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My completely armchair coach thoughts on this season

cygnus

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The D was great all year and gave Texas a chance to win it all. The O was dominant through the first 5 games whether Ewers or Manning was leading the charge. But that all changed when Ewers returned for the OU game. From then on, the O was wildly inconsistent, looking great at times and other times MIA. Ewers was not the same when he returned from his injury as he was less accurate and couldn't throw deep. And his reduced performance seemed to bleed through the rest of the offense, especially the O-line, costing them any chance at winning either the SEC or National Title. In hindsight, it may have been better if Manning had remained the starter, but who knows. Oh well, on to next year 🤘.
 
The D was great all year and gave Texas a chance to win it all. The O was dominant through the first 5 games whether Ewers or Manning was leading the charge. But that all changed when Ewers returned for the OU game. From then on, the O was wildly inconsistent, looking great at times and other times MIA. Ewers was not the same when he returned from his injury as he was less accurate and couldn't throw deep. And his reduced performance seemed to bleed through the rest of the offense, especially the O-line, costing them any chance at winning either the SEC or National Title. In hindsight, it may have been better if Manning had remained the starter, but who knows. Oh well, on to next year 🤘.
I think Quinn had something akin to the yips after his injury, but you are correct, he did not seem to have the arm strength after the injury.
 
I think Quinn had something akin to the yips after his injury, but you are correct, he did not seem to have the arm strength after the injury.
One thing that caught my eye last night was the hail Mary pass from around the 50 right before half. Quinn scrambled to his left and got space and threw the ball as hard as he could....the ball barely made it to the 5 yard line. His arm strength was gone.
 
Something happened to his arm strength. There’s a video of him throwing a football 85 yards in high school.

His arm may be dead. It happens. Caused by wear and tear and time. I had it once. I had to stop throwing for a few months to get back right.

Ball just feels like a 50 lb weight when that happens.
 
The D was great all year and gave Texas a chance to win it all. The O was dominant through the first 5 games whether Ewers or Manning was leading the charge. But that all changed when Ewers returned for the OU game. From then on, the O was wildly inconsistent, looking great at times and other times MIA. Ewers was not the same when he returned from his injury as he was less accurate and couldn't throw deep. And his reduced performance seemed to bleed through the rest of the offense, especially the O-line, costing them any chance at winning either the SEC or National Title. In hindsight, it may have been better if Manning had remained the starter, but who knows. Oh well, on to next year 🤘.
My armchair opinion says we were championship caliber at all positions except some OL positions for run blocking and, to a lesser extent, pass blocking. All three losses came against teams where we could not get a consistent push up front. Sark knew it and did everything he could to improve the run game through the season, but it wasn't enough to win against the UG or tOSU elite defensive fronts.
 
Every loss in my mind has been on OL and head scratching play calls. Sure Ewers had stretches of bad play, but he had us in position to win most games. Arch WILL BE a better qb once he reaches his ceiling but he still has to get there. I say Thank You Quinn, for helping pull the Texas Longhorns out of the depths of mediocrity and helping win 25 games in 2 years with back to back chances to get to a national title. You can’t bust through the door if it’s not in sight and he got the program going. He is also responsible for a lot of the players picking Texas. He hands the reigns off to a very capable young man.

Quinn Ewers left things better than he found them….
 
Every loss in my mind has been on OL and head scratching play calls. Sure Ewers had stretches of bad play, but he had us in position to win most games. Arch WILL BE a better qb once he reaches his ceiling but he still has to get there. I say Thank You Quinn, for helping pull the Texas Longhorns out of the depths of mediocrity and helping win 25 games in 2 years with back to back chances to get to a national title. You can’t bust through the door if it’s not in sight and he got the program going. He is also responsible for a lot of the players picking Texas. He hands the reigns off to a very capable young man.

Quinn Ewers left things better than he found them….
Quinn without question the best Texas QB since Colt. Ehlinger only one in the conversation, hard to compare given how different the players were around them.

Where Quinn fits behind Colt and Vince is an interesting debate. Perhaps a few names from the DKR days but also hard to compare given how different the QB position is these days.
 
The one thing where we really fell off in the second half was special teams.
If we would have had a decent kicker we beat Georgia at least once and probably both times.
The fake punts really hurt too.
I agree Quinn was injured. I don’t think he could push off properly with bad ankle and probably strained a muscle, which affected his play entire second half.
But he played good enough for us to win.
Poor kicking and Oline performance hurt us in big games
And two other things…we stomped hell out of ags AND zero u.
Let’s not forget that
 
Quinn without question the best Texas QB since Colt. Ehlinger only one in the conversation, hard to compare given how different the players were around them.

Where Quinn fits behind Colt and Vince is an interesting debate. Perhaps a few names from the DKR days but also hard to compare given how different the QB position is these days.
Definitely ahead of Ehlinger. Sam flat lost games for Texas all by himself. I hate to say it but he did. 2-3 every year. You were never out of any game with Ewers.
 
Quinn without question the best Texas QB since Colt. Ehlinger only one in the conversation, hard to compare given how different the players were around them.

Where Quinn fits behind Colt and Vince is an interesting debate. Perhaps a few names from the DKR days but also hard to compare given how different the QB position is these days.
Oh my, how youngsters have forgotten. Not taking anything away from Vince or Colt, but there was a Longhorn who was an All-american for two years. He set the following records:

* NCAA & Cotton Bowl – Most touchdowns responsible for, bowl game (6), tied by Chuck Long in 1984, Dan LeFevour in 2007 and Paul Smith in 2008
* NCAA & Cotton Bowl – Most points responsible for, bowl game (40)
* NCAA – Highest completion rate (min. 10 attempts), bowl game (0.917), surpassed by Mike Bobo in 1998
* NCAA – Most points scored, bowl game (28), surpassed by Barry Sanders in 1988
* All SWC for four years. Yes, four years.
There are more collegiate records.

He later won three NFL titles.

PS - Don't forget James Street. He threw possibly the best pass EVER (in the history of the game) to Randy Peschel to help rally Texas against Arkansas that was called "The Game of the Century."
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Oh my, how youngsters have forgotten. Not taking anything away from Vince or Colt, but there was a Longhorn who was an All-american for two years. He set the following records:

* NCAA & Cotton Bowl – Most touchdowns responsible for, bowl game (6), tied by Chuck Long in 1984, Dan LeFevour in 2007 and Paul Smith in 2008
* NCAA & Cotton Bowl – Most points responsible for, bowl game (40)
* NCAA – Highest completion rate (min. 10 attempts), bowl game (0.917), surpassed by Mike Bobo in 1998
* NCAA – Most points scored, bowl game (28), surpassed by Barry Sanders in 1988
* All SWC for four years. Yes, four years.
There are more collegiate records.

He later won three NFL titles.

PS - Don't forget James Street. He threw possibly the best pass EVER (in the history of the game) to Randy Peschel to help rally Texas against Arkansas that was called "The Game of the Century."
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When people bring up players, like James Street, and all of the accolades they garnered when they played, I do not think they’re athleticism would correlate to the same success in modern times. We do have some once in a lifetime players like Earl Campbell and Vince Young.
 
When people bring up players, like James Street, and all of the accolades they garnered when they played, I do not think they’re athleticism would correlate to the same success in modern times. We do have some once in a lifetime players like Earl Campbell and Vince Young.
And Bobby Layne, like my original point. Vince nor Earl, as much as they are admire and loved, didn't win NFL championships - 3, set bowl records, earn all conference FOUR years, etc.

You may not put James Street in that category. James Street beat Notre Dame and Joe Theismann in the Cotton Bowl. Joe Theismann later played professionally and won a Super Bowl. As you pointed out, Street didn't correlate in today's game. Yet, Street rallied Texas with his passing against Notre Dame with Joe Theismann as their QB (and earlier against #2 Arkansas). Remember, there are stars and there are champions. Stars shine; champions win championships (regardless of critic's view of their talent). Street won two championships at collegiate level (regardless of the game then versus now). James Street is a champion. Champions win championships. Yes, he needs to recognize regardless of the time frame.
 
And Bobby Layne, like my original point. Vince nor Earl, as much as they are admire and loved, didn't win NFL championships - 3, set bowl records, earn all conference FOUR years, etc.

You may not put James Street in that category. James Street beat Notre Dame and Joe Theismann in the Cotton Bowl. Joe Theismann later played professionally and won a Super Bowl. As you pointed out, Street didn't correlate in today's game. Yet, Street rallied Texas with his passing against Notre Dame with Joe Theismann as their QB (and earlier against #2 Arkansas). Remember, there are stars and there are champions. Stars shine; champions win championships (regardless of critic's view of their talent). Street won two championships at collegiate level (regardless of the game then versus now). James Street is a champion. Champions win championships. Yes, he needs to recognize regardless of the time frame.
I think this probably rounds out the top 5 of QBs at Texas: Vince, Colt, Quinn, James Street and Bobby Lane. Any others that should be added to that list?
 
I think this probably rounds out the top 5 of QBs at Texas: Vince, Colt, Quinn, James Street and Bobby Lane. Any others that should be added to that list?
Even though he probably correlates to today's game and played professionally, I WOULDN'T recommend Chris Simms. 😉
 
Even though he probably correlates to today's game and played professionally, I WOULDN'T recommend Chris Simms. 😉
Bobby Burton was talking about this on lastnights podcast. Basically came up with these 5 names, though he admits Layne and Street were before his time as well.
 
Definitely ahead of Ehlinger. Sam flat lost games for Texas all by himself. I hate to say it but he did. 2-3 every year. You were never out of any game with Ewers.
I agree that Ewers should be ranked above Ehlinger, but not because Sam lost winnable games. Sam lost a couple of winnable games his freshman year by throwing the ball into coverage (in one case, just throwing the ball up). I can't think of any winnable games he lost after that. Sam was on a lot of crap teams and had a dumbass coach who thought he was God. Sam deserves a lot of credit for what he accomplished under ridiculously bad circumstances.
 
Sam on this year's and last year's team wins more than QE3. That dude had a heart of a lion and that mobility would've been helpful given the O-Line struggles in some games.

Ewers brought us back. Manning is about to take us higher and to the promised land. Thank you, Ewers! I thought Ewers had a national title in him when he stepped on campus. Almost had his chance twice.
 
I agree that Ewers should be ranked above Ehlinger, but not because Sam lost winnable games. Sam lost a couple of winnable games his freshman year by throwing the ball into coverage (in one case, just throwing the ball up). I can't think of any winnable games he lost after that. Sam was on a lot of crap teams and had a dumbass coach who thought he was God. Sam deserves a lot of credit for what he accomplished under ridiculously bad circumstances.
Sam also had Collin Johnson, LJ Humphries and Devin Duvernay bail his inaccuracy numerous times. Games he lost??? His years boggle into a blur because I’m tying to forget them. I’d have to go back and watch to remember….. hers a few off the top of my head…. @Maryland, a@Texas Tech, home vs Oklahoma State, seems like a game against Kansas and one against KSU maybe…. I remember several, but am trying to move on
 
Sam on this year's and last year's team wins more than QE3. That dude had a heart of a lion and that mobility would've been helpful given the O-Line struggles in some games.

Ewers brought us back. Manning is about to take us higher and to the promised land. Thank you, Ewers! I thought Ewers had a national title in him when he stepped on campus. Almost had his chance twice.

We're basically two plays away from two titles, IMO.

The 4th down pass into the end zone from the 7 yd line against Washington. And then the 4th and 1 fumble thiis year.

Imagine if we had not given up the fluke screen pass TD just before half. We would have been at the 1 yd line with a 7 pt lead, about to go up by 14.
 
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