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Is the reason that this offense doesn’t feature crossing routes, slants, and short passes to RBs and TEs because Arch has poor touch on short passes and his timing is suspect?

The offense as currently constructed doesn’t use the middle of the field, nor RBs or TE’s down field in the passing game. I think that’s because of Arch’s lack of timing and touch on short to intermediate throws. If that’s the case, doesn’t Sark need to change QBs to create more flexibility in the offense? If Lacey can get Bishop, Mosley, the RBs, and TEs involved I think it creates positive momentum and forces DCs to reconsider how they are attacking the offense.

Sark fundamentally doesn’t believe in complimentary football. Nor does he recognize that his offense’s primary responsibility at this point is to not leave an elite defense consistently exposed by their ineptitude.

We all know Coleman is really good at the downfield contested catches but how does he do running shorter routes and getting open for chain movers?

He doesn’t like to throw in the middle and he’s not particularly good at it. Even more striking though is how terrible the behind the LOS to the left passing game is. Less than 2.5 yards per attempt is criminal. I assume that’s a function of the well documented WR blocking problems but yeesh, changes need to be made there.

I’m too lazy to do this, but I would love to see charting for the first and second down plays. Much like last season, it feels like this team lives behind the chains. It’s tough to be successful when you start in a hole.

I realize that this is semantics to some extent, but it’s not that they aren’t on the same page, it’s that this offense is on the wrong page.

Don’t care. The Texas offense needs to play clean and play effectively. Accomplish that and we’re getting the W irrespective of who they bring out at QB.

Great article Gerry. The QB craft needs to improve substantially. The offense in general needs to develop an identity and consistency. Arch is part of that, but 11 possessions of 4 plays or less doesn’t speak well to the OC. Following up a 6 three and out game with a 7 three and out performance is just bad. Also, Sark talks about complimentary football but he rarely executes it. Following up two three and outs with a one play 41 yard touchdown pass isn’t complimentary. Going three and out the next two drives after that sure as hell isn’t complimentary football. 5 possessions totaling 13 offensive plays to start the game. Yeesh…

Does the Big 12 even exist?

Welcome back to college football @TexShoe

How is Reed supposed to find the end zone when they covered it in camouflage?

I haven’t gone back and rewatched it, but in real time it sure looked to me like Arch didn’t get the play off in time on our last touchdown. That could have been a catastrophic error. Another Arch awareness gaffe which didn’t end up costing us in the end.

And that’s what may get him fired this year. As a HC at a P5 school you get paid a LOT to make hard decisions for the best of the program. Is Elko willing or capable of doing that? Bad OC hire, bad gamble on QB, unwillingness to make hard decisions… he’s going to start feeling the wrath of a scorned fan base that is so desperate for anything resembling success that they are willing to burn anything and everything down for just a taste of it.

Brent’s private wealth adviser is rubbing his hands together with glee right now while thinking about how he’s going to invest a $53m lump sum net of taxes. Mike, your guy is starting to have similar thoughts. Keep up the good work!