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7 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

Opinion on how to use Arch Moving Forward

Through three weeks, I think it is more than fair to say the Texas offense remains a work in progress. The learning curve has yet to narrow and oddly after playing UTEP, I feel like there are more questions and unknowns than after playing Ohio State.

Still, that does not mean the season is over, nor does it mean there can't be redeemable qualities for the Texas offense.

I am certain the offense does not look as bad as it did on Saturday if DeAndre Moore, Emmett Mosley V, Tre Wisner and CJ Baxter were healthy. That is four of your top six playmakers sidelined to injury and it is week three. Additionally, I am sure the play of Arch Manning improves as well with those playmakers on the field.

But until that happens, Texas has to work with what they have on the field – and with what the quarterback is currently giving you as well. 

Which is where I wanted to go with this point. 

I have long said you only need 24 points to win games at Texas over the last two years with the way the defense has been constructed.

••• In fact, since the beginning of 2023, the Longhorns are 25–2 when they score 21 points or more. Contrarily, Texas is 2–4 when they score less than 20 points. •••

Come SEC play on the first weekend of October, Texas is going to be met with SEC level talent on the defensive side of the ball. The issues we have seen offensively will be magnified if they are not cleaned up.

However, I do think there is a remedy in here for the Texas offense. And it includes the usage of Arch Manning.

This is not the gunslinger that was expected. You cannot have ten conseuctive incompletions and expect success in football games in the SEC. But you can have success with Arch's legs.

I mentioned in postgame videos over the weekend that Texas may need to turn Arch Manning into Haynes King. At first it was an off the cuff that I didn't necessarily believe wholeheartedly. But the more I rewatched the Texas game this weekend and more I saw of games elsewhere across the country, the more I found myself buying into the sentiment that Arch Manning may just need to become Haynes King offensively.

King, a junkyard dog of a quarterback, is tremendous with his legs. There is grit in his game and a toughness not often found given his workload in the running game.

On Saturday morning, Georgia Tech and King upset Clemson 24–21 with King eclipsing 100 rush yards on 24 rush attempts. 

Georgia Tech's final possession ended in a 55-yard game-winning field goal where the Jackets traveled 38 yards on 10 plays to get into field goal range. On those ten snaps, five were designed runs for King who racked up 18 yards. It was ugly, but it worked.

On the afternoon, King ended up 20-28 passing for 211 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions. Given the struggles and inconsistencies of the Texas offense and Arch Manning specifically, I think we would all take a day like that against a top 25 team.

Now, it is up to Arch to complete the easy passes. The quick curls, the checkdowns, etc.

But our @Rod Babers pointed it out on Sunday, there is a transition to using Arch Manning's legs more than we have ever seen with a Sarkisian-coached quarterback.

Again, 25–2 are the Texas Longhorns when scoring 21 points or more dating back to 2023. 

Texas can get to 21 points in SEC play with the legs of Arch Manning and Sarkisian opting to take the points when presented in the red area. 

Who knows, maybe there is some confidence that returns to Manning's game with his arm if this approach is taken. As a result, maybe something clicks with his arm and the passing game returns to what was expected in the preseason. If that is the case, that is tremendous. But I can not sit here and type to you that that is going to happen.

Texas is running out of time to experiment ahead of SEC play. But you know the legs of Manning are a weapon and the kid is a tough cookie.

Swallow your pride, Sark. Until further notice, it is time to crown Arch the next Haynes King.

Sark will kick a field goal on fourth down before swallowing his pride

[Red Five]

Arch started games last year, and played in others. I refuse to believe what we're watching is because "he's the man now", or whatever. I don't think that would cause him to forget how to throw a football and I don't think he's that mentally weak anyway.

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6 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Arch started games last year, and played in others. I refuse to believe what we're watching is because "he's the man now", or whatever. I don't think that would cause him to forget how to throw a football and I don't think he's that mentally weak anyway.

The only logical thing that makes sense is Sark and Milwee coached whatever he had out of him. You see it with his motion. And when it comes to taking off you can tell it’s been engrained to not do so unless you must. He’s playing indecisive and I blame coaching. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Hashtag

[Howie4514]

I just rewatched the game again. It not as bad as I thought initially. Yes, there were some bad throws. I do think Arch is pressing. He is also throwing the ball very hard. If you ever played QB trying to throw the ball extra hard causes the ball to come out erratic. He does have happy feet some as well. I also think he is throwing to a spot on the field and maybe throwing a little early causing the ball to be wide. We also had some decent 5-8 yard runs on 1st down but then our O-Line let us down on 2nd and 3rd yard runs. Sark could call better plays. Looks like he is only calling power run plays and not any miss direction or pulling runs. I think most of this is easy fixable items. Arch does need to have fun out there as well. 
 

Just my two cents. 

[GDI]

If none of Caldwell,  Owens or Lacey can't pass better than Arch,  we are indeed in real big trouble.

Seriously what have we been doing with the QBs.