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21 minutes ago, Js1 said:

#3 in passing yards
#3 in passing TDs
#4 in total offense
#4 in QB wins

Big 12 champ
SEC runner up

Back to back CFP semifinals appearances

4th & 13

2-1 against OU
1-0 against aggy
Won in College Station, Tuscaloosa, Fayetteville and Ann Arbor

He may be surpassed in the years to come with Sark's QB whisper reputation, but right now, he's top 4 QB at Texas (Colt, VY, Sam, Quinn) by the numbers.  He did all that in 35 games started, well behind Colt (53) and Sam (43) 

Didn’t realize the start differential was that drastic. That makes everything even more impressive and the idiots more idioter. 

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32 minutes ago, Ojo Rojo said:

This.  Similar feelings about Quinn as I have about Simms.  The best thing he did was commit to UT.  Similar effects.  Similar feelings of disappointment and that he should have been better.  Frustrating moments of failure, but overall was really damned good.

Simms was 26-6 as a starter and lost a defacto semifinal game.  the problem for Simms is he was basically the reason for the loss. IMO, VY/Colt then Quinn, Simms, then Major/Sam/James Brown in any order you'd like.  I like Sam but he had unfortunate timing.

be nice if Manning passes all of them.

Akers/McWilliams era is tough on QB's since it was still basically a running offense for Texas then

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Just now, Hank_Hill said:

Didn’t realize the start differential was that drastic. That makes everything even more impressive and the idiots more idioter. 

He had a phenomenal career here. All time Longhorn.

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3 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Didn’t realize the start differential was that drastic. That makes everything even more impressive and the idiots more idioter. 

Yep. Had to include that he did all of that in 3 years with way fewer starts. Makes it much more impressive 

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39 minutes ago, Js1 said:

#3 in passing yards
#3 in passing TDs
#4 in total offense
#4 in QB wins

Big 12 champ
SEC runner up

Back to back CFP semifinals appearances

4th & 13

2-1 against OU
1-0 against aggy
Won in College Station, Tuscaloosa, Fayetteville and Ann Arbor

He may be surpassed in the years to come with Sark's QB whisper reputation, but right now, he's top 4 QB at Texas (Colt, VY, Sam, Quinn) by the numbers.  He did all that in 35 games started, well behind Colt (53) and Sam (43) 

Holy shit, it seems amazing we got 43 starts out of Sam. If someone and asked me to guess I would have said Ewers surely played at least 10 more games. Also makes me feel old. 

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48 minutes ago, Js1 said:

#3 in passing yards
#3 in passing TDs
#4 in total offense
#4 in QB wins

Big 12 champ
SEC runner up

Back to back CFP semifinals appearances

4th & 13

2-1 against OU
1-0 against aggy
Won in College Station, Tuscaloosa, Fayetteville and Ann Arbor

He may be surpassed in the years to come with Sark's QB whisper reputation, but right now, he's top 4 QB at Texas (Colt, VY, Sam, Quinn) by the numbers.  He did all that in 35 games started, well behind Colt (53) and Sam (43) 

This is fucking solid. 

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2 hours ago, closetohumping said:

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Dude never steps up in the pocket or moves at all so it’s almost impossible to block for. The end goes speed rush around the outside every time because there’s no threat of Quinn taking that wide open running lane inside of him. 

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22 minutes ago, futureman said:

surly speculation is the best speculation. 

Sure. Maybe he just started throwing the moon balls for kicks with absolutely no input from our coaches. That tracks. 

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29 minutes ago, Zeus said:

Dude never steps up in the pocket or moves at all so it’s almost impossible to block for. The end goes speed rush around the outside every time because there’s no threat of Quinn taking that wide open running lane inside of him. 

Someone should’ve told Cam this so he’d know how to block it since they do it “every time”. Should’ve got on the phone bro.

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4 hours ago, Dahobbs said:

My eyes did. Watch the 2022 tape and then watch what he started doing in 2023 (start with his moonball deep ball against Alabama). This was a clear adjustment to Quinn's game to get something from the deep ball. 

Agreed. The weird thing is he seems not to have trouble with accuracy down the right sideline putting it on a line and he can make the intermediate outs to both sidelines without any trouble but fuck a post. 
 

Also oblique injuries can linger. Will be interesting to see his pro day performance 

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1 hour ago, Js1 said:

#3 in passing yards
#3 in passing TDs
#4 in total offense
#4 in QB wins

Big 12 champ
SEC runner up

Back to back CFP semifinals appearances

4th & 13

2-1 against OU
1-0 against aggy
Won in College Station, Tuscaloosa, Fayetteville and Ann Arbor

He may be surpassed in the years to come with Sark's QB whisper reputation, but right now, he's top 4 QB at Texas (Colt, VY, Sam, Quinn) by the numbers.  He did all that in 35 games started, well behind Colt (53) and Sam (43) 

#3 or #4 seems to be right in line with the ceiling of teams he leads.  Very good.  Just shy of greatness.  I’ll be interested to see how he does in the pro game.  If he can stay healthy, have less amplitude in the sine wave of his intensity and wants to eat, drink, shit and piss football he can have a career with a team.  I hope he does it.

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QE would serve up 15-20 yard outs to X last year and I can’t remember seeing it once this year. Every other game he’d have a 10 yard run that made you respect it a little, none this year.

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10 minutes ago, StassneyHorn said:

QE would serve up 15-20 yard outs to X last year and I can’t remember seeing it once this year. Every other game he’d have a 10 yard run that made you respect it a little, none this year.

Probably because he spent most of the season with a hurt ankle

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People writing well-wishes and other heartfelt messages on here like the player will ever see them is so funny to me. 
 
Dude was a great QB for us and gave it his all.  That’s everything needed to be said

He changed my life
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People writing well-wishes and other heartfelt messages on here like the player will ever see them is so funny to me. 
 
Dude was a great QB for us and gave it his all.  That’s everything needed to be said

This is wrong, good or bad posts from forums. If one particular player being called out doesn’t see it, friends or teammates will forward it to them. And I know this from a younger brother of a great d1 player that is friends with my kiddo. They see it.
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1 hour ago, markstanco said:


This is wrong, good or bad posts from forums. If one particular player being called out doesn’t see it, friends or teammates will forward it to them. And I know this from a younger brother of a great d1 player that is friends with my kiddo. They see it.

No wonder Ewers had such an up and down year. He read way too much surly. I bet it was my post about benching him in favor of Arch that shook his confidence and cost us the title. My bad guys. 

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6 hours ago, closetohumping said:

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No no no, you see the guys that have played football at the highest level don’t know shit but there are some real fuckin geniuses on this here website that do and they will make sure to tell you for the thousandth time how much Quinn sucks ass

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36 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

No wonder Ewers had such an up and down year. He read way too much surly. I bet it was my post about benching him in favor of Arch that shook his confidence and cost us the title. My bad guys. 

Way to go.

Jerk.

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5 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

We've had this discussion.  I think Street gets a nod because 20-0 and a national title, but his raw numbers are nothing like those of the other 4 guys.  Of course, different era, which should be adjusted for.

The wishbone won’t help your passing stats.

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4 hours ago, StassneyHorn said:

QE would serve up 15-20 yard outs to X last year and I can’t remember seeing it once this year. Every other game he’d have a 10 yard run that made you respect it a little, none this year.

He had a 26 yard run against A&M, and a whopping 11 yard run against Clemson.

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QE would serve up 15-20 yard outs to X last year and I can’t remember seeing it once this year. Every other game he’d have a 10 yard run that made you respect it a little, none this year.

He was hurt all season. And that’s the biggest knock on his game — he gets hurt every season.
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8 hours ago, markstanco said:


This is wrong, good or bad posts from forums. If one particular player being called out doesn’t see it, friends or teammates will forward it to them. And I know this from a younger brother of a great d1 player that is friends with my kiddo. They see it.

This is correct. Players see more than people think. There are many talking heads lurking as well.

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8 hours ago, TejasPedro said:

I always felt like nfl guys were looking up forum talk on those blue tablets. 

You can view Surly posts on a Viagra?

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2 hours ago, Thatguy said:

This is correct. Players see more than people think. There are many talking heads lurking as well.

At least 2 former Texas volleyball players left in part bc of the fan vitriol on message boards - Jhenna Gabriel and reportedly Averi Carlson. They read this shit or their family/friends do and it gets sent to them 

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Sam Khan Jr.: Quinn Ewers’ NFL Draft case still has flaws, but Texas QB made the right call to go pro

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When Quinn Ewers explained last summer why he came back to Texas instead of entering the 2024 NFL Draft, he pointed to the additional experience he believed he needed to increase his chances at pro success.

The Longhorns quarterback said he found that 25 college starts was the line of demarcation: Some quarterbacks with less college playing experience still thrive in the NFL, but for those with more, “You really see a jump in how their career went.” Of the top 32 NFL quarterbacks in passing yards in 2024, all but seven hit that 25-start threshold. Ewers was at 22 college starts after the 2023 season. “I don’t want to be a guy that just comes and goes,” Ewers said at SEC media day in July. “I want to be somebody who’s remembered.”

On Wednesday, Ewers announced that he’s declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft, officially closing the book on his Texas career. He’ll be remembered fondly on the Forty Acres for lifting the Longhorns back to national prominence via consecutive College Football Playoff semifinal appearances. But he was often scrutinized by fans and casual observers for what he wasn’t: the nearly flawless quarterback he was projected to become as the No. 1 recruit in America coming out of high school. Ewers was very good but didn’t become an All-American or Heisman Trophy finalist, and the presence of a backup quarterback with a famous last name (Arch Manning) at Texas for the past two years added another layer of intrigue.

If it comes as a surprise that Ewers is going pro rather than returning to school and entering the transfer portal, it shouldn’t. Yes, there were rumors of millions waiting for Ewers from another school, including a report from On3 that one school was willing to pay him $6 million to enter the portal and transfer for one more year of college football. But Ewers wants to be in the NFL, and delaying that pursuit any further doesn’t make much sense for him.

Ewers started 36 games at Texas, going 27-9. Developmentally, he has shown all of what he is as a college quarterback. Even though he is no longer viewed as a first-round draft pick by NFL scouts, it seems unlikely that 12 more college starts would drastically change how scouts feel about him. His extensive body of work has displayed his strengths and weaknesses for all to see.

“He is at his ceiling,” said an NFL scout this week, granted anonymity because he was not permitted by his team to publicly comment on prospects. That’s not to say it would be impossible for Ewers to change that evaluation with one more year. LSU’s Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels, Oregon’s Bo Nix and Miami’s Cam Ward all did wonders for themselves in the eyes of NFL teams during their final year of college football.

But, as The Athletic’s NFL Draft expert Dane Brugler put it, those are best-case scenarios. Ewers would risk his draft stock falling further with another year in college, and with Texas excited to usher in its Manning era in 2025, that year likely would be spent at a new school with unfamiliar surroundings. On top of that, Ewers has an injury history that isn’t worth pushing, having missed games in each of his three years as a starter with upper-body ailments: a clavicle injury in 2022, an AC joint sprain in 2023 and a strained oblique this season.

Ewers was already itching to go pro last offseason before deciding to return. The 2023 season was his best year statistically, including career highs in completion percentage (69 percent), yards per attempt (8.8), touchdown-to-interception ratio (3.7) and passer rating (158.6). All those numbers dipped in 2024. Some of the backslide could be attributed to his completely new supporting cast, with receivers Xavier Worthy, Adonai Mitchell, Jordan Whittington, tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders and running back Jonathon Brooks all in the NFL.

This year’s thin quarterback draft class also gives Ewers a fresh chance to use his physical tools and in-person interviews to woo evaluators who are on the fence about him during the pre-draft process. After Ward and Shedeur Sanders, there are no slam dunk first-round options at the position.

As for the money he may be leaving on the table: Ewers has made quite a bit since he entered college. He left Southlake (Texas) Carroll High a year early and enrolled at Ohio State to cash in on hefty name, image and likeness deals that he couldn’t earn as a high school athlete in Texas because state law prohibited it. He racked up double-digit NIL deals during his time at Texas, starred in a national Dr. Pepper commercial, was on the cover of EA Sports College Football 25 and partnered with other big brands, like New Era, Panini, Lucchese, car dealerships and even a private jet company.

Even if the $6 million offer truly existed, a second NFL contract could dwarf that if Ewers were to work his way into a starting role and succeed early in his career. Even if he winds up at the lower end of his projection in the fourth round of the draft, he’ll likely have the chance to develop behind an established starter in a pro environment. That would be better for his growth than spending another year in college football.

As for what Ewers’ NFL future looks like, it depends on who you ask. He will be a heavily discussed prospect in the months leading up to April’s draft. Some will be intrigued by his arm strength, poise and leadership. His big-time performances in critical moments against Alabama in 2023, Michigan in 2024 or in the Playoff quarterfinals against Arizona State are all positives. “He throws an extremely pretty ball and has the look and feel of a quarterback who could survive in the NFL,” The Athletic’s Nick Baumgardner recently wrote.

Others may question why he struggled to be consistently accurate downfield. Ewers completed 34.4 percent of his pass attempts of 20 or more air yards over the last three seasons, which ranks 78th among Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks with at least 500 pass attempts in that period, according to TruMedia. Brugler wrote that scouts are “lukewarm” on Ewers because of his inconsistencies.

The NFL scout who spoke to The Athletic recently said Ewers’ leadership was his biggest improvement from 2023 to ’24. But he viewed Ewers as a “solid backup that can start in a pinch, not a long-term solution.”

It’s worth noting that Colt McCoy, whose distinguished career at Texas reached even higher heights — leading the Longhorns to a national championship game and twice finishing as a Heisman Trophy finalist — was a third-round pick and carved out a 13-year NFL career, mostly as a backup. Ewers wants more than that. “I just kind of wanted to give myself a better chance to have a long and successful career in the NFL,” he said last July.

After three years as a starter and two deep Playoff runs, he has accomplished what he set out to do in Austin, bringing Texas back and readying himself for the next level. Getting his NFL career started now, rather than waiting another year, only makes sense.

 

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11 hours ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

No wonder Ewers had such an up and down year. He read way too much surly. I bet it was my post about benching him in favor of Arch that shook his confidence and cost us the title. My bad guys. 

You get a hall pass once.  ONCE!

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This may give a little insight into our offensive struggles this year.  It even took Golden awhile to grasp the concepts of Sarkisian's offense.  The difference is that he worked hard to master it quickly.  I'm not so sure the rest of our WR's showed the same attention to detail.  Makes you wonder if Quinn only trusted a few guys in the offense.

 

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1 minute ago, Fondren & Main said:

This may give a little insight into our offensive struggles this year.  It even took Golden awhile to grasp the concepts of Sarkisian's offense.  The difference is that he worked hard to master it quickly.  I'm not so sure the rest of our WR's showed the same attention to detail.  Makes you wonder if Quinn only trusted a few guys in the offense.

 

Could also explain why we may not target WRs in the portal This year and just focus on guys getting a second offseason (Wingo and Moore) and a full spring (the freshmen) to learn it or continue to master it. 

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19 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

was terrified every time he had to play, and any extended playing time usually meant he was moved the next season.

 

I abhor the collegiate targeting rule. I especially hate the fact that kids are thrown out of the game and miss the first half of the next game in addition. But that Harrison hit on Colt was as dirty as it gets and he should've been immediately ejected there. And, based on his track record, he should've been suspended for a period of time.

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