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Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet, Now Starting for the Miami Dolphins

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#16451
16 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I'm happy with the wins. The issues with Quinn are always anticipatory for me. I've been convinced for weeks that he'll get injured in the A&M game. Aggies are physical (and dirty) under Elko. As it ends up, he gets hurt the week before. So that concern is/was valid. Some football players seem prone to injury, unfortunately Quinn is one of them. Him being able to move around the pocket (and out of it) seems crucial for offensive success in this game. 

I'm also concerned with struggles throwing the ball 20 yards past the LOS. Would have liked to see improvement there over the last month, but it hasn't really happened. I think that will catch up with us. Maybe it doesn't matter vs. A&M or even the SEC Championship game if we get there. But deep ball issues put too much stress on other team areas having to be great to perfect. It feels unsustainable. 

Sark can mitigate the deep ball issues, if Quinn is hitting in the intermediate game. He threw 2 really nice throws in the UK. Passes that have been missing for most of this season. My real concern is the pocket presence. That is going to set the ceiling on this team. OL has been pretty dominant the last 2 weeks, but its hard to depend on that the rest of the year. If they are dominant, Trey Owens can be the QB and Texas will win a NC. They have so much pressure on them. We havent seen a QB or RB that can clean up their mistakes this year. 

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#16452

This thread has been the same handful of people arguing about the same exact things for over a month.  No one else wants to read that shit.

#16453
27 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

 

As for stats and context again you just got done using a stat as an example of how Arch was better than Ewers without the context that Arch got most of his stats vs ULM and Miss St while Ewers faced a lot more competent defenses. So please spare me with the "you tend to talk down to some of us". If you are going to use stats in bad faith then I am going to point that out. If that makes you look some type of way for doing that and you don't like that then don't use stats in bad faith. The two most similar teams they played were Florida and Miss St.

 

What stat did I use to say Arch was better than Ewers?  I’ve never asked for Arch to be the guy, not even said he should be brought in.

I have said that we can win with both.  

I did previously quote some Quinn numbers in relation to his ranks on the intermediate range throughout the entire country.  I did reference that Ewers first start was against a shittier ULM team than Arch’s first start against a not good ULM team.

 

You will pretty much never hear me say a player sucks.  You won’t hear me say player X shouldn’t play or should never see the field.  One cause it’s shitty and two because I don’t know what the coaches are asking of them.  I try to not even do that for former players or opponents.

Any stat I throw out a stat is open for discussion.  It’s a team game same as it’s always been.  Over the long term, the best TEAM wins.  Every player who ever played has screws up.  I haven’t played in 30 years and I can remember tons of specific plays that I absolutely messed up.

”bad faith?”  Yeah, doesn’t happen.

#16455
4 hours ago, Derka said:

of curse it does. first off, 984 passing yards in four games is not something to crow about. it’s not 1963. second, when 600 of those yards come after the catch on throws that are at/around the LOS, it absolutely puts a new perspective on what was already a not-particularly-impressive amount of passing yards for a four game stretch, particularly when sark is your coach and you’re surrounded by elite pass catching talent. the context behind the the numbers always matters. “numbers don’t lie” is the biggest lie in sports.

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#16458

Am I the only one who's still angry that Sark kept Quinn in with a sprained ankle when we have a QB that's perfectly capable of making simple reads and handing the ball off? Because that's pretty much all we did in the second half. Not only would that let Quinn rest up his ankle, prevent further damage and keep him from being a sitting duck since he could barely move, but it would've given Arch some more game reps. We had a 17-point cushion in case Arch came up and things went sideways. Even if Quinn said he was fine, everyone could see that wasn't the case. I don't get it.

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#16459

texags rumor that Quinn reinjured himself in practice yesterday and might be out Saturday. I’ve seen no confirmation that he even practiced yesterday so I’m sure it’s bullshit (also lol texags) but figured this thread needed a new direction beyond the same three posters arguing past each other.

#16460
1 hour ago, Eggo said:

Reading this thread makes me think some people never got over not hiring Art Briles. 

All things considered, Briles would've been a monster at Texas. He's a ginormous piece of shit and likely never would've gotten a look for Texas were it not for shadiness exhibited at every level but just looking at it in a binary sense -- Art Briles would've won hugely in Austin.

 

1 hour ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I'm happy with the wins. The issues with Quinn are always anticipatory for me. I've been convinced for weeks that he'll get injured in the A&M game. Aggies are physical (and dirty) under Elko. As it ends up, he gets hurt the week before. So that concern is/was valid. Some football players seem prone to injury, unfortunately Quinn is one of them. Him being able to move around the pocket (and out of it) seems crucial for offensive success in this game. 

I'm also concerned with struggles throwing the ball 20 yards past the LOS. Would have liked to see improvement there over the last month, but it hasn't really happened. I think that will catch up with us. Maybe it doesn't matter vs. A&M or even the SEC Championship game if we get there. But deep ball issues put too much stress on other team areas having to be great to perfect. It feels unsustainable. 

Perfectly said.

 

2 minutes ago, OU Sucks said:

Am I the only one who's still angry that Sark kept Quinn in with a sprained ankle when we have a QB that's perfectly capable of making simple reads and handing the ball off? Because that's pretty much all we did in the second half. Not only would that let Quinn rest up his ankle, prevent further damage and keep him from being a sitting duck since he could barely move, but it would've given Arch some more game reps. We had a 17-point cushion in case Arch came up and things went sideways. I don't get it.

I was at the game and wasn't completely aware that he'd injured ankle so the second half performance was mystifying. It made a lot more sense when I realized the scope of the ankle injury. And, yes, I'm extremely confused why Sark didn't sit him to rest and put in Arch to hand the ball off, throw an occasional pass and get some much-needed reps heading into aggy and (hopefully) Georgia rematch. He had perfect cover to just say Quinn got dinged and we didn't want him getting hurt anymore when we were up 24-7.

#16461
4 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

texags rumor that Quinn reinjured himself in practice yesterday and might be out Saturday. I’ve seen no confirmation that he even practiced yesterday so I’m sure it’s bullshit (also lol texags) but figured this thread needed a new direction beyond the same three posters arguing past each other.

That lines up with a text I got from a friend this AM that said there's word going around that Quinn re-aggravated the oblique and might not play Saturday. Could be gamesmanship. Could be nothing.

The parallels with the 1999 game are eerie, though. Freshman backup is son of NFL royalty, 25th anniversary of the Bonfire disaster. At Kyle Field.

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#16462
10 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

texags rumor that Quinn reinjured himself in practice yesterday and might be out Saturday. I’ve seen no confirmation that he even practiced yesterday so I’m sure it’s bullshit (also lol texags) but figured this thread needed a new direction beyond the same three posters arguing past each other.

That’s just wishful thinking from a large group of dipshits.  Dismiss.

#16463
11 minutes ago, C-Man said:

That lines up with a text I got from a friend this AM that said there's word going around that Quinn re-aggravated the oblique and might not play Saturday. Could be gamesmanship. Could be nothing.

The parallels with the 1999 game are eerie, though. Freshman backup is son of NFL royalty, 25th anniversary of the Bonfire disaster. At Kyle Field.

They just had a walkthrough yesterday. Seriously doubt it, unless it was just a freak accident 

#16465

That's funny as hell. Let them feed into the gamesmanship. Hungry Hungry Elko probably has grad assistants scouring the internet for intel.

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#16466

Y’all can say what you want about Ewers but I don’t think Texas is in this position without him. 
 

matter of fact we probably don’t even have a Arch Manning. 
when Sark brought in Ewers, Texas became an offensive magnet for top end talent which in long term became a player magnet. 

I hate to see Quinn struggling and even voice my concerns here but I’m not crazy. Ewers was. Lowkey Chris Simms brining in Talent 

#16467

Also I’ll add Quinn is a top 3 QB if he even plays remotely how he played last year. 
injuries is his biggest hurdle 

#16468
52 minutes ago, C-Man said:

That lines up with a text I got from a friend this AM that said there's word going around that Quinn re-aggravated the oblique and might not play Saturday. Could be gamesmanship. Could be nothing.

The parallels with the 1999 game are eerie, though. Freshman backup is son of NFL royalty, 25th anniversary of the Bonfire disaster. At Kyle Field.

Son v. Nephew² & Grandson

#16470

Good grief, some of you could put my ex-wife to shame when it comes to complaining. 

Quinn has pretty much locked up a second straight playoff appearance, has us in position to embarrass aggy and go to the SEC championship game and all you want to do is bitch.

I get that it's frustrating at times because he has shown flashes of domination followed by times of stalled out offense but take a moment to realize where the heck we are and that we are 10-1.

#16471
3 hours ago, Had Enough said:

What stat did I use to say Arch was better than Ewers?  I’ve never asked for Arch to be the guy, not even said he should be brought in.

I have said that we can win with both.  

I did previously quote some Quinn numbers in relation to his ranks on the intermediate range throughout the entire country.  I did reference that Ewers first start was against a shittier ULM team than Arch’s first start against a not good ULM team.

 

You will pretty much never hear me say a player sucks.  You won’t hear me say player X shouldn’t play or should never see the field.  One cause it’s shitty and two because I don’t know what the coaches are asking of them.  I try to not even do that for former players or opponents.

Any stat I throw out a stat is open for discussion.  It’s a team game same as it’s always been.  Over the long term, the best TEAM wins.  Every player who ever played has screws up.  I haven’t played in 30 years and I can remember tons of specific plays that I absolutely messed up.

”bad faith?”  Yeah, doesn’t happen.

If that be the case then a solid apology from me. A lot of people are posting and you are usually the stats guy. So maybe it was coming from someone else and I attributed it to you. So sorry for that. Continue posting as you always do and I will do a better job of scrolling back and addressing the proper poster from here on out. My fault.

#16472

https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/insider/story/_/id/41736211/ranking-top-2025-nfl-draft-quarterbacks-hot-board-team-fits

1. Ward

2. Sanders

3. Milroe

4. Beck

5. Allar

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6. Quinn Ewers, Texas
Height: 6-foot-2 | Weight: 210 pounds
Class: Senior | Projected range: Mid-to-late Day 2

Where he excels: Ewers missed two games early in the season due to an abdominal strain before returning against Oklahoma in Week 7, throwing for 199 yards with a touchdown and an interception in a 34-3 win. He has started nine games this season, throwing for 2,089 yards with 23 touchdowns and six interceptions. His adjusted completion percentage of 71.2% ranks 33rd in the nation.

Ewers could have entered the 2024 draft and been a mid-to-late Day 2 pick, but he returned to school for another year of development under coach Steve Sarkisian. He has been a point guard of sorts this season, distributing the ball to the wealth of playmakers in Texas' offense.

He has also had to deal with adversity beyond the abdominal injury. He was benched in the first half of Texas' Week 8 loss to Georgia for redshirt freshman Arch Manning, but he returned after halftime to throw two touchdown passes.

"He's tough as nails mentally because of all of the background noise is impossible to ignore," an AFC area scout mentioned. "Despite all of that, he's dealt with getting benched and returned as the starter in the same game, which says a lot about his toughness."

Where he needs work: The Texas offense has mostly shifted away from deep passes, going for more of a quick passing attack. Ewers throws a higher percentage of passes at or behind the line of scrimmage (37.4%) than all but one of 129 qualified passers, and his 6.26 yards per attempt ranks 127th. Texas' downfield passing game has been mostly nonexistent this season, depriving scouts the opportunity to see whether Ewers' downfield touch and accuracy has improved.

Scouts have also flagged Ewers' tendency to panic when under duress. His 8.0 QBR when facing pressure ranks 103rd in the country, as he hasn't shown the pocket awareness and suddenness to consistently escape when the pocket is collapsing. Durability is also another area NFL evaluators question; he has missed seven games because of injuries over the past three seasons.

 

 

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#16473
16 minutes ago, CBHorn said:

Good grief, some of you could put my ex-wife to shame when it comes to complaining. 

Quinn has pretty much locked up a second straight playoff appearance, has us in position to embarrass aggy and go to the SEC championship game and all you want to do is bitch.

I get that it's frustrating at times because he has shown flashes of domination followed by times of stalled out offense but take a moment to realize where the heck we are and that we are 10-1.

I dont mind this sentiment, but I think it disrespects the rest of the team. This team is a defensive team. If we use FEI rankings. The defense has been ranked higher, than the offense the last 3 years. They have been top 10 the last 3 years. Sark hasnt had a top 10 FEI offense, since he has been at Texas. I am sure the broadcasters will talk about how Sark's explosive offense will match-up vs the A&M pass rush (which is over-rated also) in the pregame and continue to push this misguided idea

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#16474

This yearss qb class is the equivalent of playing russian roulette with a revolver that only has 1 empty chamber.

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#16475

Which NFL GM is looking at Milroe and saying "yeah that's the QB of the future"? 

#16476
Just now, Eggo said:

Which NFL GM is looking at Milroe and saying "yeah that's the QB of the future"? 

I think most GM's are throwing up in their mouths over this QB class. I am sure one will be good, but overall this is one of the worst Qb classes I have seen in quite awhile.

#16477
4 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

I'm happy with the wins. The issues with Quinn are always anticipatory for me. I've been convinced for weeks that he'll get injured in the A&M game. Aggies are physical (and dirty) under Elko. As it ends up, he gets hurt the week before. So that concern is/was valid. Some football players seem prone to injury, unfortunately Quinn is one of them. Him being able to move around the pocket (and out of it) seems crucial for offensive success in this game. 

I'm also concerned with struggles throwing the ball 20 yards past the LOS. Would have liked to see improvement there over the last month, but it hasn't really happened. I think that will catch up with us. Maybe it doesn't matter vs. A&M or even the SEC Championship game if we get there. But deep ball issues put too much stress on other team areas having to be great to perfect. It feels unsustainable. 

So here is my take on all this. The deep ball is only necessary to keep teams from loading up against the run. No one ever loads up against the run. In fact every defense we play rarely comes out of shell coverage. Look at Arky. 3 high and 3 man front all game. Look last week vs Kentucky. We were able to pound the rock BECAUSE people are afraid of our passing game. I know that sounds crazy but why else would you line up like this when you've been getting bludgeoned? 1st and 10 in the middle of getting your ass kicked on a 14 play drive where we never threw the ball and you still line up like this against 12 personnel. We popped this for about 13 yards.

 

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If teams are giving us space to run the ball we are where we want to be. Injury wise you are correct that aggy is going to try and hurt Quinn. Arch has had some snaps and isn't coming in green if he has to play. I do agree Sark should've sat Quinn last week. The real issue for us though is if a team can sit back in coverage and still stifle the run game without dedicating numbers to it like Georgia did. That's where we got in trouble. Aggy has the ability to do that. Aggy plays a lot of man coverage so we will see how that goes. It all comes down to how well we handle their pass rush. If it looks like Georgia where there are multiple wtf busts then we are in trouble.

#16478
25 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

So here is my take on all this. The deep ball is only necessary to keep teams from loading up against the run. No one ever loads up against the run. In fact every defense we play rarely comes out of shell coverage. Look at Arky. 3 high and 3 man front all game. Look last week vs Kentucky. We were able to pound the rock BECAUSE people are afraid of our passing game. I know that sounds crazy but why else would you line up like this when you've been getting bludgeoned? 1st and 10 in the middle of getting your ass kicked on a 14 play drive where we never threw the ball and you still line up like this against 12 personnel. We popped this for about 13 yards.

 

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If teams are giving us space to run the ball we are where we want to be. Injury wise you are correct that aggy is going to try and hurt Quinn. Arch has had some snaps and isn't coming in green if he has to play. I do agree Sark should've sat Quinn last week. The real issue for us though is if a team can sit back in coverage and still stifle the run game without dedicating numbers to it like Georgia did. That's where we got in trouble. Aggy has the ability to do that. Aggy plays a lot of man coverage so we will see how that goes. It all comes down to how well we handle their pass rush. If it looks like Georgia where there are multiple wtf busts then we are in trouble.

It's an interesting subject. In my amateur opinion, the Three High look we've seen this year is just to ensure Quinn keeps his eyes on short/intermediate routes, and he generally acquiesces.  It makes sense. Keep the ball in front of you, bend don't break, you (hope to) have some help in the back when Texas runs their screens and slants. Trying to eliminate big plays and forcing longer drives that can end up with FGs or turnovers is the goal vs. Texas. When Quinn does throw deep, the numbers are usually there in our favor. It's just a complete bugaboo for him. To me, the deep ball is necessary to throw deep ball completions that go for big yards and/or TDs. 

Why would anyone load up on the run against us? Kentucky might have been the first game this year where we truly were focused and willing to pound the ball. And it was probably because Quinn's injury almost forced Sark into it. I'm glad we did. Sark is usually incredibly pass happy, to the point where passes in the flat are basically runs, which is another reason to be in the defensive look above. Hopefully we give the running game a worthy look on Saturday night instead of giving up on it before kickoff. 

 

#16479
14 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

It's an interesting subject. In my amateur opinion, the Three High look we've seen this year is just to ensure Quinn keeps his eyes on short/intermediate routes, and he generally acquiesces.  It makes sense. Keep the ball in front of you, bend don't break, you (hope to) have some help in the back when Texas runs their screens and slants. Trying to eliminate big plays and forcing longer drives that can end up with FGs or turnovers is the goal vs. Texas. When Quinn does throw deep, the numbers are usually there in our favor. It's just a complete bugaboo for him. To me, the deep ball is necessary to throw deep ball completions that go for big yards and/or TDs. 

Why would anyone load up on the run against us? Kentucky might have been the first game this year where we truly were focused and willing to pound the ball. And it was probably because Quinn's injury almost forced Sark into it. I'm glad we did. Sark is usually incredibly pass happy, to the point where passes in the flat are basically runs, which is another reason to be in the defensive look above. Hopefully we give the running game a worthy look on Saturday night instead of giving up on it before kickoff. 

 

Texas hasnt seen much 3 high this year. Ark is pretty much the only game that Texas saw a big helping of that, perhaps I missed one in the out of conference slate. That Kentucky look is pretty common. They showed a ton of 2 high shell and spun into a cover 3. You have 7 guys inside 5 yards of the LOS. One of the safeties is coming down.

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#16480

The question is how many points can they score against our defense. I say 17 is the best they can do and I’m being generous. Can we score more than that is the question. Carry on 

#16481
27 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

It's an interesting subject. In my amateur opinion, the Three High look we've seen this year is just to ensure Quinn keeps his eyes on short/intermediate routes, and he generally acquiesces.  It makes sense. Keep the ball in front of you, bend don't break, you (hope to) have some help in the back when Texas runs their screens and slants. Trying to eliminate big plays and forcing longer drives that can end up with FGs or turnovers is the goal vs. Texas. When Quinn does throw deep, the numbers are usually there in our favor. It's just a complete bugaboo for him. To me, the deep ball is necessary to throw deep ball completions that go for big yards and/or TDs. 

Why would anyone load up on the run against us? Kentucky might have been the first game this year where we truly were focused and willing to pound the ball. And it was probably because Quinn's injury almost forced Sark into it. I'm glad we did. Sark is usually incredibly pass happy, to the point where passes in the flat are basically runs, which is another reason to be in the defensive look above. Hopefully we give the running game a worthy look on Saturday night instead of giving up on it before kickoff. 

 

We average 36.5 runs and 34 pass attempts per game according to sports reference. That seems pretty balanced. 

#16482
Just now, WinningIsHard said:

We average 36.5 runs and 34 pass attempts per game according to sports reference. That seems pretty balanced. 

The balancing tends to happen in second half. There were a string of games where we just passed non stop it seemed like, especially in 1st half. I think Kentucky was the 1st game we seemed pretty damn balanced in the 1st half.

#16483
11 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

The balancing tends to happen in second half. There were a string of games where we just passed non stop it seemed like, especially in 1st half. I think Kentucky was the 1st game we seemed pretty damn balanced in the 1st half.

Yeah, we make the defense defend sideline to sideline with a short passing game that is little different at times than running the ball wide.  The defense gets gassed.  If our o-line can do its job, then it's run downhill late.

#16484
23 minutes ago, Hookem10 said:

The question is how many points can they score against our defense. I say 17 is the best they can do and I’m being generous. Can we score more than that is the question. Carry on 

We're only holding them to 17 if we don't turn the ball over in our half of the field. I don't trust Quinn to keep that from happening. It's crunch time and the biggest unknown on the field is our QB. Thank God we've got some good solid running backs. We might even see one break out big this weekend.

#16485
1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

Yeah, we make the defense defend sideline to sideline with a short passing game that is little different at times than running the ball wide.  The defense gets gassed.  If our o-line can do its job, then it's run downhill late.

I still think it's best overall for the offense to have the kentucky 1st half approach of balance, especially vs A&M to wear down their front. Their secondary and linebackers are slow so we should be able to use our speed vs them to win matchups. 

#16486
6 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Yeah, we make the defense defend sideline to sideline with a short passing game that is little different at times than running the ball wide.  The defense gets gassed.  If our o-line can do its job, then it's run downhill late.

Sark seems to like to pass early (especially in big games) and close with the run. Texas has 374 pass attempts and 401 rushes. Quinn and Arch have 49 carries combined and probably 90% of those are on called pass plays.

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#16487
15 minutes ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

We're only holding them to 17 if we don't turn the ball over in our half of the field.

Wait, what?  Have you watched either team this year?

#16488
3 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

It's an interesting subject. In my amateur opinion, the Three High look we've seen this year is just to ensure Quinn keeps his eyes on short/intermediate routes, and he generally acquiesces.  It makes sense. Keep the ball in front of you, bend don't break, you (hope to) have some help in the back when Texas runs their screens and slants. Trying to eliminate big plays and forcing longer drives that can end up with FGs or turnovers is the goal vs. Texas. When Quinn does throw deep, the numbers are usually there in our favor. It's just a complete bugaboo for him. To me, the deep ball is necessary to throw deep ball completions that go for big yards and/or TDs. 

Why would anyone load up on the run against us? Kentucky might have been the first game this year where we truly were focused and willing to pound the ball. And it was probably because Quinn's injury almost forced Sark into it. I'm glad we did. Sark is usually incredibly pass happy, to the point where passes in the flat are basically runs, which is another reason to be in the defensive look above. Hopefully we give the running game a worthy look on Saturday night instead of giving up on it before kickoff. 

 

Regardless of whether teams play 3 high or 2 high what we want is for teams to allow us to have a numbers advantage in the run game. We get that on a weekly basis. So when Derka or anyone else tries to claim that Quinn is hurting us they are wrong. Opposing teams are terrified of Quinn and Sark. They say so every single week by alignment despite what this board's opinion is.

Opposing teams are trying to do exactly what you are talking about above. Force us on long drives. They think somewhere along the line we will have a negative play that will put us behind the chains and then they can come after us once they get us in long yardage. Our problem is Sark loves him some random deep shots. Sometimes we just need to keep moving the sticks. Run the football if the numbers are good and don't take the bait. Sometimes chasing the deep ball is our worst enemy. Many times we are on the verge of putting someone away and we just can't help ourselves. Think back to Vandy. We'd been running it down their throats the first possession of the second half and then we get to the 20 and try and throw it 3 straight times. That starts Vandy's comeback, excited about holding us to a field goal. We go up 28-10 there and it's a different feeling game.

 

#16489
7 hours ago, pacman said:

Ewers throws a higher percentage of passes at or behind the line of scrimmage (37.4%) than all but one of 129 qualified passers, and his 6.26 yards per attempt ranks 127th.

i cannot imagine that any modern qb has won a national title with rankings like this.

#16490
6 hours ago, Hookem10 said:

The question is how many points can they score against our defense. I say 17 is the best they can do and I’m being generous. Can we score more than that is the question. Carry on 

this is a post about what our team needs to do to win games, not about quinn ewers or his impact on winning. the fact that you’re in here with less than a handful of games left in QE’s career rationalizing his subpar play by positing that we only need to score 18 to win games speaks volumes, and not in no nice way. if we had a real playmaker at qb this would be an undefeated, national title winning team.

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#16491
6 hours ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

We're only holding them to 17 if we don't turn the ball over in our half of the field. I don't trust Quinn to keep that from happening. It's crunch time and the biggest unknown on the field is our QB. Thank God we've got some good solid running backs. We might even see one break out big this weekend.

Im more worried about our RB's fumbling and giving short fields than anything Quinn is going to do.

#16492
6 hours ago, Derka said:

this is a post about what our team needs to do to win games, not about quinn ewers or his impact on winning. the fact that you’re in here with less than a handful of games left in QE’s career rationalizing his subpar play by positing that we only need to score 18 to win games speaks volumes, and not in no nice way. if we had a real playmaker at qb this would be an undefeated, national title winning team.

Your shits tired. 

#16493
7 hours ago, Derka said:

i cannot imagine that any modern qb has won a national title with rankings like this.

Well then maybe you should stop bitching and appreciate that you're witnessing something special. 

#16495
8 hours ago, Derka said:

this is a post about what our team needs to do to win games, not about quinn ewers or his impact on winning. the fact that you’re in here with less than a handful of games left in QE’s career rationalizing his subpar play by positing that we only need to score 18 to win games speaks volumes, and not in no nice way. if we had a real playmaker at qb this would be an undefeated, national title winning team.

Imagine you are a fan of the top team in the SEC with only a single loss and can not find it in yourself to come to the conclusion that Bama, Georgia, and Ole Miss would all be 10-1 if only their Quarterbacks were able to score 18 points with less than a handful of games left in their careers, and not turn it over multiple times scoring points for the other team.  🤣🤣

#16497
16 hours ago, Irish Wrist Watch said:

We're only holding them to 17 if we don't turn the ball over in our half of the field. I don't trust Quinn to keep that from happening. It's crunch time and the biggest unknown on the field is our QB. Thank God we've got some good solid running backs. We might even see one break out big this weekend.

Quinn does not throw many interceptions...wtf are you on about?... Now the rb fumbles are a big problem.

#16499
18 hours ago, kevwun said:

This yearss qb class is the equivalent of playing russian roulette with a revolver that only has 1 empty chamber.

2007 here we come!

#16500
5 minutes ago, Pimphand said:

2007 here we come!

You made me look it up

Worst: 2007

Notable picks: JaMarcus Russell (No. 1), Brady Quinn (No. 22), Kevin Kolb (No. 36), John Beck (No. 40), Drew Stanton (No. 43), Trent Edwards (No. 92))

Worst: 1996

Notable picks: Tony Banks (No. 42), Bobby Hoying (No. 85), Jeff Lewis (No. 100), Danny Kanell (No. 130)

Worst: 2013

Notable picks: EJ Manuel (No. 16), Geno Smith (No. 39), Mike Glennon (No. 73), Matt Barkley (No. 98), Landry Jones (No. 115)

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