Mom didn't work early in my childhood. Dad was a paint contractor. When work slowed for him in the winter months he had to find other ways to feed the family. We lived in a single wide trailer on 72 acres that belonged to my grandfather. My dad always had some hounds around the house and at night he would coon hunt with the hounds. On Saturday morning we would all go to town and sell the furs. My mom would go across the street to buy groceries for the week. She always bought a large bag of cornmeal with the groceries. When we got home she would cook the corn meal and the skinned coons in a pressure cooker this was the dog food for the week. What's funny is I grew up poor but I didn't know I was poor. I thought everyone lived that way.
I hope you are right but i meant that in a different way. Its more a body language/confidence thing. Maybe it goes back to the IT factor. As I said in my original comment I cant put my finger on it. The great QBs in history wanted the game to be on their shoulders in the last few minutes and took their games to a higher level during that time. They didn't always win but you could tell they weren't afraid of the moment or afraid of making mistakes. Ewers never changes, what you see in the first quarter you get in the last two minutes. You never see that sense of urgency. Maybe that's his way of staying calm in the moment but I wonder if that negatively affects his teammates. Maybe it just a personality trait.
1. VY
2. Street
3. Colt
4. Applewhite
5. Ewers
Bobby Lane should probably be in list but I never saw him play and can only go by what I am told and read.
VY needs no explanation.
Street ran a brand new offense that was being developed on the fly but he had to read the defense to determine which of the three options gave the offense the best opportunity to be successful. Much like the RPO game today.
With Colt under center Texas always had a chance to win the game rarely if ever was he the reason for a loss.
Applewhite was just a winner, not the most talented or fastest he just found a way to put Texas in a place to win.
Ewers has all the tools but something is missing. I can't put a finger on it but in a game winning situation I'm never as comfortable he will get it done. Maybe it his nonchalant demeanor but Ewers never shows the fire and drive that propel his teammates to play better in tough times. VY and Colt seemed to thrive and will their teams to victory under those conditions. It was almost like they knew something the other team didn't. I never have that feeling with Ewers.