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23 minutes ago, Derka said:

yeah, VY had a cool and calm demeanor. QE seemed like he was just going through the paces, like a bored HS student, mindlessly going through their day. it was never like, “oh he stays so calm”, it was more like, “he seems like he could take or leave being our qb right now.”

the weirdest thing about this is that i only recall QE ever showing fire or leadership one time, and it’s when he was injured, and he got the troops on the sideline all hyped up while arch was actually on the field balling. i was like, “wtf is that? i’ve never seen him show emotion like that.” don’t think i ever saw it again.

Seems I recall one instance where, prior to the "playoffs", prior to the GA debacle, where Quinn was on the mend, still treading gingerly, when he finally took off on an unscripted run, showed surprising quickness and picked up a big first down. He jumped up shaking his fist. 

I waited the rest of the season to see him do that again, and he never did, especially inside the ten against Ohio State. Ten fucking yards and relatively open path to the end zone when a  defender's reaction time is what, a quarter of a second before their brain even registers that he's running... Back to Vince Young against USC. They never had a chance.

Give me speed and quickness, i.e., Arch Manning.

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7 minutes ago, Derka said:

huh? he most definitely got better combing than pretty much any other qb in the draft, i’ll give you that. but the idea that he just needs to work harder now and he’ll suddenly be a completely new qb? what do you think he’s been doing his entire life?

Quinn himself has said he didn't really approach the position with the right work ethic the way he should have initially. Strength and conditioning in particular were weak points for him and had he approached that more seriously early on, he might have been more resilient and less prone to injury. I've also always had the impression that he was a bit coddled and unaccustomed to tough standards. True of a lot of kids these days (insert curmudgeon comments here). His drop to late 7th round pick may well be the biggest reality check he's ever experienced. If he takes the right approach and earnestly applies himself addressing his weaknesses, he may yet overcome them and achieve success in the NFL. Not a prediction on my part, but I hope he does.

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16 minutes ago, Derka said:

it looked to me like he was devastated. that looked like sad, ugly crying. i don’t think he cries at all if he’s a first or second round pick. that dude was crushed.

I think he was in disbelief he dropped that far and had been living through an emotional nightmare for several hours on day 3 only for it to finally resolve.  I think partially crushed, partially relieved, just a ton of anxiety relief/lots of emotions hitting at once.  Pretty understandable IMO.

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Quinn always came across as aloof, both on the field and with the media.  The only time I recall being surprised at him was the Gruden piece.  Whatever you think of Gruden or those interviews, Quinn was a completely different guy -- relaxed, comfortable in his skin, funny.  I don't know why we didn't see that guy more, but maybe it's just the difference between one on one and dealing with groups.  (I'm no psychologist, I won't diagnose.)

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7 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Quinn always came across as aloof, both on the field and with the media.  The only time I recall being surprised at him was the Gruden piece.  Whatever you think of Gruden or those interviews, Quinn was a completely different guy -- relaxed, comfortable in his skin, funny.  I don't know why we didn't see that guy more, but maybe it's just the difference between one on one and dealing with groups.  (I'm no psychologist, I won't diagnose.)

Agree

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22 minutes ago, Derka said:

huh? he most definitely got better combing than pretty much any other qb in the draft, i’ll give you that. but the idea that he just needs to work harder now and he’ll suddenly be a completely new qb? what do you think he’s been doing his entire life?

I said put in the work AND consistency of effort.

He has been humbled at this point.  Maybe for the first time.  For me personally, there was once a time in my life when I worked reasonably hard at a goal.  But I did it in the wrong manner.  So perhaps now he can become more focused.  He has the opportunity.  I believe he landed in a good environment.  He will either succeed or not.

There's been lots of references to him at his best - Michigan, Bama.  So, yeah, there’s a point at which his preparation could lead to more consistency and provide him a legit chance of success and repeat those performances.

Going all the way back to 2022, I have not been short of criticism.  I’ve been consistent too.  But I haven’t limited what his upside is.  That’s where I sit today.

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3 minutes ago, Had Enough said:

He has been humbled at this point.  Maybe for the first time.  For me personally, there was once a time in my life when I worked reasonably hard at a goal.  But I did it in the wrong manner.  So perhaps now he can become more focused.  He has the opportunity.  I believe he landed in a good environment.  He will either succeed or not.

Is Quinn keeping the same agent? If he doesn’t get better representation then he shouldn’t expect better results. I was worried for Quinn when I saw his Hulu commercial and realized the other guy in the commercial with him was his agent. Shit like that plus @Thatguy saying how miserable Quinn was because he was being treated horribly by Texas fans made me think that he has bad representation and is having so much smoke being blown up his ass that it’s going to cause a dumpster fire with his stock in the draft. 

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21 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Quinn always came across as aloof, both on the field and with the media.  The only time I recall being surprised at him was the Gruden piece.  Whatever you think of Gruden or those interviews, Quinn was a completely different guy -- relaxed, comfortable in his skin, funny.  I don't know why we didn't see that guy more, but maybe it's just the difference between one on one and dealing with groups.  (I'm no psychologist, I won't diagnose.)

Was it live, because I'd guess it was edited and they had more than one take.  I'd love nothing more than to see QE set the league on fire, but I've noticed the same characteristics that you mention.  

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16 minutes ago, Had Enough said:

He has been humbled at this point.  Maybe for the first time.  For me personally, there was once a time in my life when I worked reasonably hard at a goal.  But I did it in the wrong manner.  So perhaps now he can become more focused.  He has the opportunity.  I believe he landed in a good environment.  He will either succeed or not.

Yes. Quinn needs to walk into Miami camp without his family, agent or QB trainer being a major influence anymore. Blank slate, start from scratch with McDaniel and the Dolphin coaching staff. 

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30 minutes ago, MrBig said:

Is Quinn keeping the same agent? If he doesn’t get better representation then he shouldn’t expect better results. I was worried for Quinn when I saw his Hulu commercial and realized the other guy in the commercial with him was his agent. Shit like that plus @Thatguy saying how miserable Quinn was because he was being treated horribly by Texas fans made me think that he has bad representation and is having so much smoke being blown up his ass that it’s going to cause a dumpster fire with his stock in the draft. 

Could be.   I do not know the answer regarding his agent.

i do not necessarily get the sense that the voices in his ear have ever been great.  I view Sark and crew as positives but beyond that I don’t know.    I wouldn’t trust that treaty oak fella at all.

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1 hour ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I think it's simple as this: What does Quinn Ewers do well? 

 

Everything except the deep ball.  It was HORRENDOUS.  I watched Arkansas and Kentucky today on the TxClips channel and he wasn’t even close multiple times.  Everything else looked pretty fucking great to be honest.  He has got to work with someone to fix that because it was the sole reason we didn’t just annihilate most of our competition.

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1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

Quinn always came across as aloof, both on the field and with the media.  The only time I recall being surprised at him was the Gruden piece.  Whatever you think of Gruden or those interviews, Quinn was a completely different guy -- relaxed, comfortable in his skin, funny.  I don't know why we didn't see that guy more, but maybe it's just the difference between one on one and dealing with groups.  (I'm no psychologist, I won't diagnose.)

Aloof is the wrong word. That implies an "I'm better than you" attitude that I don't think QE really embodied.  I think it's possible he's just a quiet introvert in a world that rewards brash extroverts (especially in leadership-oriented positions).  I think he hews closer to Tim Duncan attitude-wise (not skill obviously).

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17 minutes ago, Horn of Gabriel said:

Aloof is the wrong word. That implies an "I'm better than you" attitude that I don't think QE really embodied.  I think it's possible he's just a quiet introvert in a world that rewards brash extroverts (especially in leadership-oriented positions).  I think he hews closer to Tim Duncan attitude-wise (not skill obviously).

Tim Duncan was a fucking stone cold killer - what are you talking about? Tim Duncan was one of the most locked in professional athletes of all time, to the point that he was called "the big fundamental". He was just a bit stoic because he isn't (even in his personal life) a very loud/vocal person. 

 

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2 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I think it's simple as this: What does Quinn Ewers do well? 

 

-he has excellent ball placement (position and velocity) on short and intermediate throws

-he can make nice throws on the move or off balance

-excellent fakes

-good locker room guy

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8 minutes ago, statsman said:

I should have known. That’s why this site is so down on Ewers. 

"This site" is not down on Ewers. A meaningful minority of posters are down on Ewers, but most of them are in the "good guy but ultimately disappointing" camp. I'm in the pro-Ewers camp, but I have no problem with the people who are disappointed in him. Dude never realized his full potential and had several holes in his game, so I get the frustration.

But an even smaller minority of that minority are genuinely rooting against the guy and are thrilled by how low he went in the draft. They like that because it proves them "right" and they would rather feel vindicated than have good things happen to one of the top QBs to play at Texas. That's why I would say it's not a CR thing - the CR shit is just another justification they can toss on to their "feel good" pile, but if it wasn't that it would be something else. 

Those are the people who are so down on Ewers. Don't lump the rest of us in with them.

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19 minutes ago, statsman said:

-he has excellent ball placement (position and velocity) on short and intermediate throws

When did he ever hit a guy in stride on any throw? Even the check downs were thrown in a way where the receiver had to adjust to the dump off. 

19 minutes ago, statsman said:

-he can make nice throws on the move or off balance

Too bad he never moved. He is not even close to “throwing on the move or off balance” and his throws were never in the breadbasket or in a position where his man wasn’t getting rocked to make the catch. 

20 minutes ago, statsman said:

-excellent fakes

Like the fake against Kentucky where he fumbled even though NOBODY touched him? He fakes himself out more than anyone. If he could conquer his mental demons he would be on another level. 

21 minutes ago, statsman said:

-good locker room guy

His interview with Gruden showed how fun and personable he is when things are focused on just football. I was very impressed he had such a personality on him. Golden loved Quinn too. 

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When did he ever hit a guy in stride on any throw? Even the check downs were thrown in a way where the receiver had to adjust to the dump off. 

This is just patently false.  There are multiple examples of him flawlessly leading Blue on checkdowns for nice chunks.

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Too bad he never moved. He is not even close to “throwing on the move or off balance” and his throws were never in the breadbasket or in a position where his man wasn’t getting rocked to make the catch. 

This is also untrue.  Again, there are multiple examples.

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Like the fake against Kentucky where he fumbled even though NOBODY touched him? He fakes himself out more than anyone. If he could conquer his mental demons he would be on another level. 

This play was an absolute disaster, but that was a weird game regarding ball security.  Blue and Bolden both fumbled twice and Brown fumbled the ball once on a kick return for Kentucky when nobody touched him.

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His interview with Gruden showed how fun and personable he is when things are focused on just football. I was very impressed he had such a personality on him. Golden loved Quinn too. 

Agreed.

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On 4/27/2025 at 2:20 PM, Slacks said:

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Donovan edwards playa....in response to player on NCAA cover undrafted

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29 minutes ago, MrBig said:

When did he ever hit a guy in stride on any throw? Even the check downs were thrown in a way where the receiver had to adjust to the dump off. 

Too bad he never moved. He is not even close to “throwing on the move or off balance” and his throws were never in the breadbasket or in a position where his man wasn’t getting rocked to make the catch. 

Like the fake against Kentucky where he fumbled even though NOBODY touched him? He fakes himself out more than anyone. If he could conquer his mental demons he would be on another level. 

His interview with Gruden showed how fun and personable he is when things are focused on just football. I was very impressed he had such a personality on him. Golden loved Quinn too. 

Didn’t he hit Golden perfectly in stride on the first offensive play against ASU? And again on the late 2 point conversion. And then Helm on the deep ball to take the lead in OT.

 

and a ton of other times.

 

Quinn was not by any means perfect at Texas, but to say “when did he ever hit a guy in stride” makes me question if you’ve ever watched a Texas game with QE at QB.

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1 hour ago, statsman said:

-he has excellent ball placement (position and velocity) on short and intermediate throws - agreed, i would say this is his best attribute

-he can make nice throws on the move or off balance - ok

-excellent fakes - this feels like a reach

-good locker room guy -  agreed 

 

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6 minutes ago, lilMAC25 said:

Quinn was not by any means perfect at Texas, but to say “when did he ever hit a guy in stride” makes me question if you’ve ever watched a Texas game with QE at QB.

This.  JFC that was an awful take.

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3 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I think it's simple as this: What does Quinn Ewers do well? 

 

Ignoring the poor throwing mechanics, poor pocket presence, poor improv, poor athleticism, poor durability….he has a great demeanor for the NFL. 

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yeah, VY had a cool and calm demeanor. QE seemed like he was just going through the paces, like a bored HS student, mindlessly going through their day. it was never like, “oh he stays so calm”, it was more like, “he seems like he could take or leave being our qb right now.”
the weirdest thing about this is that i only recall QE ever showing fire or leadership one time, and it’s when he was injured, and he got the troops on the sideline all hyped up while arch was actually on the field balling. i was like, “wtf is that? i’ve never seen him show emotion like that.” don’t think i ever saw it again.
there were a few times on the field he would get fired up. Always hoped it would be the start of something.
I think it's simple as this: What does Quinn Ewers do well? 
 

Make us argue.
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I hope Quinn has a hall of fame career in the league, but one of the bright spots when he finally calls it a day will be this thread not remaining on page 1.

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15 minutes ago, Nabad said:

I hope Quinn has a hall of fame career in the league, but one of the bright spots when he finally calls it a day will be this thread not remaining on page 1.

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10 hours ago, Gandalfish said:

Holy shit.

Genuine question: Is this thread fun for you?

It’s literally the only positive thing he has going in his life, let him have it

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So, in retrospect, Sark almost pulled off a miracle. His choke in the last series was more egregious than Quinn's. 

Mid season Sark decided that Quinn could get back to 100% or so and take us to the promise land. That never happened. He also decided, perhaps the biggest factor in going with Quinn, was that he owed it to him to help in the NFL draft. We saw how that turned out. I wonder if Sark learned his lesson.

Seems pretty clear now that he should have moved heaven and earth to get Manning more playing time mid-season thru to the end, even if it meant going with two QBs. Manning was the guy to get us past Georgia and OSU. What a team that was. What a defense. What a cinderella season it would have been had a raw Arch Manning brought home the bacon. Can you imagine the impact on recruiting?

Wonder if Sark learned anything from it. Feels like Quinn was so mediocre mid-season that Sark decided to give him maximum snaps at Manning's expense. Big fucking mistake. Oldest mistake in the book - letting your backup sit when he could be getting quality reps. Damn.

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Ok....will the fact...or at least the idea that Quinn did not really develop here hurt the recruiting of top QB's in the future? Dark was reputed to be a QB whisperer before.

 

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2 minutes ago, oldhorn2 said:

Ok....will the fact...or at least the idea that Quinn did not really develop here hurt the recruiting of top QB's in the future? Dark was reputed to be a QB whisperer before.

 

No. See dis bell in 2026 and potentially gunner rivers in 2027

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