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[echeese]

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[NEOkHorn]

Great write-up once again. Enjoy a well-deserved break but be ready to write your reviews during spring practices.?

 

[Hiwood]

Thank you, of all the features on his board I look forward to your assessment every week, it is well thought out, articulate and even handed

I think your analysis on QE is dead on the mark .You can see it when he hits the sidelines, he is a loner, maybe its his immaturity, maybe its his personality, hopefully he grows out of it because this team needs a leader

 

[echeese]

Great write-up once again. Enjoy a well-deserved break but be ready to write your reviews during spring practices.?

Thank you, of all the features on his board I look forward to your assessment every week, it is well thought out, articulate and even handed

I think your analysis on QE is dead on the mark .You can see it when he hits the sidelines, he is a loner, maybe its his immaturity, maybe its his personality, hopefully he grows out of it because this team needs a leader

Appreciate it.

That was not fun to write.

 

[java]

I think QE quiet behavior was natural given the fact that Roshon was the clear leader of the offense and the team.

Ewers was in an awkward position.  He transferred in, was locked in a qb battle with a very popular player, he was injured in the first game, and he was a freshman.  He was in a no win situation.

I think you will see a more relaxed and confident Ewers in 2023.

 

[Baron]

I think QE quiet behavior was natural given the fact that Roshon was the clear leader of the offense and the team.

Ewers was in an awkward position.  He transferred in, was locked in a qb battle with a very popular player, he was injured in the first game, and he was a freshman.  He was in a no win situation.

I think you will see a more relaxed and confident Ewers in 2023.

I'm not a phsycologist, but I bet he is an introvert. His appearances at media events and the way he is monotone in his answers sound a lot like me and my son and we are both introverts.

 

[TXFF]

I'm confident Ewers' leadership will improve. It's tough to come into a new locker room with established upperclass leaders like RoJo and assume a similar role. Plus, it wouldn't surprise me if Sark saw to it that Ewers was getting leadership coaching. Colt apparently did that for years and it showed.

 

[Hiwood]

its a proven fact that child prodigy athletes that aren't allowed to grow up in natural  chronological time frames sometimes dont get the chance to mature and are socially inept around people of their same age....QE missing his senior year in HS didnt do himself any favors

 

[oldhorn2]

What I saw (admitting I am far from expert )was the most herolded QB since VY playing in  a huge game against Bama coming out looking like Tom Brady carving up the biggest team of this age....and then injured on what looked like an intentional harmful hit.

He was simply never the same. I want that pre injury QE....

 

[Basis Points]

Great job Echeese.  I always look forward to your summary as it gets rid of most of the emotion and is objective.  You didn't mention Brooks at DB (the other Little Elm DB)  but in the limited replays I saw of him live, he was always doing well.  Admit my sample size is small but if he shows the consistency, he looked to be a great option.  I know the one game when Watts went down, the secondary sucked, but haven't checked if Brooks was a part of that.

Hard to not feel good about that recruiting class, but before the Kool-Aid gets too sweet, remember that it takes weight room and experience. Penix was seasoned and it showed despite a slow start.  Same with the line.  Not sure DE can come in and be the Ossai without some seasoning and muscle.  

I will end with the future looks bright!  Hook em'

Happy New Year fellow Longhorns!

 

[TexCoyote]

I wasn’t that impressed with Penix. You could tell he was talented, but even though we didn’t sack him the Texas front got enough of a push to make him throw early and off target. I guess those would be classified as “hurries”. The trouble was we let them run on us and we have been great against the run and they haven’t ran much this year. 
I am surprised Sark didn’t try to run more……..with Brooks. They were showing a front that you shouldn’t try to run against so we passed and it worked but some you have to be stubborn with it and pound on them. You can’t let a team make you one dimensional. Texas and Washington were very close in talent level but they just played a little better than we did. Blocked punts, dropped balls……just alot of mistakes. 
Like I said the other day, if we keep stacking talent like Sark seems to be able to do we should continue to improve. Continue to recruit and hopefully fill in with the portal and we should get better. At least that’s what I keep telling myself. 
 

Happy New Year and HOOK’EM!!!

 

[tejasrulz]

My thoughts, copied from the game thread ~10 mins ago:

I've been pretty busy the last couple of days so while I read the Game Thread, I haven't posted my thoughts so here they are.

Washington was better than I thought they would be, props to them.

Some here act like Ewers stole their girl the way they talk about him. One even stated he would be or is a bust. Really?

Ewers had a really good game. He had his first 300+ yard game, had a better completion rate then the Wash QB, better yards per catch, 1 TD & no INTs yet had the lower QB rating? Common core math? 

We missed Bijon, RoJo & Overshown. I admit to being pissed they sat out while watching them on the sideline. I see their point on why they did but at the same time, their teammates needed them.

As many have mentioned, Brooks should have touched the ball more.

Worthy dropped 2 passes that would have probably been TDs. Right in his hands and just dropped the ball. To his credit he gets open thus the reason he receives so many targets but he has to catch the ball. He also doesn't adjust as well as others. There was one long ball where Ewers underthrew it some but Worthy didn't adjust. Had he did, it may have been a catch or even a PI.

Ford had 10 total tackles yet it seemed he wasn't in the plays much. Did Overshown not playing expose a weakness of his? He isn't ready for the pros but best of luck to him if he goes. At least he played in the game.

I saw a lot of freshmen for Texas play some good ball in that game. I truly believe Sark has the team heading in the right direction. Be that said, I'm an optimist so I always try to look on the bright side of things.

 

[Baron]

What I saw (admitting I am far from expert )was the most herolded QB since VY playing in  a huge game against Bama coming out looking like Tom Brady carving up the biggest team of this age....and then injured on what looked like an intentional harmful hit.

He was simply never the same. I want that pre injury QE....

He gets to reset now.

 

[oldhorn2]

I hope he gets to reset.....I keep reading all these comments about QE being unable to absorb the playbook...having bad footwork...not having leadership skills...I want to say, just stop!

The kid that came out against Bama and made it look so easy must have had all those same issues(if they existed at all)....and then wham! 

My hope is that all that swagger and confidence will return.

 

[Eastexhorn]

Same with Worthy does he get a reset? Great as a freshman notso much as a soph.

Sophmore slump different QB different coach or what? Some times I think that Texas is where touted WRS come to wither away.

Best WR in last 10 years came by way of Baylor.

 

[echeese]

Thanks for the comments

Yes, I think Ewers is better in 2023.

Might have some info to share (look at me tease like the OB mods) on X and NIL et al but more on that later.

If I'm Ewers "handler", I tell him to make a statement in 2023.   The day before spring drills start, shave the beard, trim the hair (it can stay long, just not ratty).    Send a statement that it's not about him but the team.   Besides, I think he looks like a FLACKING idiot with the Duck Dnyasty look.   But I also think it scream "me" not team.

Cook is tearing up UA practices.   So is Malik, excited that both will be here in the Spring.

Happy New Year all.

 

[Hiwood]

Same with Worthy does he get a reset? Great as a freshman notso much as a soph.

Sophmore slump different QB different coach or what? Some times I think that Texas is where touted WRS come to wither away

Best WR in last 10 years came by way of Baylor.

IMO Texas receivers were all taught to catch that button hook , turn and face the QB and catch the ball. today's type of receiver is catching the ball in space and on the move and turning ten yard slants into 50 yard TDs. I think its also why a lot of our WR's never really made it big in the NFL because they could not play that real physical in your face style against the hard push by DBs at the line of scrimmage

and you assessment is somewhat correct, we have had blue chippers come and go but very few ever got to play in a style of offense with a QB who could put it up 40x a game and throw dimes on demand

My old friend and family attorney Pat Kelly was a highly recruited WR coming out of HS bur spent 3 seasons playing messenger WR for DKR, but he also has a few Cotton Bowl rings and SWC championship watches too