Next Year

[2300 Nueces]

Positions of concern next year:

QB ~ wait for it.
RB ~ We will be ok here with Brooks. Hopefully, an older and more experienced OL will help.
OL ~ We lost Jones at RT.
TE ~ Sander is good. What else will we have? Billingsly?
WR ~ Terribly underwhelming this year. Neyor really hurt.

DL ~ We take a huge kick in the dick next year. We lose Coburn, Sweat, and Ojomo. Currently, we don't have great options. Only Murphy looks like a quality inside player. Am I missing somebody?
LB ~ Ford is back. No replacement atm for Overshown.
Secondary ~ We lose Cook and Jamison. No replacements of equal talent atm.

Biggest issue is QB. Ewers since OU has been flat out bad. I'm not saying he can't get better but let's be realistic. He wants to go to the NFL after next season..... That may be good for Ewers but not for Texas. I don't think he will be serviceable next year after seeing all his deficiencies combined with his expectations. We need to KEEP Card. Don't let him transfer. He may be our best option until Manning gets his feet under him. Sark has some work to do this offseason. While recruiting is extremely important, he is going to have to look for more immediate results in the portal. Personally, I don't care if I piss anyone off on the roster by bringing in talent. Screw em.

 

[Metcalf #2]

QB- I believe Maalik Murphy may be more important to keep than Card. Ewers would have to improve immensely in all areas of his game to hold Murphy off. He could end up the best QB we have.

RB- We’ve got a lot more than just Brooks. We’re just fine here.

OL- Could be the strength of the team. Losing Jones is addition by subtraction.

TE- We’re good.

WR- Good. Sark will always have good WRs.

CB- Jamison, again. addition by subtraction. Terrance Brooks is better.

LB- If we get Hill, instant impact star. We’re good.

DT- Byron Murphy is our best, and he’s back, so we should be ok.

 

[KChorn11]

Yeah I think we are going to be ok. Horns made some good additions out of the portal last year with Watts, Dorsey, Neyor. I think Texas will win battles for portal guys they lost last year. We will be a place guys want to go.

I think if we get Hill(things are trending that way) he and Muhammad are day 1 starters on defense imo

 

[westx]

Texas and its NIL program will kill it in the transfer portal.

 

[KChorn11]

Texas and its NIL program will kill it in the transfer portal.

I think with A&M’s struggles Sark’s philosophy of not burning bridges in recruiting may pay big dividends

 

[2300 Nueces]

QB- I believe Maalik Murphy may be more important to keep than Card. Ewers would have to improve immensely in all areas of his game to hold Murphy off. He could end up the best QB we have.

RB- We’ve got a lot more than just Brooks. We’re just fine here.

OL- Could be the strength of the team. Losing Jones is addition by subtraction.

TE- We’re good.

WR- Good. Sark will always have good WRs.

CB- Jamison, again. addition by subtraction. Terrance Brooks is better.

LB- If we get Hill, instant impact star. We’re good.

DT- Byron Murphy is our best, and he’s back, so we should be ok.

Regarding Hill, I watched him get shut down by Aledo's OL. He didn't impress me.

 

[weevilcatch]

QB. It will be much improved.
RB. Brooks, KRob, Blue. Baxter. Above average backfield
WR. Neyor will help. I’m excited about Red. Hopefully X comes back and doesn’t portal. We need to hit portal again ourselves.
TE. We have Sanders and Helm. We have 3 more coming in. Hopefully Duce signs with good guys
OL. Angilau will help coming back. We will be much improved here.

DL. Big Yikes here. Lose a bunch of experience on interior. Edge will return a lot and add some. DT makes me nervous.

LB. We badly need Ford to return. BADLY. We need Hill to sign. And May need the portal still.

DB. Excited about this group. Experience and talent. Top group here. Losing Cook will suck.


QB. Improved
RB. Step back
WR. Even
TE. Improved
OL. Improved

DL. Step back
LB. Even
DB. Improved

Talent level overall will be improved. Experience overall will be improved. Texas should win 10 next year. Less than will be disappointing.

 

[weevilcatch]

Regarding Hill, I watched him get shut down by Aledo's OL. He didn't impress me.

Dude, lol. He is legit.

 

[ElDiabloTejano]

Ewers will be a finalist for the heisman next year. mark it down that i said it, and burn me on it if i'm wrong. i'll own it. but he has magic. he's struggling right now, like most 18 year olds in his shoes would. but THAT kid is special.

 

[hookem777]

Positions of concern next year:

QB ~ wait for it.
RB ~ We will be ok here with Brooks. Hopefully, an older and more experienced OL will help.
OL ~ We lost Jones at RT.
TE ~ Sander is good. What else will we have? Billingsly?
WR ~ Terribly underwhelming this year. Neyor really hurt.

DL ~ We take a huge kick in the dick next year. We lose Coburn, Sweat, and Ojomo. Currently, we don't have great options. Only Murphy looks like a quality inside player. Am I missing somebody?
LB ~ Ford is back. No replacement atm for Overshown.
Secondary ~ We lose Cook and Jamison. No replacements of equal talent atm.

Biggest issue is QB. Ewers since OU has been flat out bad. I'm not saying he can't get better but let's be realistic. He wants to go to the NFL after next season..... That may be good for Ewers but not for Texas. I don't think he will be serviceable next year after seeing all his deficiencies combined with his expectations. We need to KEEP Card. Don't let him transfer. He may be our best option until Manning gets his feet under him. Sark has some work to do this offseason. While recruiting is extremely important, he is going to have to look for more immediate results in the portal. Personally, I don't care if I piss anyone off on the roster by bringing in talent. Screw em.

Can you show me where Ewers has said he wants to go to the NFL after next season?

 

[Hoookem722]

Regarding Hill, I watched him get shut down by Aledo's OL. He didn't impress me.

Not that you had any credibility with me, but with that take you just lost any little bit you had 😂😂. He’s not the number 1 LB in the nation for nothing…

 

[2300 Nueces]

Not that you had any credibility with me, but with that take you just lost any little bit you had 😂😂. He’s not the number 1 LB in the nation for nothing…

Like I care what you think fukwad. Do you have a degree from Texas? I do. I was throwing an observation out about some things I have observed. Feel free to put me on ignore. I'll do the same for you.🖕

 

[2300 Nueces]

Can you show me where Ewers has said he wants to go to the NFL after next season?

This has been the plan all along. Check the 2024 draft projections.

 

[Drtxhorn]

Ewers will be a finalist for the heisman next year. mark it down that i said it, and burn me on it if i'm wrong. i'll own it. but he has magic. he's struggling right now, like most 18 year olds in his shoes would. but THAT kid is special.

Ewers will be much improved. This year has been inconsistent which is not surprising. Most freshmen QB’s will be inconsistent. As he develops and grows with another offseason, he’s going to be a lot better. Patrick Mahomes was terrible as a freshman and was average as a sophomore before he developed into an NFL caliber QB his junior season. Quinn’s going to be fine. I’m not worried about our QB position for the next three to five years.

 

[Drtxhorn]

This has been the plan all along. Check the 2024 draft projections.

As it stands today, Caleb Williams will be the top QB selected in the 2024 draft. Ewers will likely be the next QB taken.

 

[westx]

Ewers will be much improved. This year has been inconsistent which is not surprising. Most freshmen QB’s will be inconsistent. As he develops and grows with another offseason, he’s going to be a lot better. Patrick Mahomes was terrible as a freshman and was average as a sophomore before he developed into an NFL caliber QB his junior season. Quinn’s going to be fine. I’m not worried about our QB position for the next three to five years.

100% agree. Quinn will put things together next year. He isn’t using his arm strength, imo, this season. His throws seem to take longer than it should to get to the receiver. I believe next year he will be zipping it confidently. Eventhough, I believe Sark should have pulled him for a series at least, in the games he struggled or worked in a wildcat, Quinn is still the guy. He will be alright. No need to lose any sleep over it, we will be better than okay at this position next year. Please, nobody call for any damn freshman to play QB at TX next year. Let’s also remember that we can't let Sark off the hook for play calling. Bijan only 12 carries vs TCU and his excessive Oakland Raider long ball offensive play calling all season was no bueno for our freshman QB.

 

[ElDiabloTejano]

Quinn also looks more comfortable when we go fast, during which you have a smaller set of plays. Leads me to believe there are a few too many right now, and he's thinking rather than playing. Any coach will tell you you want your kids playing and not thinking. It's why Mondays are slow, Tuesdays are much better, and Wednesdays are expected to be crisp, at least on the hs level.

 

[Metcalf #2]

Yeah I’m not sold on this Ewers guy. If I’m to believe his hype, he’s supposed to be on the level Caleb, Bryce Young, Trevor Lawrence, CJ Stroud, etc. He’s clearly not.

All those guys were special as soon as they stepped on campus, so this freshman excuse isn’t flying if he’s supposed to be that type of QB.

Yes, the average QB would most likely struggle as a freshman, and that’s exactly what Ewers will be, average at best.

 

[DHHorn]

Yeah I’m not sold on this Ewers guy. If I’m to believe his hype, he’s supposed to be on the level Caleb, Bryce Young, Trevor Lawrence, CJ Stroud, etc. He’s clearly not.

All those guys were special as soon as they stepped on campus, so this freshman excuse isn’t flying if he’s supposed to be that type of QB.

Yes, the average QB would most likely struggle as a freshman, and that’s exactly what Ewers will be, average at best.

He's shown in flashes that he can be great, average QBs don't flash like that. He stares down his intended target and rarely moves on from the first read. Any DC sees that and has his team crashing in on the guy who Quinn is staring down and takes it away. I also think the injury is still messing with him in some way, either physically or mentally. Quinn will get better at that in time.

 

[hookem777]

Yeah I’m not sold on this Ewers guy. If I’m to believe his hype, he’s supposed to be on the level Caleb, Bryce Young, Trevor Lawrence, CJ Stroud, etc. He’s clearly not.

All those guys were special as soon as they stepped on campus, so this freshman excuse isn’t flying if he’s supposed to be that type of QB.

Yes, the average QB would most likely struggle as a freshman, and that’s exactly what Ewers will be, average at best.

All those guys had amazing support systems and veterans to play with

 

[Hoookem722]

Like I care what you think fukwad. Do you have a degree from Texas? I do. I was throwing an observation out about some things I have observed. Feel free to put me on ignore. I'll do the same for you.🖕

Yes, I have a degree from the University of Texas.

 

[Hoookem722]

Yeah I’m not sold on this Ewers guy. If I’m to believe his hype, he’s supposed to be on the level Caleb, Bryce Young, Trevor Lawrence, CJ Stroud, etc. He’s clearly not.

All those guys were special as soon as they stepped on campus, so this freshman excuse isn’t flying if he’s supposed to be that type of QB.

Yes, the average QB would most likely struggle as a freshman, and that’s exactly what Ewers will be, average at best.

All of those guys you mentioned had elite supporting casts the day they set foot on campus. It's not an apples to apples comparison.

 

[2300 Nueces]

Yeah I’m not sold on this Ewers guy. If I’m to believe his hype, he’s supposed to be on the level Caleb, Bryce Young, Trevor Lawrence, CJ Stroud, etc. He’s clearly not.

All those guys were special as soon as they stepped on campus, so this freshman excuse isn’t flying if he’s supposed to be that type of QB.

Yes, the average QB would most likely struggle as a freshman, and that’s exactly what Ewers will be, average at best.

While I respectfully acknowledge others belief that Ewers will be fine next year, I am skeptical. I don't know exactly what is wrong but he has regressed this year. I do not think anointing him starter next year is wise. If he limps into next season in his current state, while retaining a second pick overall grade, it will hurt Texas football because he can coast to the NFL. Sark needs to be careful here. It could cost him his job.

IMO, Sark and Flood were angry in the fourth quarter because Ewers inability to get plays called in time cost them timeouts. It's an issue.

 

[Drtxhorn]

Yeah I’m not sold on this Ewers guy. If I’m to believe his hype, he’s supposed to be on the level Caleb, Bryce Young, Trevor Lawrence, CJ Stroud, etc. He’s clearly not.

All those guys were special as soon as they stepped on campus, so this freshman excuse isn’t flying if he’s supposed to be that type of QB.

Yes, the average QB would most likely struggle as a freshman, and that’s exactly what Ewers will be, average at best.

Keep in mind that all those QB’s were on teams that were already established and experienced top 5 playoff teams. They had OL’s who could provide all the time they needed to go through progressions and could skillfully pick up blitzes.

Look at Bryce Young this season. He’s not nearly as effective as he was last year. Does that mean he’s regressed? Of course not. He just doesn’t have as good an offensive group he had last year when he earned the Heisman.

Quinn is going to be fine.

 

[DHHorn]

While I respectfully acknowledge others belief that Ewers will be fine next year, I am skeptical. I don't know exactly what is wrong but he has regressed this year. I do not think anointing him starter next year is wise. If he limps into next season in his current state, while retaining a second pick overall grade, it will hurt Texas football because he can coast to the NFL. Sark needs to be careful here. It could cost him his job.

IMO, Sark and Flood were angry in the fourth quarter because Ewers inability to get plays called in time cost them timeouts. It's an issue.

Freshman gonna freshman. He got drove into the turf and probably saw his career flash before his eyes. Now he is nervous and playing like he is nervous. That hit messed with him.

 

[Texasguy115]

Freshman gonna freshman. He got drove into the turf and probably saw his career flash before his eyes. Now he is nervous and playing like he is nervous. That hit messed with him.

He did well when he returned after the injury against OU. Not sure what happened since then.

 

[ElDiabloTejano]

Like I care what you think fukwad. Do you have a degree from Texas? I do. I was throwing an observation out about some things I have observed. Feel free to put me on ignore. I'll do the same for you.🖕

i'm a t-shirt fan. does that mean i am not allowed to have an opinion? an opinion that is probably a little more informed than yours? that's really a bad take.

 

[Metcalf #2]

Keep in mind that all those QB’s were on teams that were already established and experienced top 5 playoff teams. They had OL’s who could provide all the time they needed to go through progressions and could skillfully pick up blitzes.

Look at Bryce Young this season. He’s not nearly as effective as he was last year. Does that mean he’s regressed? Of course not. He just doesn’t have as good an offensive group he had last year when he earned the Heisman.

Quinn is going to be fine.

Supporting cast has nothing to do with the complete inability to check down to a wide open back out of the backfield. How does one even get through high school without the ability to go through one single progression?

Guys I hope like hell I’m wrong, I’m starving for some crow, but I just don’t even see a glimmer of hope with this guy.

 

[2300 Nueces]

Supporting cast has nothing to do with the complete inability to check down to a wide open back out of the backfield. How does one even get through high school without the ability to go through one single progression?

Guys I hope like hell I’m wrong, I’m starving for some crow, but I just don’t even see a glimmer of hope with this guy.

It's ok to have hope but sometimes it's wise to listen to the alarm bells ringing in one's ears. Do you think Jimbo Baggins wants a redo on last year's transfer portal? Ya, we could be that bad with Ewers next year. I think some healthy imported competition could be what the doctor ordered. Don't give Ewers a pass. He looks a little spoiled to me.

 

[DHHorn]

He did well when he returned after the injury against OU. Not sure what happened since then.

I know but he didn't get pressured against OU and had wide open receivers to throw to for the most part. I don't think he even got hit against OU. I remember him pretty much throwing it to his first read because the receiver was open. Since then defenses adjusted and are taking his first read away and are also getting more pressure on him.

 

[DHHorn]

It's ok to have hope but sometimes it's wise to listen to the alarm bells ringing in one's ears. Do you think Jimbo Baggins wants a redo on last year's transfer portal? Ya, we could be that bad with Ewers next year. I think some healthy imported competition could be what the doctor ordered. Don't give Ewers a pass. He looks a little spoiled to me.

Most 5 star QBs are. He has the tools, he just needs to learn the game. Hopefully he works hard at it in the offseason.

 

[2300 Nueces]

Most 5 star QBs are. He has the tools, he just needs to learn the game. Hopefully he works hard at it in the offseason.

HOPEFULLY, is the keyword here. Count me out. Texas has had too many "5 star" football players show up on campus and expect results be given to them. Forgive my ptsd but never again with these guys. Likewise, with Hill, he's shopping for $$$ so count me out on that attitude. I've seen him play. He was outplayed by 1 star and 2 star kids. While I would take his commitment, I would require that he go to the back of the line and earn his spot.

 

[speedstrength]

Ewers has all the tools he needs to be a top NFL Draft Pick but he hasn't shown he has it between the ears. He ahs mad a lot of questionable throws this year. The one thing that could be a deciding factor is lack of QBs in the 24 class. CJ Stroud and Bryce Young will probably declare this year. Caleb Williams and Drake Maye are the top 2 guys right now. If they have a repeat of this year both of those guys will go in the first round. Ewers would get drafted in the 2nd round just off of potential.

 

[2300 Nueces]

Ewers has all the tools he needs to be a top NFL Draft Pick but he hasn't shown he has it between the ears. He ahs mad a lot of questionable throws this year. The one thing that could be a deciding factor is lack of QBs in the 24 class. CJ Stroud and Bryce Young will probably declare this year. Caleb Williams and Drake Maye are the top 2 guys right now. If they have a repeat of this year both of those guys will go in the first round. Ewers would get drafted in the 2nd round just off of potential.

Which is why he has the potential to loaf and take the cash. He did it to tOSU and will do it to Texas. Count me out on the silver spoon.

Edit: I want him to succeed, please. I don't think that Texas needs to be starting a freshman or Card for that matter. Texas can do better.

 

[speedstrength]

I'm just going to leave this here.