Arch produced basically all of our offensive output yesterday. Everything else around him was absolute shit. He was forced into hero ball and it almost paid off. There’s no doubt that his preference is to throw deep, but that’s also what was needed of him as the 2nd half progressed. I don’t think Sark called for much short-intermediate passing. He still needs to work on getting to the check down faster, but I’ll need to see replays that show that was even there before making any declarations of fact.
As for his accuracy, I really don’t recall many if any bad misses yesterday when he wasn’t stepping into or following through into a large human body. He can work on finding space in the pocket to avoid that, but I’m not sure how available real estate was yeaterday.
Decision making and running an effective offense with audibles may still be where he ultimately falls short, but let’s give it time. Penalties put us in bad situations far too often yesterday to run a normal offense.
Much of this discourse reminds me of when Sam Ehlinger was a meathead cave man who would never get better. Maybe Arch won’t pan out besides every possible advantage that could be given to a QB, but I’m not convinced that will be the case.