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  1. Manning doesn't decide who plays. This is Sark's offense. It's all on him.
  2. We can argue about literally anything around here. Before we go using NFL draft picks as a measuring stick, I'd like to remind you that JaMarcus Russell was the first pick in the draft... You can't ignore context. Golden was only at Texas for one season and ran a 4.29 40. He's was getting drafted no matter what. Same with AD Mitchell. Then you have guys like Banks and Worthy who were the best players at their position the day they stepped on campus. They could have played anywhere and done just as well. On the flip side, Cam Williams and Hayden Connor were late round fliers drafted on potential rather than production. Ewers would have been drafted higher had he left a year earlier. Helm, Brooks, and Christian Jones were probably the three biggest "successes" the last couple of years.
  3. I know this discussion is focused on RB, but it's hard to separate them from the offense as a whole where evaluations and development haven't been great lately. The defense is loaded and there are really good players coming off the bench. On offense... not so much. Livingstone is about the only guy exceeding expectations. I'd happily trade skill players with Florida, Bama, Ole Miss, and probably others.
  4. I assume Niblett will get a few carries here and there as well.
  5. Sark's play calling relies too much on out smarting the other team. That worked against Michigan last year, but not against Georgia and OSU. Sark was downright bad against Florida, which is not a situation Ewers thrived in. As we saw against OU, sometimes you just need guys to say fuck it, I'm getting a first down here no matter what the defense does. That was mostly Wisner, but Texas needs more of that across the board on offense. Arch can't execute plays as designed the way Ewers could, but he's more comfortable in "fuck it" mode.
  6. Yep. The drive that started at the 6 was because he let a punt bounce. He's had one good punt return all year... and it'll be talked about for years.
  7. In their defense, they did destroy James Franklin's will to coach.
  8. At one point, Simmons was triple teamed and still got a sack because Mateer left an absolutely clean pocket.
  9. Give it a month and OU probably won't be ranked.
  10. It's too early to tell, but Arch is showing signs of being a gamer. Ewers always started fast and then cooled off as the defense made adjustments. Arch has gotten better as the game goes on.
  11. Same for me. Hopefully he sets the tone the rest of the season.
  12. "Coach, I blew right by my defender all day, but Arch was being a dick and wouldn't pass me the ball."
  13. What's the saying, if you meet an asshole in the morning, that's too bad, but if you meet assholes all day, you're the asshole... If the whole design of that play was to go to the pick play, someone might want to mention that to Arch because he doesn't seen to be aware of it. If he misses a read every now and then, that's on Arch. If he misses it over and over, that's on Sark. Texas can't execute against any competent defense, which suggests Sark is the asshole in this situation.
  14. You're not wrong - Arch should be should be releasing the ball by this point (the still above). He's not even looking that way. But I think the larger comment on this play call stands - 5 wrs should force the other team to defend as much space as possible. Texas leaves the middle of the field entirely open and makes the defense's job easier.
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