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1 hour ago, Farmer Vincent said:

Sark tried to fill in the gaps with the portal. He brought in a punter, a place kicker, a tightend and a backup QB with game experience - in case Arch missed a couple of games. He tried to cover all his bases, and get this team to the NC game. There was no way for Sark to know Manning was a head case and would wilt under the pressure like a little girl. I think the whole team would be playing better, incuding the OL, if they had not lost confidence in their QB.

Troll or sock?

Posted
5 minutes ago, Farmer Vincent said:

It took you an hour to come up with that?

Someone thinks they are in a chat room and not a message board. The IQ on this one is through the roof.

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8 hours ago, Codaxx said:

I dont see that working. Calwell wss 63.2% comp, 1,608 yds, 13 TDs, and 8 Ints at Troy. Maybe he has greatly improved since then, but nothing in his history suggests he will be an answer. 

https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/4877717/matthew-caldwell

 

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Troy won 4 games. I don’t think you can really use his results there to justify anything. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, TXRed said:

Oregon had no issues addressing their OL needs in the portal during the offseason. Flood just thought he was too good to turn to the portal to fill the holes he created with his shitty recruiting and evals. 

Yeah didn't they take a OT from Texas State who is now their starting RT? Baker isn't ready. I guess Cojoe's injury is having a bigger impact than we thought. If Stroh really gets any more playing time at Texas the coaching staff are just retards.

Posted
1 hour ago, Hank_Hill said:

Starting caliber OL are pretty rare/nonexistent in the portal, to be fair. Especially when it looks like we need 4.

Oregon is starting 3 OL from the portal. If Texas was looking for OL, I am pretty sure agents would inquire 

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1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

lolwut?  No.  They just aren't that good.  We saw PK replace NFL picks with two new NFL picks and thought it would just happen again.  It didn't.

I'm not saying 23 draft picks is what's keeping this team from being elite, it hasn't slowed down tOSU, but it has CLEARLY had an impact that was unexpected.  We just aren't as talented as we were last year.  That's the story.

To be fair, the defense got pushed around against Florida on the ground last year too. And before anyone says it was late in the game, they rushed for 80 yards by halftime, and another 80 in the 3rd quarter. So I wouldn't give up on the defense just yet. Florida's O-line, in combination with the patience of their RBs might just be something unique that we struggle with. Not to say our interior in elite, but I think it's better than they showed this week. 

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3 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

Oregon is starting 3 OL from the portal. If Texas was looking for OL, I am pretty sure agents would inquire 

It’s certainly possible some years 

Posted (edited)
10 hours ago, Codaxx said:

Late on the throw. Play was going nowhere though. The issue with the offense is Arch has to be perfect for this offense to score at a high level. There is no run game. The OL is shaky. It is a bad combination for a QB learning on the job. Sark needs to find some reliable chain movers. Everything cannot be about the big play. Miami killed Florida on the perimeter. Not sure I saw a WR screen in this game. Would love to see Sark lean on some short passing game. Even that is going to be tough as teams are going to play 2 safeties over the top all year and dare Texas to run the ball and we have an OL that is good for 3-4 penalties a game. Texas does not have an offense currently. It is just random plays being called in hopes of getting an explosive downfield occasionally. 

Wasn't really late as much as the nickel blitz made it a dead play.
Arch is reading the nickel off the RPO. If the nickel bites down on the RB, Arch pulls it and throws it to Mosely on the slant. The nickel does indeed "bite down."
The problem is that the nickel was coming on a blitz regardless, so now he's directly in the throwing lane. Because of that, Arch can't throw the ball on time and has to get rid of it high.

There were a few other plays where the Florida defense read a screen attempt immediately and blew it up. Like the 3rd and 10 on the first drive where Arch had to throw it away. That was supposed to be a screen to Wisner that got sniffed out.

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

Yeah didn't they take a OT from Texas State who is now their starting RT?

Yes, Alex Harkey, who happens to be from Austin. 

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Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, HtownHorn said:

Yeah didn't they take a OT from Texas State who is now their starting RT? Baker isn't ready. I guess Cojoe's injury is having a bigger impact than we thought. If Stroh really gets any more playing time at Texas the coaching staff are just retards.

Baker wasn't what was killing us the most. The LG/C combo plus we kept allowing Florida to get a DE on our 195lb backs in pass pro. We could've made hay running off the edge on passing downs simply taking advantage of Florida's lack of gap integrity. 

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4 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

Baker wasn't what was killing us the most. The LG/C combo plus we kept allowing Florida to get a DE on our 195lb backs in pass pro. We could've made hay running off the edge on passing downs simply taking advantage of Florida's lack of gap integrity. 

Both times we successfully got the edge in the run game were nullified by holding penalties 

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6 minutes ago, cmontexas said:

Both times we successfully got the edge in the run game were nullified by holding penalties 

Agreed. If I am remembering correctly, the run wasn't supposed to pop outside(?), and you know how that goes. He just needs to know to let go when the defender turns to pursue. I will take a couple of those over barely touched A-gap rushers all game. In fact, put Baker at LG and he gets two holds per game as long as nothing else gets through. Lol. 

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55 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

Baker wasn't what was killing us the most. The LG/C combo plus we kept allowing Florida to get a DE on our 195lb backs in pass pro. We could've made hay running off the edge on passing downs simply taking advantage of Florida's lack of gap integrity. 

Would putting the QB under center help the center at all to be able to actually block?

Posted
35 minutes ago, FORTY NINE TO ZERO said:

which is the opposite of my impression first with his amazing OL haul to start his career here.  i guess it was all just pancake factory??

Was it really that amazing? We got Banks and Williams, Campbell has been a bust, Agbo was converted to TE before he transferred and Robertson/Hutson are try hard guys that have had limited success.

Williams leaving early really sucked, but we got Campbell for a 5th year instead and he's been OK, but definitely not a road grader and team leader needed right now.

As much as I wish Manning would be faster with his reads and post snap decisions, the OL is like 85% of the problem with the offense right now.

Posted
5 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

Would putting the QB under center help the center at all to be able to actually block?

Since Sark has been here its been a problem. I will be honest for a minute here. I've been talking shit on this thread to a few people who were very loud last year. However, the reality is that we've sucked in the interior in the Sark era. Bijan and Rojo made their own yards. Brooks was good at that too. In pass pro the LG has been an issue for a long time too. Last year whenever we played quality fronts we couldn't get a push at all. Even Arizona St was stoning us up front, and blowing up our OZ with penetration. I'm beyond baffled because it's carried over so many different dudes. It simply hasn't mattered who we've put there the problems have persisted. 

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Posted
8 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

People calling for Caldwell have lost their goddamn minds. It is so incomprehensibly stupid and short sighted. Take a deep breath. 

 

 

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Once the Florida DC realized we were going to continue to run those slow developing routes and our OL couldn’t handle simulated pressures he spammed that button. Arch was in hero ball mode but he would ultimately be a better QB if he checked down more often and utilized Endries as well. Crazy we went from the check down king to Brett Favre. If OU is smart they won’t sit in a 3 high shell and instead send pressure packages at Arch and the OL. If Sark is smart he installs some quick passing plays and use the deep ball strategically. I don’t have very high hopes. 

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Posted
2 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

Since Sark has been here its been a problem. I will be honest for a minute here. I've been talking shit on this thread to a few people who were very loud last year. However, the reality is that we've sucked in the interior in the Sark era. Bijan and Rojo made their own yards. Brooks was good at that too. In pass pro the LG has been an issue for a long time too. Last year whenever we played quality fronts we couldn't get a push at all. Even Arizona St was stoning us up front, and blowing up our OZ with penetration. I'm beyond baffled because it's carried over so many different dudes. It simply hasn't mattered who we've put there the problems have persisted. 

We recruit slow, fat, and unathletic OL under the guise of big humans and run a scheme that's almost impossible for them to execute consistently.

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Posted
4 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

Was it really that amazing? We got Banks and Williams, Campbell has been a bust, Agbo was converted to TE before he transferred and Robertson/Hutson are try hard guys that have had limited success.

Williams leaving early really sucked, but we got Campbell for a 5th year instead and he's been OK, but definitely not a road grader and team leader needed right now.

As much as I wish Manning would be faster with his reads and post snap decisions, the OL is like 85% of the problem with the offense right now.

No disrespect but Williams was a turnstile. I was happy to see him go. 

Posted
2 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

We recruit slow, fat, and unathletic OL under the guise of big humans and run a scheme that's almost impossible for them to execute consistently.

I hear that, but not many teams have athletic O-lines and they still get it done. You know how hard it is to run for only 15 to 30 yards? We've done that shit multiple times over the last couple years. It's not just big and slow. Some of it is scheme. Some of it is playcalling. Some of it is size and ability of the RBs. Last year we pretty much ran on any team that was big up front like us. If you were small and quick we struggled. This year started out the same. Even without Arch's yards, we ran for 128 yards at 4.7 a pop on OSU. Big on big we seem to be solid, but then the Florida game happened. We were supposed to be able to run on them like we did last year to the tune of 31 for 210. Ugh

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Posted
26 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

Since Sark has been here its been a problem. I will be honest for a minute here. I've been talking shit on this thread to a few people who were very loud last year. However, the reality is that we've sucked in the interior in the Sark era. Bijan and Rojo made their own yards. Brooks was good at that too. In pass pro the LG has been an issue for a long time too. Last year whenever we played quality fronts we couldn't get a push at all. Even Arizona St was stoning us up front, and blowing up our OZ with penetration. I'm beyond baffled because it's carried over so many different dudes. It simply hasn't mattered who we've put there the problems have persisted. 

Well, Jake Majors started for approximately 9 years, so there's that.

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Posted
2 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

I’d kill multiple people in this thread for Jake Majors on this line

I’d take Chris Hall. Today’s Chris Hall

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Posted
4 hours ago, cmontexas said:

Both times we successfully got the edge in the run game were nullified by holding penalties 

of course they were. same shit different year. one was complete bullshit though.

Posted
3 hours ago, Thatguy said:

I hear that, but not many teams have athletic O-lines and they still get it done. You know how hard it is to run for only 15 to 30 yards? We've done that shit multiple times over the last couple years. It's not just big and slow. Some of it is scheme. Some of it is playcalling. Some of it is size and ability of the RBs. Last year we pretty much ran on any team that was big up front like us. If you were small and quick we struggled. This year started out the same. Even without Arch's yards, we ran for 128 yards at 4.7 a pop on OSU. Big on big we seem to be solid, but then the Florida game happened. We were supposed to be able to run on them like we did last year to the tune of 31 for 210. Ugh

Georgia was big and they stoned us last year.

Posted (edited)
3 hours ago, Thatguy said:

Since Sark has been here its been a problem. I will be honest for a minute here. I've been talking shit on this thread to a few people who were very loud last year. However, the reality is that we've sucked in the interior in the Sark era. Bijan and Rojo made their own yards. Brooks was good at that too. In pass pro the LG has been an issue for a long time too. Last year whenever we played quality fronts we couldn't get a push at all. Even Arizona St was stoning us up front, and blowing up our OZ with penetration. I'm beyond baffled because it's carried over so many different dudes. It simply hasn't mattered who we've put there the problems have persisted. 

It could also be a combo of technique, strength training vs recruiting big jags.  I know Paul Wadlington has been harping about the technique of the interior guys (and possibly S&C but im not too sure since our DL last few years were strong).

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Posted
4 hours ago, Thatguy said:

I hear that, but not many teams have athletic O-lines and they still get it done. You know how hard it is to run for only 15 to 30 yards? We've done that shit multiple times over the last couple years. It's not just big and slow. Some of it is scheme. 

Can you elaborate because I feel like this is the biggest issue?  Who are the creative run schemers these days? I get that our guys are playing poorly, but I know some offenses would have them succeeding a lot more.

Posted
57 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

Georgia was big and they stoned us last year.

Georgia had probably the fastest front 7 last year. They did that to pretty much everyone. 

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