Texas at Crossroads: Arch shouldn’t bear all blame

[TexasHorn2801]

I am trying my best not to repeat myself but I have some thoughts that I want to spit out. 
 

Arch should not be receiving all the blame. I understand the grief and distraught from seeing a Manning under throw and spike a 5 yard mesh but at the same time, where is the help? We all like to harp back on last years Arch, well last years Arch had the benefits of arguably two first round picks at WR, a three year veteran o-line, and the list goes on. Sark must share equal blame in my opinion, and if he shouldn’t then I’d love to hear y’all’s opinions. But Arch looks like a very good player on a bad team, but he knows it’s bad so he starts pressing, which results in the breakdown of the most simple throws, which then only spirals from there leading to his horribly poor performances and everyone to point the finger at him. 
 

On top of this in my opinion Kyle Flood needs to get talked about more, I get some blame for AJ Milwee but what is Milwee supposed to do, like truthfully, I can assure everyone that Archs mechanics probably look just fine in practice. My main problem is that Flood has prioritized ‘big humans’ and other than Kelvin Banks Jr. and maybe Goosby, where is the quality O-linemen that other top programs produce? It’s Floods and Sarks fifth year and we are looking at regression?? I understand and feel the same way about Sark giving up play calling but that’s a moot point at this point in the season. Truthfully when you have a coach getting paid nearly as much as coaches who have gotten to the promised land and won ‘consistently’ that is a problem which can lead to massive pressure and massive arrogance, as well as complacency.
 

Another thing I would like to harp on is it Arch’s fault that our systemic issues are still prevalent in year 5? Penalties, redzone, 3rd down, again putting so much pressure on Arch to fix these problems without really truly addressing the coaching aspect that may be the issue. Watching games over the weekend, I don’t believe it’s Arch’s fault that the O-line cannot get an ounce of push sometimes even against UTEP!!! They why not go to the portal then?? 
 

Again what do I know, I could be talking out of my *** but I’m tired of seeing an unfinished product every Saturday for years and years. My final thought is a hot take in that if Sark fails Arch, his days in Austin will be numbered. Love to hear opinions! 

[Doc Strangemood]

Arch reminds me of Garrett Gilbert.  

Edited 1 hour ago by Doc Strangemood

[Connor Vaughn]

Other coaches swallowed their pride and handed off play calling duties. Their reward? BECOMING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. Enough is enough, Sark. 

[LonghornFan4Ever]

That last part is the key.  Sark’s career and legacy at Texas are riding on these next two years with Arch.  He probably won’t get fired, but I could definitely see him take an NFL job before the entire program collapses.  After the Jack Sawyer scoop and score, I kept asking is this it?  Is this Sark’s ceiling here?  So far, unless drastic changes happen, the answer is most likely yes.  Wild how quickly things can change in the era of NIL and the portal.

It starts with Sark, but the entire offensive staff doesn’t seem to work well together.  I thought by year three, Texas would have a top 10 offense every year, but the same issues remain every year.  I would be raising hell if I were PK.  Him and his staff have put in all this work to build top 10 defenses year in and year out, yet the offense can’t even execute middle school level plays.  It’s sad.

[LonghornFan4Ever]

4 minutes ago, Connor Vaughn said:

Other coaches swallowed their pride and handed off play calling duties. Their reward? BECOMING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. Enough is enough, Sark. 

Day did it, Norvell did it, Drinkwitz did it.  The list goes on and on.  Some of those guys won’t win a natty, but their offensive products are much better than before.  Napier has this issue at Florida as well.

[TexasHorn2801]

2 minutes ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

That last part is the key.  Sark’s career and legacy at Texas are riding on these next two years with Arch.  He probably won’t get fired, but I could definitely see him take an NFL job before the entire program collapses.  After the Jack Sawyer scoop and score, I kept asking is this it?  Is this Sark’s ceiling here?  So far, unless drastic changes happen, the answer is most likely yes.  Wild how quickly things can change in the era of NIL and the portal.

It starts with Sark, but the entire offensive staff doesn’t seem to work well together.  I thought by year three, Texas would have a top 10 offense every year, but the same issues remain every year.  I would be raising hell if I were PK.  Him and his staff have put in all this work to build top 10 defenses year in and year out, yet the offense can’t even execute middle school level plays.  It’s sad.

I agree if there is anybody that deserves to be paid the most it is PK, and the wonders he has done. But you’re right the semifinals may be truly the ceiling and I started to notice it last year because of Sark’s consistent lack of accountability in my opinion is resulting in his downfall. Sadly Sark appears to be a stepping stone when many including I thought he was the answer.