Thatguy in post 7987 gave a good example of why Ewers is better than he appears. Of course it was ignored.
As to the hyperbolic, exaggerated statements that āeveryoneā is calling Ewers a Longhorn Legend, guaranteed NFL success, etc, that is a mischaracterization of most posters viewpoints and is a disingenuous attempt to start more fights and whine.
In my read of this thread and of peopleās views of Ewers in general, most people agree he hasnāt looked like one of the top rated QBās in ratings history. He is not a guaranteed success in the NFL, but scouts do see enough in the arm and decision making to draft him pretty high.
He has made a lot of good throws, and he definitely is running plays that require a lot from the QB. The patterns, the distance of throws, the progression of reads, etc. He is a major reason why this offense scores.
He is also only a sophomore (reclassified). If you look at other sophomore college QBās they will be inconsistent too. Most ncaa leaders are juniors or older.
Also, in this offense the running game is key, so he will never put up crazy stats. Itās a bit like Troy Aikman, whose stats were pedestrian. Under the logic being applied in this thread, Aikman sucked. He couldnāt run, had weak stats, etc.
Overall, given his rating coming into Texas heās underachieved so far, but not by a large amount. Heās just developing. Itās also why heās probably coming back, when originally he was going to go.
Iām thankful we have Ewers. Iād take him over most other sophomore QBās out there.