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  1. Simon may surprise. His dad was in the NFL and prepped him. He may come a little more prepared, than most freshmen
  2. Texas ran it on 1st down on that fatal goal line series. Not up the A gap, but a big fatty was in the backfield lead blocking
  3. 3-3-5, 4-2-5, 2-4-5 can all look the same. PK’s is technically a 2-4-5.. 2DL, 4 Lbs, and 5 DBs as the base.. It basically comes down to how a DC names his players and moves them around. I wouldn’t get caught up in what people call a defense. You will get a better idea by just seeing how they line up
  4. At no point was Colin Simmons 15 feet away from Howard
  5. I think Cole Hutson is odds on favorite. Guessing those 3 will compete. Hutson could move back to guard, if Cruz or Robertson are ready
  6. Center would be interesting. That is a position you would like manned by someone with a lot of experience, considering your QB is starting his first year
  7. This shit is stupid. If Arch gets benched in a game, this site is going to question who should be the starter. Until then, Team Arch
  8. Nobody worth a damn will come with Manning set to start
  9. It’s the internet someone will always call for the back-up QB. I expect there to be some growing pains next year. Likely replacing 4-5 on the OL. Losing Golden, Bond, and Helm. There will be complaining after Manning has a bad game. I doubt you will see calls at the end of the season. You certainly won’t see it in Arch’s 3rd year as a starter. Mostly because he’ll be in the NFL after 2
  10. They literally went Program on Gibson and made him carry a football around campus. They put him in after that week and he promptly fumbled. Coaches coach, but when players grasp the concepts is not always up to the coaches.. Again that fumble was vs Kentucky. Do you give him a chance vs A&M in a game that was 17-7 (he got 1 carry)? Georgia (0)? He got carries vs Clemson (9). Coaches want all their player to succeed and overcome issues. They also know that there are 84 other players on the roster and they cannot risk blowing the season to see if a single player has fixed his issues. Imagine the vitriol if Gibson came in and fumbled vs A&M and it led to Texas losing.
  11. Texas isn’t going to do that with Arch. He is a legit QB with mobility. Sark will give him some read and punish defenses, if they ignore him. Sark isn’t going to make Arch’s legs a major part of the run game. I’ll bet there are more games Arch doesn’t get a called run, than games where Arch gets 5 runs called for him
  12. It’s completely fair. His fumble rate was off the charts. As the season neared its end, you couldn’t give him a bunch of carries to find out if he figured out his fumbling. Sometimes it’s on the players
  13. The movement thing I believe is based on what they had. They are not recruiting to movement to run OZ, so I don’t think it will remain a staple. Recruiting generally tells you where the staff wants to go.
  14. I am Ok with any run. Though I don’t love OZ. You tend to get more holes and it’s a lot tougher to run in short yardage. That said teams like the Rams are very effective running it. When I say identity, I mean what is the run that is your bread and butter. What play does the coach have confidence in when you need a 3rd and 2. Texas didn’t have that. You saw it short yardage this year. Just as likely to see jet sweep/pass as an inside run.
  15. I think then biggest priority for Flood and Sark is find an identity in the run game. Texas has a strange relationship with OZ. Some of that is the interior OL Texas has had. You might attribute that to Sark and Flood prioritizing pass blocking over run blocking. Some of that was based on Blue and Wisner. Texas is recruiting “big humans”, but the primary run requires lateral blocking. I don’t think that will be the case next year. Sark is more comfortable with IZ. I think Texas will become more of downhill blocking team next year, whether that is through gap schemes or inside zone
  16. This is 100% true. People talk about WRs helping the QB out, but there is little conversation about skill guys helping the OL out. They had a QB that was good for 1-2 self-sacks a game and RBs that rarely optimized runs or made the OL look good. That isn’t to say the OL was perfect by any standard. They had their issues also
  17. 100%. He is going against a 5 star DE that is projected 2nd pick. That was a DL that led the nation in sacks and sack rate (11%+). Not sure what people expected, but I think most rational people expected the pockets to be messy. OL gave up 2-3 sacks in ~45 called pass plays.
  18. I believe this is correct. Baker works on the pass rusher with the whole DL, but hard to know unless you are in practice
  19. I don’t want to jinx it, but Vasek needs to find a way to stay healthy. Do that and I agree with you. As the saying goes, “that best ability is availability”. probably should be acknowledged, but there is a damn good argument that Baker was the best position coach in the team
  20. That was a Freshman Sam. He also led the come back vs USC, when it seemed over.
  21. One factor for dual-threat guys is the hits accumulate over a season, especially one like Sam that was used as a battering ram. Your body takes a pounding and stats can mirror that over the course of the season.
  22. Special teams factored into that also. K Rob was a great special teams player. Blue doesn’t play on coverage teams. Having versatility is huge for late draft picks.
  23. Tough for him to stay. Simmons has passed him up, so he would not start next year. Edge is set. 1st off Colin Simmons is a freak. He was on a field where there were supposedly 21 players going in the top 3 rounds in this year’s draft and was the biggest bad ass on the field. Burke and Vasek will battle for the other starting spot. Good to see Vasek playing and making a play. Got some young talent that will have to step to back-up Simmons.
  24. Are disappointed they couldn’t get the push or weren’t given the opportunity?
  25. Elhinger, Ewers, tomato, tomato. they did it differently, but kind of similar guys. QBs with flaws, but good college players. You could argue for days over which was better, which is likely given this thread
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