I am not as worried about TE. I think there is serious talent in that room receiving wise. What they lack in the room is an in-line TE. That isnt Endries.
Tua is signed for 56.4mm for next year. I have a feeling he may need a bull horn to give Miami management a piece of his mind. I would be surprised if they did not cut him, assuming Tua does not take a pay cut. You cannot lock up that kind of money and get Tua production. Miami OL is bad, but Tua is massively overpaid.
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Just looks like the Tua experiment is over. Miami is not close to making the playoffs. They are exploring their options. Not unusual for bad teams to to give hteir back-up a shot late in the year.
This is Miami throwing a hail mary. They are a disaster and need to figure out if they need to go all in on a QB. They are giving Ewers a huge opportunity going against the worst defense in the NFL.
Production per $$ will slowly get adopted and it is going to hurt recruits. I am already to the point that I want the staff to go after 1 high end RB a year (stop with the 2 sh!t) and 2 WRs. Save the spots and money for the portal. Big game hunt at the skill positions in recruiting and backfill in the portal. Over recruit at positions of scarcity in the portal, OL and DL. Texas should get a legit GM, someone with NFL experience. NIL is basically your salary cap and you need to look at return on capital at the macro and micro levels.
he has a really strange season. Looked like an All-American vs OSu and by mid-season he looked pretty bad. Rebounded nicely vs A&M. I think the money angle makes sense. They have 2 young 5 stars that are probably eating up "cap" space at the position. I am sure Texas would have liked to retain him, but this sport is now a business.
Had his moments both ways this season. Room lacks numbers and most of what is left does not shave yet. I would have preferred to have him on the team, but we shall see how it works out. Grabbing at least 1 LB in the portal seems like a lock now.
I dont think Sark is on the hot seat, but in this NIL world things change fast. I am not sure 9-3 next gets him fired, but you can be sure he would be on the hot seat. The expectation is pretty much get to the playoffs every year. I am not saying it is reasonable, I am just saying that is the world we leave in now.
It has potential, but outside of McDonald there is nobody that is proven. Safety was a disaster when the 2nd string came in most of the year.
Littleton played well for freshmen, but he was not a threat to make an All-SEC team. Loved what I saw out of Phillips and Black late in the year, but hard to know how that looks next year over 12-14 games.
Extremely young next year, so any prediction about the secondary being a top unit in the SEC will come with a lot of projection. Can they all play near their ceilings next year? Sure. Is that likely? Probably not. I think Safety needs another adult in the room and at least 2 if McDonald leaves.
I get more annoyed on his deep routes. He has not learned to stack the DB and that greatly increases the difficulty of throw. I am not sure this throw is off target to the inside by much. Wingo tends to take the path of least resistance. This is just me guessing, but I believe Sark wants that route to be just inside the numbers to give the throw some room. Wingo cuts it up the sideline and then has to work back to the numbers. Wr getting pinned on the sideline on a vert route is a really difficult throw.
Texas is 14th in yards/attempt in SEC play this year (3.08 yards)
Texas was 3rd in yards/attempt in SEC play last year (4.32 yards)
That is dramatic drop off, but it is worse when you consider the QB.
Arch has 244 yards on 83 carries this year.
Quinn had -82 on 57 carries.
Texas allowed 23 this year. You could probably double that number with Quinn behind this OL
Texas gave up 37 last year.
No issue with the Wingo throw. That is designed to go there and be a 1 vs 1. Nowhere else to really go. This is more Sark asking Wingo to be a #1 Wr, which he is not currently.
Moore has to catch that ball. Throwing a 10 yard out to the field side. That ball needs pace, it’s not a short throw
I think Jackson looks like he will be a star. I am not sure he will eclipse Burke's production next, but I do not think it will be a dramatic drop. Though that is the typical stupid fan opinion that every freshman will be an All-American by the time he is a sophomore. I am more worried about Safety. That is a position were knowing where to be is more important than talent. Though it is way too early to worry about anything. Have to see the portal playout first.
it is a negative to some school, but that is mostly because the schools involved in those do not get the payout. I know the SEC gives travel payments to playoff teams, but postseason payouts are pooled and distributed across the conference. To simplify it Texas will get 1/16 of the Citrus bowl payout but get 1/16 of playoff participants also. The smaller conferences do not have that luxury