The Texas Longhorns dropped a frustrating loss to the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday night. The game felt within reach even late into the fourth quarter, but Texas couldn’t make the most of opportunities.
As with any frustrating loss, hot takes were abundant all night. Among them, that Quinn Ewers was the sole issue needing to be remedied for Texas.
Quinn Ewers had an atrocious game to put it mildly. I went in-depth on his struggles last night and didn’t hold back. Even so, Texas’ early struggles were far from all on Ewers.
Xavier Worthy and Ja’Tavion Sanders were every bit as bad as Ewers was on the game. Drop after drop plagued the Texas offense from the first series deep into the game.
The accuracy issues Ewers had in short to intermediate throws against Oklahoma State simply weren’t there. The freshman quarterback repeatedly hit receivers in the hands only to suffer dropped incompletions.
Let’s take a look at what to make of the game.
The grass isn’t always greener
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No quarterback will ever perform well when his receivers drop multiple passes. The average Texas fan may always prefer the backup, but there’s a strong possibility Card is not the solution. Wanting to pull a clearly shaken Ewers after a fumbled snap is different than pulling him for missing throws his backup can’t complete.
Hudson Card is not a long-term solution
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at Jones AT&T Stadium.
You can lose by Quinn Ewers incompletions or Hudson Card coverage sacks, but the result is the same. Card isn’t going to catch the ball for Worthy, Billingsley or Sanders.
Pete Kwiatkowski’s defense continues to improve
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Pete Kwiatkowski sent the dogs and broke tendencies with pressure. He called an incredible game. Texas is clearly building a better defense than in the recent past.
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