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  1. Ace to win set 2. Really played well at the end there.
  2. Hard to look worse.
  3. Did the Sam Houston State game demonstrate that this year? Go back and look at the tape and drives from Mississippi State. We struggled moving the ball with any consistency. Manning threw behind receivers or rushed throws in the short game. He also threw some dimes down the field, which is exactly what he has done this year.
  4. That's a pretty damn good throw for the circumstance.
  5. He really didn't. He looked like he had potential. Against Mississippi State, the offense struggled to get any consistency. It sputtered with him just like it has done this year. He missed short throws. He threw behind the receiver on screens. He either produced explosives or nothing. That isn't really any different than what we have seen this year. It is just that this time we are seeing what that means against better competition, particularly with significantly worse oline play. The one thing I didn't expect was the balls in the dirt. I think that is a result of screwing with his throwing motion over the summer. Thinking he is all world because he could beat up on LA Monroe or Sam Houston State is the mistake.
  6. I don't think any of us survive 9 more wins like that. But I guess I'm willing to try.
  7. He absolutely can make beautiful + level throws. He usually has a few of them every game. The physical talent is there. He just has no consistency. He makes throws like that and then follows them up with absolute clunkers on what should be give mes. That's what so perplexing about his play generally. If you watch last year's tape, you'll see the same problems. He makes the plus throws but fucks up the easy screens and short game stuff. He holds the ball really long looking for the home run shot. We thought that was just something he would learn to work through. But unfortunately there is very little sign of progress in that regard. That's what has been surprising to me. But it is what it is at this point. Unfortunately a few amazing throws a game doesn't offset the inability to consistently move the ball with the simple stuff. It is bad QB play. And that is what Arch has been and continues to be. I really hope he grows out of it. The potential is there. But right now it doesn't matter what the line does if he can't find the ability to consistently do the easy stuff. The offense would be better with a better line. But Arch would still be a bad QB unless/until he gets over his issues.
  8. So about the same success rate here.
  9. You're wrong. He didn't hit the short stuff well last season either. He lacked touch, but could hit the deep ball. He isn't just the problem. But he is absolutely a problem and not playable division 1 QB right now. Whether he can learn or not, I don't know. He was marginally better last year because we didn't see the balls in the dirt. But his issues with short and intermediate throws were still there. He was throwing screens the same way he does now. I had hoped he would learn with starter reps, but it hasn't happened.
  10. Seems like free money.
  11. He played his ass off last night.
  12. I know people think Arch looked better last season. But we saw many of the same things we are seeing this season. He is all or nothing. He can't throw the short or intermediate routes. He can throw deep and that is about it. I do think he fucked up his mechanics over the summer and that is part of why we are getting these dirt balls. I was hopeful he finally got that shit out of his system, but it came back against Kentucky. As long as he is doing that, a better line isn't helping. He has zero touch. None. He can rifle the ball and that is it. He is an extremely limited QB right now. If we had an all world line and a strong run game, maybe we could get away with a run heavy game plan aiming for 10-15 passes a game. But it would still be bad QB play.
  13. "we're going to do with smiles on our faces" as Arch looks like a beat dog.
  14. Has that been our problem? We are playing our tackles at guard now? That is probably why no one knows their assignment.
  15. Every single QB we have faced, except possibly Sam Houston's, would be better than Arch in our offense. It sucks, but it is true. He is just wildly inconsistent. When he plays like UTEP or Kentucky Arch, we simply have no chance to function on offense.
  16. No. It is based upon the fact that there are literally dozens of highschool QBs that would be better than Arch right now. We would have to completely miss every QB eval to end up with one of them not being better than Arch. It is frustrating because clearly Arch has the talent to make big time NFL throws, and he does it fairly regularly. But he combines that with inability to make any basic throws or reads. He just isn't playable when it is like this. Arch may one day be a good QB. He just isn't capable right now. I hope at some point it clicks for him. But year 3, and 7 games into the season, Im just not seeing a growth trajectory. We are right back to UTEP level of play from him. How do you not see this?
  17. Manning isn't the best QB on the roster. He is barely a QB.
  18. The line isn't good. But it wouldn't look as bad if Manning was a division 1 QB.
  19. No. He didn't.
  20. I'm sorry. There is no game plan that works with a QB that can't throw to wide open receivers. This irrational belief that we just need to call different plays and Manning will look good is ridiculous. For whatever reason, some games he can perform and other games he can't. The only one that can fix this Manning (or a different QB).
  21. Receivers are open. They aren't the primary problem. It is Arch. He is bad. The line is bad too. But Arch would be bad with a good line.
  22. Arch would not see the field for any other major program. He probably wouldn't see the field for the majority of non major programs.
  23. No we weren't. Tre was doing a good job navigating outside zone against OU's slants. But he was having to dodge guys in the backfield to make it work. I worried that it wasn't repeatable. But we don't really know because we didn't even try running outside zone yesterday. Fify.
  24. Thinking about it, I actually think it is the same problem we saw against Ohio State. Arch processes slow, but when he does see where to throw the ball he then rushes the throws. With screens, Arch knows where the ball is supposed to go, so he rushed the screen rather than let it develop.
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