Longhorn News/Discussion (Non-Recruiting)

[texbound]

8 hours ago, TFloss32 said:

Worthy needed some humility tonight.

Hopefully he got it.

Hopefully.

Right now, I would be hard pressed to waste a draft pick on a player like him if I was an NFL GM.  I'm not going to sit here and say he sucks, because he doesn't.  However, he is too unreliable right now to 1. track the ball or make proper adjustments to the ball; 2. Catch the ball even when put in his hands.  Any NFL GM would look elsewhere to fill that need.  What good is top end speed if you don't have the ball?  Might as well just run track. 

 

[NEOkHorn]

Hopefully.

Right now, I would be hard pressed to waste a draft pick on a player like him if I was an NFL GM.  I'm not going to sit here and say he sucks, because he doesn't.  However, he is too unreliable right now to 1. track the ball or make proper adjustments to the ball; 2. Catch the ball even when put in his hands.  Any NFL GM would look elsewhere to fill that need.  What good is top end speed if you don't have the ball?  Might as well just run track. 

Great points Tex. Two areas that Coach Marion should be able develop if he is the coach we all hope he is. Other than Witt, I didn’t see a lot of development in the WR room this year. Some of that is on the QB but our wr need considerable improvement over the next few months if this team is to take the next step forward.jmho 

 

[texbound]

Great points Tex. Two areas that Coach Marion should be able develop if he is the coach we all hope he is. Other than Witt, I didn’t see a lot of development in the WR room this year. Some of that is on the QB but our wr need considerable improvement over the next few months if this team is to take the next step forward.jmho 

Perfect example was UW last night.  how many times did Penix overthrow his WRs on deep shots?  A lot.  However, his WRs made adjustments to other balls throughout the game.  Case in point was the great catch by the WR for a TD.  WR made an adjustment on a very low throw.  Would Worthy have done that?  probably not.  If it isn't chest level then Worthy doesn't adjust to the ball.  

Another perfect example was on the 1st pass on the last drive.  QE put the ball in a perfect spot (only spot he could put it since the CB was on the outside) and had Worthy squared in front of the S then he might still be running.  Instead, Worthy stayed on a straight line and the S almost made a pick to end the game.  Little things like that make a decent WR great.

I'd like to add one more point on this, being a coach for years I learned that you can only teach so much to players.  Some just have it and some don't.  Marion can preach ball tracking and catching with your hands all day long, but if the player doesn't get it then you can't squeeze it out of him. Like a S, some guys just have the ability to be a ball hawk and have an instinct for the football while others can still be a good S but without the ball skills.

 

[zion3d]

IMO there is a problem with X’s development.  I don’t know if its mental or physical but he has issues locating the ball, running the routes correctly, and then dropping balls that hit him in the hands.  He has good speed and quickness but that’s not enough.  Just like with Quinn it’s not enough to be able to make all the throws and have a golden arm.  The application of talent on the field is how guys become superstars.  So far we have the talent but cannot seem to translate it to the field. And once again being able to adjust your play calling is critical.  We seem to have no plan other than our plan and when our plan get stymied we don’t know what to do.  Frustrating loss.

 

[Steelhammer]

Ewers will have the job next year. It’s not really a debate. I guess we can try to make it one if we are bored. But barring injury he is your starter. 

Murphy better be ready cause going back to Ewers hs days,he been injury prone.

 

[Billybass]

Murphy better be ready cause going back to Ewers hs days,he been injury prone.

True about Ewers being injury prone. 
Murphy has had issues with injuries too. 

 

[TFloss32]

Hopefully.

Right now, I would be hard pressed to waste a draft pick on a player like him if I was an NFL GM.  I'm not going to sit here and say he sucks, because he doesn't.  However, he is too unreliable right now to 1. track the ball or make proper adjustments to the ball; 2. Catch the ball even when put in his hands.  Any NFL GM would look elsewhere to fill that need.  What good is top end speed if you don't have the ball?  Might as well just run track. 

I got up off the couch and screamed on the first play of the last drive when he didn't cut his route off and Ewers almost got picked.

Sark literally got him and Ewers together and told them what to do about two minutes before since Washington's DBs would be playing deep.

Just pure lack of effort and engagement.

 

[TFloss32]

Sark was a little jacked.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

a little fire in him, I like it

 

[Sirhornsalot]

 

[Hiwood]

I watched Sark play at El Camino CC, I watched Sark at BYU....he likes to throw deep and throw often, cant expect a leopard to change spots, its not in his DNA...and Sark had a gun for an arm

 

[Sirhornsalot]

I watched Sark play at El Camino CC, I watched Sark at BYU....he likes to throw deep and throw often, cant expect a leopard to change spots, its not in his DNA...and Sark had a gun for an arm

How did you know to follow him at El Camino?

 

[TFloss32]

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[Hiwood]

How did you know to follow him at El Camino?

I played tennis at a nearby JC (Cypress ) and had friends on the El Camino tennis team, they told me about him. He actually was an all CIF pitcher at West Torrance HS ( the school they used to shoot the TV show Beverly Hills 90210)....they started to call him the Mad Greek until he educated them on the fact that he is Armenian not Greek...so that nickname went away

 

[Steelhammer]

How did you know to follow him at El Camino?

You rascal?

 

[Eastexhorn]

2 hours ago, Sirhornsalot said:

What frustrating to meis calling same plays and expècting different results

Recievers who can not catch ninty precent of passes which hit thier hands, show them the bench. 

Sarks greatest weakness he is stuborn.

 

[Baron]

What frustrating to meis calling same plays and expècting different results

Recievers who can not catch ninty precent of passes which hit thier hands, show them the bench. 

Sarks greatest weakness he is stuborn.

Starting to sound like the Herman argument. All coaches are stubborn. All of the greats were incredibly stubborn. Landry, Royal, Parcells, Saban and Lombardi to name a few.

 

[TFloss32]

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[Eastexhorn]

Do not remember Royal as stuborn he might have been. Do remember he would take players out of ame if not preforming.

 

[63_Texas_1]

What frustrating to meis calling same plays and expècting different results

Recievers who can not catch ninty precent of passes which hit thier hands, show them the bench. 

Sarks greatest weakness he is stuborn.

I understand your frustration. I was thinking in a different direction: X should be watching the Orange Bowl to see how receivers catch footballs with their hands and in tight situations. I was also thinking how different this year could have been if Bru McCoy stayed at Texas. After saying that I am reminded what Don Meredith use to tell Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football: "If Ifs and Buts were Candy and Nuts, we would all have a Merry Christmas."