Arch lost Texas this game at the end and essentially gave them their first loss of the year. I was pretty high on him to start the year despite what most people said, but these last two games he’s been pretty bad.
Maybe because 5 star rankings on QBs are hit or miss and that Manning is only starting because of his last name and huge NIL package (like Bryce at Michigan).
Arch played today the same way he always does, when the defensive talent is good he'll give the other team the opportunity to get the ball a few times. He'll hit some skinny posts and wide open wheels with impressive throws while also trying a couple times a game to give the ball away. Only difference is when the defense is good enough to make those plays or not. My man's not horrible but he's absolutely never shown first round guy or heisman guy stuff on the field consistently, thats always been a result of last name.
Regressed how? Quinn Ewers led the team to back to back playoff semi finals. Arch was one game away from making the playoffs last year and has lost a grand total of 4 games as a starter.
Quinn was actually great in HS against great comp and then face a litany of ghosts and injuries. Arch piggybacked the name on his jersey. Dude was barreling over midgets and future accountants.
If his last name were Johnson or Williams he’d be viewed like Sam Ehlinger was. Kid has a huge uphill battle to live up to the expectations placed on him by others.
Yes, the expectations for Arch were, and have been, very unrealistic for several years. If he was really a superstar upon arriving at UT he would not sit 2-years behind Sam Ehlinger.
Now let’s look at this season. Comparing Arch against the other starting SEC Qb performances for first 5 games this year ?? Arch is at best 6-8th out of 18. IOW, he’s been mediocre / good.
All that said, I’m really happy for OU. I suspect few folks thought OU would be competitive against UT. Glad to see the underdog hold-tight and win in dramatic fashion.
I've watched Arch since last year against Ohio State and the worst thing people do is treat him as the second coming of Peyton Manning.
Arch is not Peyton. He doesn't strike me as a person that is obsessed with the strategy side that he will break down the defense PRE snap to the point he will know exactly what you are doing. He just isn't that kind of player.
However, I think he is more like Eli where he is great post snap and a gun slinger. Sometimes that comes back down from 20-3 from Ohio State sometimes that lose you the game. But if he gets hot at the right time Texas can win it all
u/Zloggt Illinois Fighting Illini • Missouri Tigers6d ago
You just know that hot take commentators (and other types of flashy/argumentive journalists & content creators) are going to rake in some big dough from it this week 🤑
I agree he had been better than given credit for coming into the game. It’s just cool to hate on him and Texas and I get that. People - mostly Texas fans in the game thread, weirdly - were way too hot on criticizing his playing the first half. He was honestly pretty good for a while, Sark just really called a poor game.
But he seemed to get mentally rattled playing in the OU end in the second half fourth quarter and it was baaaaad. Those are probably the two most back breaking turnovers of his career. Just awful. Indefensible. He just doesn’t have it mentally.
I think you have to put it in context. They have not done a good job protecting him. His mistakes all seem to come when he’s running for his life but doesn’t have room to gain yards with his legs. He tends to try to force things in the air in those situations vs throwing it away, getting out of bounds, or just getting to the line of scrimmage and sliding. Does he need to improve his decision making in those moments? Absolutely. However he should not be in those situations so often at a school like UT with the resources they have at their disposal to assemble a roster.
513
u/SiphenPrax Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6d ago
Arch lost Texas this game at the end and essentially gave them their first loss of the year. I was pretty high on him to start the year despite what most people said, but these last two games he’s been pretty bad.