re: Guys this is real bad.

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I’m more concerned that what Georgia did feels repeatable by other teams. Quinn

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You can’t fix something you don’t know about.

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Ewers still looks hurt.

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I think he is, he practically admitted it in a post-game interview.

I also heard Babers say last night that someone was wide open on his first sack fumble, and he was looking in his direction but seemed to be waiting for Helm's route to develop further instead of getting the ball out of his hand. He regressed to one reads.

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Watching the game the OL didn't have a chance because of Ewers. Georgia played 9 men within 5 yds of the line of scrimmage on nearly every play which totally confused every blocking assignment, and why did they do it ? They knew Ewers couldn't throw past 15 yds, he wouldn't run , and he would go into panic mode. Ewers had men wide open but would not step up into the pocket, instead taking the sack or throwing it away. He did this in the red river also and is a real head case now.

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A good read if you have time. That Wisner drop still haunts me.

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What did you guys think of Texas’ second-half performance?

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People forget how Georgia looks like in the first-half of UGA-Alabama game

One thing about dropping a game - you want the next game to get here fast.

We lost to Georgia, and we didn't look especially well in doing it. But it *was* Georgia, so I'm willing to chalk it up as that for now.

We should get back on track against Vandy. I say we *should*, not we will. This will be a good game to reassess where we stand, and hopefully for Ewers to put up some numbers.

But here is my take on Ewers - No shade - I like the guy. But to me he's always seemed like a distant runner-up to Colt McCoy. He did go to Ohio St, and couldn't win the starting job. Now we hear he's always wanted to be a Longhorn and all that stuff? Idk... A starter in the NFL - Ewers will never be. It's just not there. Nice guy for sure. NFL QB, gosh no.

My biggest concern is Ewers gives the defense a 30-yard box to contain. Also his slow release + lack of velocity allows decent reaction time. Manning pushes the defense back another 20 yards. And he can put it on a rope if he has to. Also, he seems to have better field vision than Ewers - just hasn't had enough game time to work out his kinks. And yes, he's a running threat.

I'll say it, Texas is cutting off its nose with Ewers at this point. Ewers doesn't seem to be getting any better meanwhile Manning is not getting reps. A "personnel" management motive is driving all this I'm quite sure. Because right now today, after what I've seen - and given my next opponent is Vanderbilt - I'm putting Arch in and not looking back.

Texas is not responsible to carry Ewers to the NFL. That will never work.
Ewers is responsible to carry Texas on his way to the NFL. And we're not going to screen pass and check-down our way very far in the post-season, that you can bank on.

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I really don't think Arch or QE would've been able to read that UGA defense Saturday.

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I agree on that. So then the question becomes who should get the reps?

I'll even say leave Ewers in for that game - because no need to frustrate Manning while he's trying to acclimate.

But now he we are vs. Vandy. Ewers will likely have a good game. Meanwhile, Manning is holding the bench down and we wasted another day.

I guess my bottom line is this - I don't think Manning will lose us a game that Ewers could have won. That's my view.

I think QE's issue is he can't think ahead too much. That int shouldn't have happened.



Helm takes the inside release and let's #6 keep eyes on the QB since he doesn't have to turn his head. but this was a cover 2 zone and QE thought it was man from the CB.

If Helm took the outside release, this maybe would've been completed if the CB turns but if this was cover 2 then Helm would've been up in a second.

That frame you have there is about the best pass protection Quinn had all night.

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QE sucked, Sark sucked, WRs sucked, RBs sucked, o-line sucked. Everyone needs to be better. Sark didn't have them ready to read a NFL/Saban style defense for some reason.

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Sark builds the whole game on progressions. Run 1 play here, 1 play here.. and ultimately he is setting up other plays later in the game..

When those first plays don't work, it completely screws up his gameplan, and he has a hard time adjusting to a different plan. We have only seen this one other time at Texas imo.

2021 vs Arkansas

We are light years better this year vs 2024.. so it isn't that we aren't ready for the SEC thing.. it's more.. Sark has to figure out a way to adjust when the other team has scouted him so well that his first set of plays aren't going to work the way he wants.

My idea that he will never see: Have another OC call plays for a series or two.. just to get away from some tendencies and to make the other coach think about the play call. I'm not sure exactly how this would work, but as an example..

If Milwee, Flood, or some other offensive coach could call a completely different set of plays out of the same formations that Sark uses.. I think it would add some depth to the packages..

Another idea I said a few weeks ago.. and one that I still think holds value.. Script a set of plays for Arch each game.. maybe the 3rd or 4th series of a game.. or a half.. Something that is different.

Wildcat. Go-Go. Option. Read option. Just a wrinkle or two that doesn't allow the defense to pin their ears back and just go.

I think a hurry up offense could also really help at times.

Sark is one of the best OC on the planet when things are clicking.. but he needs to figure out a way to work through the problems when it isn't clicking.. It would help to have a DT QB that could run out of some of the issues.. that isn't QE unfortunately.. and he is too fragile.