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1 hour ago, Revolution512 said:

If Arkansas could catch, that’s a pick. Arch is playing great, that’s not the play to single out for a multitude of reasons.

Bullshit. That was a perfect throw. 

If his receivers could catch a cold he throws for close to 500 yesterday. 

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10 hours ago, Revolution512 said:

If Arkansas could catch, that’s a pick. Arch is playing great, that’s not the play to single out for a multitude of reasons.

lol wut. that’s the throw of the season. maybe if kawhi leonard was the DB you’d have a point, but he wasn’t, so you don’t. incredible throw on the run, absolutely perfect.

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Posted (edited)
10 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:


Don’t be foolish. It’s not like the defender had it in his hands and dropped it. Now, had he been quicker trying to get it, then maybe you have an argument.

it went through the defender's hands. That throw is a catch probably 10% of the time. Arch put the ball in danger in the redzone. It was one of his worst decisions. There is no way Sark is saying do that again to Arch. It was very Brett Favre-ish

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1 minute ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Meh. The defender reacted slowly to the ball because the play was off schedule. I’m good with being aggressive there with the defense on their heels. 

this is all true, but what is the reaction if he the DB makes the catch? Or if the ball is tipped up in the crowd and it is a turnover? I doubt anyone will say it is a good decision. 

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that throw is one that nfl pundits and scouts will point to over and over and over again when talking about how arch can make “all the throws”. that was one of the best plays/passes we’ve seen from a qb in a long time.

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28 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

it went through the defender's hands. That throw is a catch probably 10% of the time. Arch put the ball in danger in the redzone. It was one of his worst decisions. There is no way Sark is saying do that again to Arch. It was very Brett Favre-ish

Watching the replay, it appears to actually be over and past his hands rather than through them. Agree with the Brett Favre-ish analogy, but not necessarily in a bad way. I think Sark would focus on him hitting the corner route that appeared open a moment before he bailed the pocket rather than worrying about that throw. 

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Posted (edited)
46 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

Watching the replay, it appears to actually be over and past his hands rather than through them. Agree with the Brett Favre-ish analogy, but not necessarily in a bad way. I think Sark would focus on him hitting the corner route that appeared open a moment before he bailed the pocket rather than worrying about that throw. 

I think the DB should have gotten a hand on it, but that is probably why he is a DB. That ball was about a foot low and why it was playable by the DB (as a general rule you want to be high in the back of the endzone), but that is a really tight window with a QB rolling left and throwing to the right. That is a really tough throw. Not a lot of QBs can make that throw. Totally respect the talent that it took to make the throw, but it is also one of those "No, YESSS!!!" throws for a coach. 

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i think we need to be clear about something: that throw went over the defender’s hands, not through them. the defender didn’t screw up an int that hit him in the sweet spot, Arch layered a pass that went over the defender’s hands by about an inch, and then dropped down to his receiver in the back of the end zone.

seriously, it’s one of the most impressive throws i’ve ever seen from a Texas qb. to call it pedestrian would be laughable; to say it was a bad throw and that arch got lucky is “let’s get you checked into a home because your mind is gone” levels of crazy.

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8 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

I think the DB should have gotten a hand on it, but that is probably why he is a DB. That ball was about a foot low and why it was playable by the DB (as a general rule you want to be high in the back of the endzone), but that is a really tight window with a QB rolling left and throwing to the right. That is a really tough throw. Not a lot of QBs can make that throw. Totally respect the talent that it took to make the throw, but it is also one of those "No, YESSS!!!" throws for a coach. 

I mean the throw was hard enough that even if the DB had gotten a hand on it he was not catching it and a tip goes out of bounds, should it be a staple? hell no, but just like a long fade those are safe passes.

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As a former DB who has excellent hands, I don't think I would have caught it but it would have bounced threw my hands hard enough to go out the back of the endzone.

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Breakdown - best parts - do you want to be whether their pocket collapsed and he has some heat in his face?  

It's college - there are going to be breakdowns, but not every breakdown should happen in the first three seconds.

Hey - he passed the stunt off which is something their offensive line couldn't do earlier in the year.  

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Posted
1 hour ago, Ricky Butler said:

Sark is probably talking to Arch about the benefits of letting his nutz hang. Not introducing fear and doubt into our baby warrior’s psyche. 

not Sark but I'd probably take even odds that VY said exactly that to Arch.

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Posted
2 hours ago, JBJ said:

As a former DB who has excellent hands, I don't think I would have caught it but it would have bounced threw my hands hard enough to go out the back of the endzone.

Your vocabulary makes it obvious you were a DB.

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5 hours ago, Codaxx said:

it went through the defender's hands. That throw is a catch probably 10% of the time. Arch put the ball in danger in the redzone. It was one of his worst decisions. There is no way Sark is saying do that again to Arch. It was very Brett Favre-ish

You mean this guy?

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35 minutes ago, markstanco said:

You mean this guy?

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YEs, that guy. Famous for trusting his arm a bit too much. Going to be a long time until someone breaks his passes intercepted record. That said the one reason this offense is not a disaster has been Arch's ability to limit turnovers, despite a dirty pocket. It was a great throw, but just didnt love this decision on this play. One of those throws that when it works people go "oh my god" and when it does not they call the QB an idiot. 

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We haven't had this level of accuracy from a QB since Colt and Arch is perhaps better with the long ball than Colt was. Last year, it felt like the offense was being held back by Quinn's inconsistencies and self-sacks. We don't have that issue anymore. Quinn also often led the receivers to being hit (i.e. Bond injury). At the risk of sounding like an Aggy, I do feel like next year will be our year if we get some run support and DBs in the portal.

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