s nice to have a backup who can run the real offense at a fairly high level, but there’s a substantial drop off right now. That’s perfectly understandable. 

My take has been Quinn is better now.  Arch will one day be better 

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When Arch learns to only go deep when it's there, he's gonna be real good.  He throws a very nice deep ball.  He just needs to not throw it when the wr is blanketed by 2 or 3 defensive backs.

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It was pretty obvious that Sark told Arch to not scramble and he is still too young to just willingly throw it away. So instead, why not trust his arm and his NFL receivers against over-matched players in the secondary and launch it. Not the best set of routine to get into, but I can't blame him for being young.

I would love to see him hold it a bit less and use his checkdowns, but if he was prohibited from scrambling he is not quite to the point in his development to just throw it away.

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7 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Needs to take a little off the ball tbh

Definitely but he’ll learn that. Reminds me of Dan Marino when he first came into the league and was knocking RBs over with screen passes….

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9 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

 

Crossposting -- great stuff from @ajax 

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Bobby didn't mention Farrell's name yesterday, but said he regrets hiring him. He basically, without coming out and saying it, is he's a fucking moron. 

Jackson Arnold > Arch Manning? 

He's a grifter with no talent. Hates Texas with every fiber of his being. How anyone who could actually say Arnold is better than Arch, while getting benched is...something. 

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9 hours ago, closetohumping said:

I think some of you are forgetting some of Quinn’s bad games in year 1.  Arch will be fine.  Needs to take a little off the ball tbh

Arch tried to be a bit too perfect on some of his throws, especially those wide open wheel routes. Just lob it out there. He will learn. Arch had some issues, biggest one was chasing the big play. He will learn to take the 5-7 yard check down. I am sure Sark and his uncles told him that already 

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4 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

Arch tried to be a bit too perfect on some of his throws, especially those wide open wheel routes. Just lob it out there. He will learn. Arch had some issues, biggest one was chasing the big play. He will learn to take the 5-7 yard check down. I am sure Sark and his uncles told him that already 

Sarkisian said as much in the postgame. More or less, once you hit one you want to keep hitting them but sometimes checking down to keep drives going is the smarter move. 

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Arch just needs to temper the long ball and focus more on the intermediate passes to get more comfortable and build confidence. Those throws to Blue were bad. But he has plenty of time to improve. I don't know if Sark called those plays for if he panicked. But getting your start with 100k+ makes me think he wanted to hit the long ball to make an impression. Just dial it back a little, get comfortable, and then gun sling it. His arm is incredible, tho. 

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Arch tried to be a bit too perfect on some of his throws, especially those wide open wheel routes. Just lob it out there. He will learn. Arch had some issues, biggest one was chasing the big play. He will learn to take the 5-7 yard check down. I am sure Sark and his uncles told him that already 

It felt like he knew the game was in the bag and said fuck it. Kinda like playing Madden.
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13 minutes ago, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

Casey Thompson threw deep ball ducks. I’m not sure y’all know what duck throws look like because Arch doesn’t throw anything that looks like a duck.

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Are ducks really that bad of flyers? Maybe albatrosses or songbirds. You anti-duckites have gone too far. It's frankly a canard.

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Are ducks really that bad of flyers? Maybe albatrosses or songbirds. You anti-duckites have gone too far. It's frankly a canard.

Would you say rabid anti-duckites?

A Peregrine, fastest animal alive, will not chase a duck in a straight line. Gotta have that stoop. (No dicks)
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23 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

 

Crossposting -- great stuff from @ajax 

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Posted at 3.40AM? What ever he was loving about Jackson Arnold at that time, I don't think it had anything to do with being QB. Although, it may have something to do with being a receiver. NTTAWWT.

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55 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

Arch is going to be the perfect decoy RB/WR on some Sark red zone play later in the year when Quinn is back.

Yeah, every eye will be on him as we toss it to one of the 4 wide open guys

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