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Had Enough

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  1. If you lose to Missouri, that should eliminate you from post season consideration. I swear they were 160 in the RPI before playing Bama. 0-4 on the week and run ruled twice.
  2. A few metrics for consideration from PFF between the 2. Sam had the highest passing grade in a single season. He had the highest single season big time throw rate and also a higher big time throw rate for his career. His career turnover worthy play rate was lower too although his frosh year was slightly higher than QEs year 3. 4.1 to 4.0. So there’s at least one reference point that is contrary to your belief. You should have said I’m more impressed with QEs arm than Sam’s.
  3. Quinn played with more drafted linemen than all Texas QBs combined since what 2008? He never played at Texas without a draftable WR, TE or RB. He never played without a top 10 defense. His only game that we won in which the opponent scored 30+ was ASU. They got that in OT to get to 31. Beuchele, Card, Thompson, Sam all lost games scoring more than 31 points. I don’t think Ewers ever did. Theres no valid comparison between Ewers and any QB since Colt. Ewers had probably a top 5-ish of all time opportunity. Same system. Same staff instructing. Unmatched offensive talent in Texas history. There’s not really a close 2nd. He’s a more gifted Ken Dorsey without the title.
  4. You think some random, anonymous quote impacts other teams perceptions? I’d assume that certain confidants share information, but there’d be hope that others are willing to draft guys that’d be detrimental to team goals. Thats to say nothing of whether Shedeur cares of his perception otherwise he wouldn’t be the person with that reputation in the first place.
  5. See. He Told everybody “I want the Dolphins to draft me.”
  6. No. Just the ones that might have had interest.
  7. Any chance Ewers has told certain teams not to draft him?
  8. I realize the timing could be different but Banks technically committed before Ewers.
  9. I’ve already forgotten what he posted.
  10. Well what insight do you have about that? Its a curious thought considering several weeks ago it was put out there that he played thru a torn oblique. It also would raise several questions about our choices.
  11. Defensive guys maybe getting over drafted whereas offensive guys going on the under. The NFL telling us something?
  12. Yes, on the deep ball. The grading would take into account accuracy. This year he was less favorable in the intermediate range.
  13. There’s possibly too much talk about Ewers deep ball precipitating his drop. This past year he’s in the same ballpark on grading and completion percentage as Dart and Shough.
  14. Given what I understand your high school upbringing to be, I find “access merchants” quite amusing.
  15. Not near as many mid to upper 90s fastball guys as were anticipated. And I think LSUs guys like that were transfers. Ruger/Sanders - transfers. Not near as much power either.
  16. If you have the right horses relative to your competition, anything can work. And, if you can confuse the opponents D because they see it so infrequently, that can make a difference too. Liberty Hill is an example of this. I’m old enough to have been in a wing T offense then shortly after seen my high school transition to more open offenses. Then seeing the evolution since that time. I have a biased, personal preference of which offense I’d choose. And a key support of that is the number of QBs from Texas that have succeeded at higher levels. Thirty years ago Cam award is likely never heard from beyond high school. Obviously, the reasons run deeper than simply the offense, but that’s one reason.
  17. The right place at the right time is quite significant. For much of this Longhorn roster that is the case. I’m not sure there’s ever been a time when competition has been higher or profiles have been elevated more at Texas than now. And there are far more coaches that are able to bring you down than lift you to your maximum potential.
  18. Was it most prevalent in the 80s/90s in Texas? The time period in which few Texas high school QBs went on to be good college QBs and even fewer to the NFL. Some have said QB is the most important position. So, let’s run an offense that limits the QB. Just cause the Marlin Bulldogs ran roughshod over you with it does not mean it was a beautiful offense.
  19. What a terrible offense. His story kinda tells you that.
  20. I agree. The RPI needs retooling. Go on the road to beat Mizzou, and you get a quad 3 win. Nevermind they have been run ruled in 4 straight. 3 at home. One by a barely above .500 team. Half their SEC games have only lasted 7 innings. They have 3 quad 1-3 wins - UConn, Illinois and SIEU. Playing the #101 team at home is not equivalent to beating the last place SWAC team. Yet it is. At some point, games should be thrown out. That way there’s fewer reasons to cancel. If we’re weighing Tuesday/Wednesday games in the same manner you weigh weekends/conference games, that’s dumb. Using a metric for post season seeding that gives such an impact to pitchers you likely won’t see in the post season is not indicative of how the post season will play out. And all that bs leads to games being canceled.
  21. I am not sure I’ve ever said much about his talent being limited. Generally, I’m never going to limit what a player can do. He’s no different. When I say he has some uniqueness to him, that is not meant in a negative sense. But when one discusses actual production, that surrounding talent matters. My life experiences tell me that slow pass catchers make your margin for error much smaller. That any QB reads are more difficult because the defense remains condensed longer while at the same time creating less separation. If you add in a mediocre pass protecting unit, then these timeframes are condensed even more. And all this before you consider whether these pass catchers have above average to elite abilities to make defenders miss. That has not been a Texas issue of late. I’d say less so than any other team. Personally, I wouldn’t compare a G to a QB. Overall, in my opinion, our offense has underachieved relative to their talent the past 3 years. Allocate that however you like. It’s not one player or one factor.
  22. I’m not following you. Are you disputing my comments or just saying I’m a dumbass because I interjected the surrounding talent?
  23. Now that much of the gang is back I had to jump into the fray. 1. You are correct on the first part. You may be correct on the second. 2. This is a difficult one. Objectively, based on the PFF grading system, he was at best mediocre in 2 of 3 seasons and one better than mediocre but not likely elite. 3. OFEI says we were never a top 10 offense. Yet the past 2 drafts say we had the draftable talent of a top 5 offense both in overall offensive talent but also top end talent. With the advent and availability of advanced stats, passing stats don’t tell anywhere near the story. As referenced above, we have had/will have had tons of draftees the past two years. We had the fastest combine 40 WR of all time. We had the fastest pair of all time. Then followed that up the next year with the fastest WR 40 time and the fastest WR top-end speed. Three OTs drafted over the 2 years. Two TEs drafted - in back to back years. The highest drafted RB one year. Objectively, no other QB had access to that level of mature talent. No other Texas team can match that. And as for wins, the past two years our backups are undefeated in their starts. One of those QBs reportedly was asked to leave his new program so he’s not the second coming of Patrick Mahomes. Yet he won. As for Ewers it’s all in front of him. His experiences here have likely prepared him well for the next level. He has some uniqueness to his game. I’d bet he gets drafted higher than many expect - no later than round 2 is my bet. I’d put his chances of success at pretty solid. None of that changes his career here. As for many QBs, he needs that right environment.
  24. Warner is pretty level headed and has a unique experience. From what I gather, he doesn’t seem to place limits on a player which goes along with your point above about where they should get drafted and whether QBs are quality or a miserable failure waiting to happen. His comment about progressions is interesting. That can be a coaching flaw that may overrule a players instincts. You go here #1 then here’s #2, and here’s #3 rather than the defensive play call dictating your #1, at least how interpreted his comment. Much of what you see in a QB is more reflective of how they’ve been taught than what they can potentially do. That philosophy can help wrack up stats but may cause struggles when all things aren’t going as planned. Milroe still is relatively young. Certainly compared to Nix, Daniels, and Penix. I’d assume his QB upbringing up until college was less than ideal in the sense of developing him as a great passer. Then he had a new staff this year with quite a few new targets. And being a running QB changes the equation too. I’m not talking about the occasional scamper or keep em honest 3rd down keeper but a designated focal point of the rushing attack. One should not expect him to be refined at this point. I would be interested in Milroe starting in the 3rd round but not as a starter this year. I’d rather have him there than Shadeur in the last half of the 1st or 2nd. There’s probably something to lean on with guys who have a ton of collegiate starts because the processing part helps a great deal with the accuracy. I would lean more towards a Jalen Hurts comp than Anthony Richardson with the hope that the surrounding environment would support the QB as it does for Hurts. It will be interesting to see it play out.
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