Pre season camp

[hookem777]

practice notes:

* Ewers continues to have a strong camp. More versed in checks at the line and pre snap reads. Looks really good on RPOs with Whittington and has good rapport with AD.

* Manning had more run than usual with the 2s. Had a long TD to Neyor, but best throw was to Niblett better a corner and a safety.

* Team focused on 3rd and 4th downs. Goal was for offense to get a first down on 3rd and 8. Couldnt convert a single third down, but converted every 4th down.

 

[clob94]

practice notes:

* Ewers continues to have a strong camp. More versed in checks at the line and pre snap reads. Looks really good on RPOs with Whittington and has good rapport with AD.

* Manning had more run than usual with the 2s. Had a long TD to Neyor, but best throw was to Niblett better a corner and a safety.

* Team focused on 3rd and 4th downs. Goal was for offense to get a first down on 3rd and 8. Couldnt convert a single third down, but converted every 4th down.

Honestly- with the weapons this team has, they should never be behind the chains with 3rd and 8. If they are its penalties or Greg Davis play calling.

 

[Etlonghorn]

They’ve still got Huggy Bear at right tackle and the Human False Start Flag at center. I expect to be behind the chains at least 30% of the 3rd downs.

 

[Texasguy115]

Man regardless of perfect spin rate, my guy is slangin it out there and dropping dimes.

+1. Not many QB’s can make those types of throws. We saw it during the bama game last year. Dude is special.

 

[Etlonghorn]

+1. Not many QB’s can make those types of throws. We saw it during the bama game last year. Dude is special.

We saw it in the Bama game before the hit. I haven’t seen enough video this year to compare so I honestly don’t know, but did he have the wobble before the hit? He’s still got the juice but the biggest question I have is did he heal 100% from that injury?

 

[hookem777]

We saw it in the Bama game before the hit. I haven’t seen enough video this year to compare so I honestly don’t know, but did he have the wobble before the hit? He’s still got the juice but the biggest question I have is did he heal 100% from that injury?

he was rushed back last year..never fully healed i truly believe that. I think he is 100 percent ready to go

 

[hookem777]

Honestly- with the weapons this team has, they should never be behind the chains with 3rd and 8. If they are its penalties or Greg Davis play calling.

fair but if the defense isn't winning in fall camp to me that raises bigger issues than the offense not meshing. The defense has been playing this vanilla offense for multiple months.

 

[ElDiabloTejano]

this staff may be smart enough to avoid the pitfall. but there is an opinion out there that ohio state got TOO good at wr, the group they keep talking about with us. the theory goes that ohio state feels the need to make sure all those wr get enough touches, and in turn, that's turned them into a very finesse team. which makes them susceptible to michigan coming in with bloody knuckles and broken teeth and just pounding them mercilessly.

now, if we start having ohio state problems-- losing national semis, maybe struggling with 1 conference opponent a year-- that's really good. but i'd still prefer to not fall into that trap as we (hopefully) grow. actually, if they'd had a playoff in the early 2000s before tomey/robinson/chizik arrived, that sounds almost exactly like what we'd have been then.

 

[hookem777]

this staff may be smart enough to avoid the pitfall. but there is an opinion out there that ohio state got TOO good at wr, the group they keep talking about with us. the theory goes that ohio state feels the need to make sure all those wr get enough touches, and in turn, that's turned them into a very finesse team. which makes them susceptible to michigan coming in with bloody knuckles and broken teeth and just pounding them mercilessly.

now, if we start having ohio state problems-- losing national semis, maybe struggling with 1 conference opponent a year-- that's really good. but i'd still prefer to not fall into that trap as we (hopefully) grow. actually, if they'd had a playoff in the early 2000s before tomey/robinson/chizik arrived, that sounds almost exactly like what we'd have been then.

again fair...but lets get to the semis before we talk about possibly falling in that pit

 

[Etlonghorn]

he was rushed back last year..never fully healed i truly believe that. I think he is 100 percent ready to go

He was definitely never the same last year after the Alabama game. The question I have is did he heal back to pre hit level or did that injury take something away from him? I don’t know that we”ll know until we see him throw that wide side out at game speed. That throw against Bama last year was a difference maker. We haven’t had a guy who can make that throw in years.

 

[Hoookem722]

They’ve still got Huggy Bear at right tackle and the Human False Start Flag at center. I expect to be behind the chains at least 30% of the 3rd downs.

Jones was really good last year. He only had 6 penalties on 876 snaps last season in 13 games. His play was very underrated last year. I believe he's got NFL draft potential this year with another strong season.

Majors on the other hand drives me up a wall with the false start penalties. He's good for at least 1 a game.

 

[Hoookem722]

this staff may be smart enough to avoid the pitfall. but there is an opinion out there that ohio state got TOO good at wr, the group they keep talking about with us. the theory goes that ohio state feels the need to make sure all those wr get enough touches, and in turn, that's turned them into a very finesse team. which makes them susceptible to michigan coming in with bloody knuckles and broken teeth and just pounding them mercilessly.

now, if we start having ohio state problems-- losing national semis, maybe struggling with 1 conference opponent a year-- that's really good. but i'd still prefer to not fall into that trap as we (hopefully) grow. actually, if they'd had a playoff in the early 2000s before tomey/robinson/chizik arrived, that sounds almost exactly like what we'd have been then.

That Ohio State offense made that Georgia defense look silly in the semifinal game last season. They should have won that game if not for their defense. I'll take losing in the semis all day long over going 8-5 again.

 

[2300 Nueces]

I am concerned about the pass pro when we play Alabama. IT is saying that DJ Campbell will be starting. He is awesome at run blocking but is suspect in pass pro. Also, they have been saying that Cedric Baxter is the #2 RB. I have never seen a freshman RB that can pick up blitzes well. Anyway, we can't afford to get QE injured again.

Secondly, we couldn't run on Washington in the bowl game. I won't believe that we can run the ball on Bama til I see it. We can go 11-1 or 10-2 but if we lose Ewers we won't win 10 games. It could be a frustrating season at times. We have some issues if I can see them. I'm not a coach and this is obvious.

Look for teams to try and capitalize on DJ Campbell's pass pro and our inability to run the ball without Bijan Robinson. Campbell better make our line much better at the run than what was displayed in the Alamo Bowl vs Washington.

 

[Texasguy115]

I wonder what Big 12 coach said this about Ewers.

 

[2300 Nueces]

I wonder what Big 12 coach said this about Ewers.

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Yes, Ewers is a problem. Here's the deal. The Josh Pate dude is saying that in Texas practice, we can't run up the middle (per Chip Brown). He is saying that our D Line is stronger than last year which is not true.

Problems: Running the ball. We could not run on Washington without Bijan.

Pass pro up the middle with DJ Campbell. His pass pro is suspect. Ewers can get happy feet and choke.

Quinn Ewers: Not discipline. We will find out early against Bama but I think a better game will be at Baylor when there is no hype and Aranda has Ewers film from Bama.

Jake Majors is a liability.


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I hope that I am wrong but there could be a tremendous amount of pressure on Ewers going into the Baylor game. Especially if we are facing 2-2 and 0-1 in the conference.

 

[hookem777]

Yes, Ewers is a problem. Here's the deal. The Josh Pate dude is saying that in Texas practice, we can't run up the middle. He is saying that our D Line is stronger than last year which is not true.

Problems: Running the ball. We could not run on Washington without Bijan.

Pass pro up the middle with DJ Campbell. His pass pro is suspect. Ewers can get happy feet and choke.

Quinn Ewers: Not discipline. We will find out early against Bama but I think a better game will be at Baylor when there is no hype and Baylor has Ewers film from Bama.

Jake Majors is a liability.


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Literally watch a video this week from this same dude who said Texas wins the big 12 and makes the playoffs...idk where you're getting your camp news but I'm reading different. Quinn has had a amazing camp and word is his footwork and decision making has made leaps and bounds. He's making checks at the line too. I agree majors will lose his job eventually but DJ is a beast and you'll see soon enough.


As far as running the ball. Did you watch the Washington game ? Sark gave up on the run early because we fell behind. I wouldn't base that game on how we are running the ball this year..


And yes sir...our dline is definitely stronger this year than last year. Again we're getting different reports.

 

[2300 Nueces]

Literally watch a video this week from this same dude who said Texas wins the big 12 and makes the playoffs...idk where you're getting your camp news but I'm reading different. Quinn has had a amazing camp and word is his footwork and decision making has made leaps and bounds. He's making checks at the line too. I agree majors will lose his job eventually but DJ is a beast and you'll see soon enough.


As far as running the ball. Did you watch the Washington game ? Sark gave up on the run early because we fell behind. I wouldn't base that game on how we are running the ball this year..


And yes sir...our dline is definitely stronger this year than last year. Again we're getting different reports.

My sources are above. The Cowherd segment and Chip Brown from 247. Also, my own eyes from the bowl game. IT serves the fruit punch a little strong for my taste.

 

[weevilcatch]

My sources are above. The Cowherd segment and Chip Brown from 247. Also, my own eyes from the bowl game. IT serves the fruit punch a little strong for my taste.

Cowherd? Really 2300?

I get not drinking kool aid but holy **** man. It’s too early for this shit 😂

 

[Hoookem722]

My sources are above. The Cowherd segment and Chip Brown from 247. Also, my own eyes from the bowl game. IT serves the fruit punch a little strong for my taste.

If your sources are Cowherd and Chip Brown then you need to get new sources lol. I haven't heard a single negative thing about Ewers or the offensive line all camp long.

And if you remember how good we looked in that bowl game against Colorado and came out and fell flat on our face the next year? The bowl game holds no weight on what's going to happen this year.

And as far as IT, Bobby Burton is the biggest pessimist out of all Texas media. If he says he likes the way this team has looked in camp so far then i'll believe it. He's always pretty much called it like it is.

 

[clob94]

If your sources are Cowherd and Chip Brown then you need to get new sources lol. I haven't heard a single negative thing about Ewers or the offensive line all camp long.

Two things-

1. Every day there are pass-rush drills. Each 1 on 1 is timed. 3 seconds to get to the QB dummy. Dline has been struggling.
2. Hard to gauge run blocking ability as everyone is trying to stay up and avoid injury.
A premium is being put on avoiding injury because of depth.

 

[Hoookem722]

Two things-

1. Every day there are pass-rush drills. Each 1 on 1 is timed. 3 seconds to get to the QB dummy. Dline has been struggling.
2. Hard to gauge run blocking ability as everyone is trying to stay up and avoid injury.
A premium is being put on avoiding injury because of depth.

Our offensive line was a really good pass blocking unit last year and they returned all 5 starters. That is minus Cole Hutson who has been overtook by DJ Campbell. But the caveat to that is DJ Campbell is a better player, and has a higher ceiling.

Run blocking is the biggest question mark to me. There were times last year where they were really damn good against some good fronts (2nd half of the Baylor and Iowa State games). Then there were games last year where they got completely manhandled late in games. (Bama, K-State). I think a lot of that was due to the inexperience and starting 3 underclassmen. I expect them to be a lot better this year.

I have a lot of faith in Kyle Flood and what his development so far since he's been here. He's taken Christian Jones and turned him into a guy who has a decent shot of playing on Sunday's. And he was nowhere near that after the 2020 season. Kelvin Banks is likely a top 10 draft pick after next season. That's why i'm pretty optimistic about the offensive line coming into this year.

 

[2300 Nueces]

Our offensive line was a really good pass blocking unit last year and they returned all 5 starters. That is minus Cole Hutson who has been overtook by DJ Campbell. But the caveat to that is DJ Campbell is a better player, and has a higher ceiling.

Run blocking is the biggest question mark to me. There were times last year where they were really damn good against some good fronts (2nd half of the Baylor and Iowa State games). Then there were games last year where they got completely manhandled late in games. (Bama, K-State). I think a lot of that was due to the inexperience and starting 3 underclassmen. I expect them to be a lot better this year.

I have a lot of faith in Kyle Flood and what his development so far since he's been here. He's taken Christian Jones and turned him into a guy who has a decent shot of playing on Sunday's. And he was nowhere near that after the 2020 season. Kelvin Banks is likely a top 10 draft pick after next season. That's why i'm pretty optimistic about the offensive line coming into this year.

The tackles are solid. It's the interior's inaability to push (Majors) on run and Campbell's inexperience in pass pro. that concern me. Yes, eweres was basically a freshman last year and was adequate but broken pass pro from campbell and baxter is a real problem. I would love to shove the east and northeast media's narative up their ass but until we prove the dipshit yankee's wrong, we need to be aware of any constructive criticism that our longhorn media does not address. I really like where this team is headed and Sark is all class and doing an excellent job. Texas is a tough gig. Anyway, the refs, youth, and inexperience are going to cause some pain this year in key areas. Don't drink the kool-aide. If we can get second with a very difficult b12 schedule and win the b12 championship game, I will be thrilled. We are everyone's superbowl and that is difficult to overcome much less the referees screwing us.

Our depth is a big plus but it is young.

 

[hookem777]

The tackles are solid. It's the interior's inaability to push (Majors) on run and Campbell's inexperience in pass pro. that concern me. Yes, eweres was basically a freshman last year and was adequate but broken pass pro from campbell and baxter is a real problem. I would love to shove the east and northeast media's narative up their ass but until we prove the dipshit yankee's wrong, we need to be aware of any constructive criticism that our longhorn media does not address. I really like where this team is headed and Sark is all class and doing an excellent job. Texas is a tough gig. Anyway, the refs, youth, and inexperience are going to cause some pain this year in key areas. Don't drink the kool-aide. If we can get second with a very difficult b12 schedule and win the b12 championship game, I will be thrilled. We are everyone's superbowl and that is difficult to overcome much less the referees screwing us.

Our depth is a big plus but it is young.

11-1 big 12 championships. Book it

 

[DHHorn]

The tackles are solid. It's the interior's inaability to push (Majors) on run and Campbell's inexperience in pass pro. that concern me. Yes, eweres was basically a freshman last year and was adequate but broken pass pro from campbell and baxter is a real problem. I would love to shove the east and northeast media's narative up their ass but until we prove the dipshit yankee's wrong, we need to be aware of any constructive criticism that our longhorn media does not address. I really like where this team is headed and Sark is all class and doing an excellent job. Texas is a tough gig. Anyway, the refs, youth, and inexperience are going to cause some pain this year in key areas. Don't drink the kool-aide. If we can get second with a very difficult b12 schedule and win the b12 championship game, I will be thrilled. We are everyone's superbowl and that is difficult to overcome much less the referees screwing us.

Our depth is a big plus but it is young.

Jonathan Brooks is our starting RB, not Baxter.

 

[oldhorn2]

someone on HS mentioned his friend got to see a practice and when Neyer caught a pass it was like fairy dust....He could not hear a thing. However when Cain caught one ( and he said he caught every one) you could loudly hear it. I seem to remember Clob talking about how loud ole skillet hands Burk caught the ball...

 

[2300 Nueces]

Jonathan Brooks is our starting RB, not Baxter.

Baxter is #2 per IT. Freshman can't pick up blitzes. Brooks gets dinged easily so Baxter is going to get a lot of reps in passing situations, not ideal. Ewers was marginal last season. His processing and release time better be significantly improved. If not, problems.

 

[oldhorn2]

word on the street is that Baxter is bigger and lots faster than we thought.

 

[clob94]

someone on HS mentioned his friend got to see a practice and when Neyer caught a pass it was like fairy dust....He could not hear a thing. However when Cain caught one ( and he said he caught every one) you could loudly hear it. I seem to remember Clob talking about how loud ole skillet hands Burk caught the ball...

It sounded like a wet hand slapping a side of beef.

 

[Metcalf #2]

someone on HS mentioned his friend got to see a practice and when Neyer caught a pass it was like fairy dust....He could not hear a thing. However when Cain caught one ( and he said he caught every one) you could loudly hear it. I seem to remember Clob talking about how loud ole skillet hands Burk caught the ball...

Exactly. You can’t hear soft hands. Cain got spatula hands.

 

[DHHorn]

Baxter is #2 per IT. Freshman can't pick up blitzes. Brooks gets dinged easily so Baxter is going to get a lot of reps in passing situations, not ideal. Ewers was marginal last season. His processing and release time better be significantly improved. If not, problems.

I agree that he will be getting playing time but your saying one of our major weaknesses is a backup freshman RB having to block. If that is at the top of the list of our weaknesses then I think we will be in pretty good shape overall because you can draw up plays to beat those blitzes if teams start doing it too often. Besides, there are many more teams with bigger problems than that. I think it all comes down to Ewers and Sark's game plans.

 

[hookem777]

Baxter is #2 per IT. Freshman can't pick up blitzes. Brooks gets dinged easily so Baxter is going to get a lot of reps in passing situations, not ideal. Ewers was marginal last season. His processing and release time better be significantly improved. If not, problems.

So you do listen to IT...

 

[hookem777]

I agree that he will be getting playing time but your saying one of our major weaknesses is a backup freshman RB having to block. If that is at the top of the list of our weaknesses then I think we will be in pretty good shape overall because you can draw up plays to beat those blitzes if teams start doing it too often. Besides, there are many more teams with bigger problems than that. I think it all comes down to Ewers and Sark's game plans.

Hookem

 

[hookem777]

hey look its josh Pate

 

[2300 Nueces]

hey look its josh Pate

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[hookem777]

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