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Also: Michigan down to the 3rd choice at OC.

Love it lol keep arch clean and not risk an injury.

Don't agree at all with this. Bryce Underwood is how a 5 star talent plays as a freshman. Arch has 31 TDs to 7 ints and 3000 yards. Call it however you want, Arch had some tough games at OSU, UTEP and against Kentucky. I said the yips argument was overblown because to me it was more of an up-and-down period that inexprienced QBs go through rather than full blown performance anxiety. Even at OSU with some really bad moments he had throws that were just wow throws that a QB with the yips wouldn't make. But again, call it however you want, his performance, early in the season, was just wayyy too inconsistent and it seemingly got a lot better as the season went on. We can only guess as of right now but Sark has always been a coach that tries to put his QBs in the absolute best position to succeed. Having said that I highly doubt that we'll pivot that much from the offense that we ran in the last few weeks cause Arch has been way too successfull in some of the spread concepts that we ran. We'll proably go with a combination of spread offense with some PA to go with a more diverse and multiple running game

(Next week the dolphins play the bucs)

He could not have gone to a better system for his play-style. For one the operation has so far been absolutely stellar. He's also made some really nice throws in rhythm. I still think how he manages pressure and how he navigates the pocket is ultimately gonna make or break his career in the NFL though. Rooting for him regardless.

Some pretty good throws so far

LFG QUINN!!!!!!!!!!!

Just trying to get an extension imo... Leaving an incredibly good situation to go to New York?

I think Mosley can be that guy 🤷‍♂️

I 100% agree that the "yips" discussion was way overblown early on, but I do think there was some "trepidation" or "hesitancy" from Arch in where to look on the field(Which is very normal for a guy having his first start on the road at the shoe against the defending national champions and a defense led by a previous NFL DC). I'm no QB expert but early on I felt like Arch wasn't sure about what he was looking at or wasn't trusting what he was seeing, at times. Like he didn't know where his eyes should go. Whether that was due to not trusting the OL or the receivers or even himself I don't know, but there's a clear difference in deceisiveness from the early games to the last games of the season. Even with some inaccuate passes in the last couple of games I never felt like Arch was hesitant or didn't know what was going on. As for the accuracy issues I don't know where they stem from (Is it because he feels rushed? Is it because it's something he hasn't been polishing in the offseason?) but I know it's all due to his mechanics and how a lot of times he isn't really flicking his wrist when throwing. It looks to me like he's trying to get the ball up and out so quickly that he "locks his wrist" (Don't know if that's the right term) in the follow-through. Most times it looks he's trying to throw with just his arm alone and that his hips/core/wrist are under utilized. I hope that's something he works on in the off season cause his throwing motion and footwork is really good but the problem to me relies in his follow-through(where sometimes he also over strides). Regardless I personally think these aren't huge things to correct in an off season, especially when there's honestly not much else that he REALLY needs to work on(Really great instincts, decision making, etc...). I think it'd be beneficial for him to polish these issue also to preserve his arm long term and to have a long career in the NFL, cause while I get the whole argument about not messing with someone's mechanics if it's working, right now Arch's mechanics don't look effortless at all. Sometimes it looks like it hurts him to throw like that. I guess the result he got this season are even more impressing for a guy that still has a long road ahead in terms of reaching his full potential.

Honestly I've come full-circle on this: we don't need a WR from the portal. As long as we have receivers that have a really strong rapport with Arch and that in the off-season work on not dropping passes, I'm good. If we get a strong OL and running game Arch and the offense will eat regardless.

I see Arch thriving more in the kind of offense that Burrow ran in 2019 rather than Mac Jones at Bama(with Sark as the OC), for example... I feel like he needs to get in a rhythm and throw all over the field... Arch chuking it deep off of PA all day wouldn't work IMO

It seems clear to me what the plan on defense is: - Aggression, energy, effort; - Man Coverage that ties well with the aggresive fronts. But what is the plan going to be on offense? Does Sark want to go back to the original plan at the start of the season (a lot of 12 personell, heavy run game up the middle tied up with play action, lot of 7 step drop PA concepts with Arch snapping the ball under center) or stick with the thing that seemingly worked really well for Arch (spread offense, get it out quick most of the time, lot of straight dropbacks with bunch formations, etc...)? I think it's very doable to tie in a more heavy downhill running game with what arch does best without having to resort to 12 personell sets (Do we have the guys for 12P?)... I guess it all comes down to what Sark thinks was the reason for the struggles early on... Was it Arch having the yips? Was it just because of the lackluster running game? Was it the OL? Were the passing concepts (Having an ADOT of 20 against Florida) too "bold" and unsustainable? We're probably going to get a better picture about what the plan is after the portal but for the most important thing is just having a clear cut idenity... doesn't matter what that identity is.

Fat Mike is just hangry that's all

I think nansen should've been the first to go, much before PK. (My opinion) If we retain him I think it would be a mistake. Just a lot of talk about he was just not good enough in recruiting and that the guys we got were because of NIL and/or because they just wanted to go to Texas. His process in recruiting was just not to the level it needs to be from a position coach at Texas. Having said that I definitely think he's the last coach on the defense that I would be sure remains, regardless of how I feel about his peformance.

I think Nansen is gone with WM taking over the LB position and Jackson is gone cause we would've renewed his conract already if he was coming back. Would love to have Gideon come back for the safety position and I think he would regardless of the title he has at GT right now No idea who we're gonna get at WR but I think Sark already has his mind made up, based on how decisive these recent hires were.

"Sipping codeine cause I gotta kill a cough"

I would hardly call anyone an "elite dc" with the performance of the defense, and more precisely, the secondary, regressing week after week... Plus I think a lot of people are harping on the results of PK when the results aren't the reason he got fired. Sark wants a more aggressive defense in all aspects: from playcalling to the intensity on the field both in practice and in the game. He also wants someone that can take the keys of the defense and be the HC for that side of the ball and have a more NFL type of approach to playcalling the defense. From the comments that Sark made today it's clear that he wants to be more hands-off with the defense and not have to hold anyone's hand so he can focus on his side of the ball more. He also wants someone that creates stronger relationships with the players, both at Texas and in recruiting. I think it's an A+ hire, after giving it some thought, and I think he made this hire with all the right reasons in mind. Anyone that thinks that this was some sort of panic hire and not an all in move to squeeze everything out of the defensive side of the ball is mistaken. The disconnect that was apparent on defense was concerning and it only got better with PK adpating to a style of defense that he doesn't want to run and that is much more similar to what WM wants to do.

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Probably the most expected transfer out of all of them when a guy doesn't even show up to the facility...

Is that good news or bad news for us next year when we play them? Regardless, the number of teams with new quarterbacks that we're gonna play keeps increasing...

Bobby just said that Baugh doesn't even have an agent lmao... Feel like Chip jumped the gun on that report

Pete Nakos said there's a 50-50 chance he enters the portal... Said that Sumrall is gonna meet next week with him... I say let's hope that Baugh makes a decision before that. The longer he drags it out the less I feel like we're gonna get him.

Yep, like all players who only have one year starting... Goosby with another year can be a top 10 pick for example

Probably cause the feedback from the mods here has been very positive in him returning 🤘🤘🤘🤘