New Texas Longhorns Depth Chart Out

I like the new depth chart.

Tanner had a nice game, compared to our other guards.

How dare you insult Gideon like that.

The OL is an atrocity and largely a function of incompetence at the coaching levels. McWhorter needs to retire, quit, or be fired. I’ve always liked him, but the data says that’s just my heart and not my head. He is no Tim Nunez, but he ain’t a lot better at this point. Perhaps he’s just given up on affecting Davis, but that’s still on him, if so. Obviously Davis is the bigger problem, but I got tired of ranting about that 6 years ago and won’t do so here. My hope is that he retires as a champion after this year, laying to being one of the best OCs in history and we can laugh about it with glee as he gets the hell out of here.

Why we don’t run ten crossing drag patterns a game with Shipley/Goodwin weakside and Buckner strong side is beyond me.

David Snow was a complete embarrassment. Worse, he was getting beat so badly and so frequently that he started twitching on every linebacker stunt and giving up false start. He does not have the ability to play at this level.

Really glad to see the changes in the receiving corp, but wonder why it always takes until the middle of the year for the coaching staff to realize what everyone else already knew. Let’s face it — the big problem at receiver is that Colt only throws to one or two guys. Not sure how you work on that.

funny how logical shit like this always seems to happen AFTER the ou game

Two words: crab blocking

If Greg Davis was bitten by a mosquito on Monday, would he scratch it by Friday?

“funny how logical shit like this always seems to happen AFTER the ou game”

It’s because we’ve ‘withstood the opponents’ surge’ over the first six games; now we can see what’s happening and make changes in response.

There’s a strong suspicion that Davis’ scripts much of his first half plays – it seems like we do the same thing with the offense as a whole over the first half of the season. It’s just a crap-shoot as to whether we make it past OU each year without a loss.

IMWT.

Insert whoever you want in the guard spot against McCoy, and they would have been equally awful. Of course we did not give him help once that I can find. That was a great adjustment.

Who’da thunk it?

At least we are beating OU then making changes as opposed to the tried and true lose by 50 and play the good players.

Tanner has started 25 games now. There is a good reason. The only time he wasn’t the first of second best lineman this year was the Wyoming game where he had three bad plays in a row. Otherwise, he has been the most consistent lineman and he rarely gets a penalty. Whether you like Davis’ scheme or not, Tanner plays it as well as anyone the last two years. Losing Mason Walters to a foot injury hurt a lot. Does anyone know his status? Is he going to take a RS?

I’m really pleased with the depth chart changes on O but if they’re not a matched with a commensurate change in philosophy and an attempt at a running game we’ll continue to dink and dunk our way to my getting an ulcer.
 
BDH –
 
Uh, no. Tanner is not our most consistent lineman by a long shot. He was fotunate not to draw McCoy or we’d be having this conversation about him.
 
ghost-

You’re wrong on Snow. He absolutely has the ability to play at this level and has actually regressed under our coaching.

Now that we’re not sand bagging on the run game and hiding the elements of the scheme that would allow it to succeed (Colt running, misdirection, etc.), it won’t surprise me at all if the OL turns into an entirely competent unit.

OU’s front 4 are as good as anyone’s in the country. With a scheme that gives them a fighting chance, I think the OL will be fine for the rest of the season.

I’ll say it again: Something HAS to give on offense if we are going to go undefeated: Either we rely on the defense and become markedly more conservative on offense, in effect focusing on turnover avoidance and clock management over all else, or we make the offense work. Because we can generate the same level of incompetance by smashing cody johnson into the line over and over again, trying some play action here and there, and settling for Defensive touchdowns and field goals, while dramatically lowering our chances of interceptions by not throwing to a double covered shipley or hanging it out into the flat.

For all the “Defense can get us to Pasadena” thought process, you’re a Colt McCoy 4 intereception game away from seeing our inside track to the MNC disappear.

If the OU D could catch we’re crying in our Shiners Saturday night.

If Greg Davis was bitten by a mosquito on Monday, would he scratch it by Friday?

Well, yeah but when it itched he wasn’t expecting it, of course you need some time to adjust, and besides, the two yard sideways pass feels JUST as good as running, er, scratching it

“Hope is a good thing…” This is certaily hopeful. Furthermore, we’re already being written off by the media. S. Mandel of SI predicts a USC vs ‘Bama title game, and Rivals’ Tom Dienhart repeatedly sais Texas is the most unimpressive undefeated and had the Trojans ahead of us on his chances to make the title game list today.

Bill Simmons often says the most dangerous teams are the talented ones that can play the “NOBODY BELIEVED IN US!” card. We had it last year and I welcome it this year.

We’re sitting in a good spot. I’m fine with #3. We’re not playing well but we have a lot of time to work towards peaking. The talent is there on offense to become a much improved unit. Speed kills and we have that in spades.

Let me be the first to say, I think we kill Missouri. I’ve got a good feeling that our run game can get going thus making life easier for every other aspect of the game.

Maybe it’s the weather here in the H, but I’m feeling like the antithesis of Ransom.

Haven’t seen or heard much from Okafor, I wonder if he hit the proverbial freshman wall. Hopefully Jeffcoat and Rasco liked what they saw. I don’t know how they couldn’t have.

“Bill Simmons often says the most dangerous teams are the talented ones that can play the "NOBODY BELIEVED IN US!" card.”

I thought that was Richard Simmons..

I say there is better than a fity chance that McWorser hangs up his whistle after this season and Mack upgrades that position. I recall that the OL coach’s son will graduate this year. You have got to suspect that somewhere, deep down it is bothering Mack. His good character traits will bite him from time to time. I’m grudgingly OK with that.

Okafor, actually played a lot and well on Saturday. He had one TFL (close) and seemed pretty active, at least when I noticed.

Bateshorn is spot on. Getting there with Defense only works if our O doesnt prevent our D from taking over the game. Almost what happened in Dallas two days ago

All you experts can say what you want to about GD and I agree that there are times when I wonder what his reasoning is behind some calls.

However, we lead the NATION in SCORING after 6 weeks of football, so I think there are a couple of you who have never been or will ever be satisfied about anything regarding our offense as long as he’s the OC. Just saying….

http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/natlRank.jsp?year=2009&rpt=IA_teamscoroff&site=org&div=IA&dest=O

Just The Facts -

The problem with your kind of post is that there are so many actual fans that dumb that I have no context clues to know if you’re being ironic or if you’re just that ignorant.

Scipio Tex—-

Thanks for making my point for me….

That post smells like cheddar or provolone. I can’t decide which.

That’s for team scoring, not offensive scoring.

Your logic is as soft as our schedule.

Surely the qb of the nations #3 team and the maestro for the #1 scoring team in the nation would be a leading Heisman candidate, no? Such a balanced team would undoubtedly be #1 since it’s coupled with a great defense. Or maybe our offense is better than our defense since it’s ranked higher?

Leotards & Ankle Weights said:
October 19th, 2009 at 11:57 am
"Bill Simmons often says the most dangerous teams are the talented ones that can play the "NOBODY BELIEVED IN US!" card."

I thought that was Richard Simmons..

And I thought it was a deal a meal card.

Just the facts: We’re all aware of what Greg Davis can do against UTEP and UL-Shithouse. It’s the whole ‘scoring 16 points against ou despite being spotted 5 turnovers’ and scoring 17 against a Colorado team that was abused defensively by Toledo that has us riled up.

Um, I bailed on IT to avoid this fool…..

Stop what you’re doing and watch this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNKTIkWxNQ0&feature=player_embedded

It will be worth it.

That got posted in the forums.

Terrible. The large contingent of future taxidermists that make up much of that student body can’t be proud.

It’s hard to believe we’ve been having these same arguments for 10 years or so.

Two things that I’m having a hard time reconciling. #1. Our offense should be MUCH better and MUCH further along with Colt as our Senior QB. #2. So should Florida & Bama and a myriad of other teams. Are you kidding me??? Tebow rushed the ball for 20+ times against the piggies. The second coming of VY named Terrelle Pryor looked like TP and his team couldn’t muster 20 pts against Purdue.

What in the name of offense is going on around College Football??? Has the D finally caught up to the spread offenses? If GD is as bad as everyone says and I have no cogent reason to disagree… Doesn’t that mean Urban Meyer sucks too?

Gimme a break, Trips! At least I could tackle.

I’d like to believe GD began the season with plans based on the team he WANTS to be. I think he proved last year (beginning with OU) that he can adjust to the team he HAS by playing to its strengths. I hope that is what is happening this year with some of the improvements made in the 2nd half (although why it took an entire half is a whole other issue) combined with the updates to the depth chart.

I’d also like to believe that the staff has learned their lessons of the past during the 0-5 losing streak. You can’t just rely on out executing the other team and playing somewhat conservatively (Mack’s influence) with the expectation that if you have the better players, you should win.

By 11/1 we will know for sure.

Joe Friday – I think you’re just the man to help us with a problem here at Davis Manor. I’m afraid we’ve blown a head gasket on our sunshine pump and it’s sputtering something terrible. Also, Greg has shit his bed again and we’re going to need to strip it down and carry the mattress out to the backyard to air out. Just make sure that when you’re in his room you leave his personal items alone, especially the photo albums marked Mack and Me: Spring Break ’72..

DJ does lead the nation in returning kicks, so we’ve got that going for us, which is nice.

That was great Mama Davis.

“That post smells like cheddar or provolone. I can’t decide which.”

More like limberger.

Davis is capable of making changes to suit his players and situation – the problem is that he refuses to do so unless he is forced into change. He’s incapable of seeing his deficiencies and self-adjusting.

Credible OCs take this sort of step each year during the offseason, making scheme adjustments to suit the available talent. Witness recent scheme changes from one season to another at Florida and OU.

This is the difference.

Did anyone else hear Mack say that he knew we could get by until the OU game with what we were doing?

Mack is getting rather crafty. I was wondering why he was smiling coming into this game.

"That post smells like cheddar or provolone. I can’t decide which."

“More like limberger”

Gonna have to say dick.

Wouldn’t surprise me a bit if all the misdirection and QB running plays we saw Saturday are shelved for the rest of the year. It’s happened before.

“Did anyone else hear Mack say that he knew we could get by until the OU game with what we were doing?

Mack is getting rather crafty. I was wondering why he was smiling coming into this game."

If this is the case, then they are far smarter than all of us.

Hook ’em!