The Steelers Fanbase Has Surrendered

They're not going to suck that bad....They are stuck in mediocrity purgatory.

purplefaithful wrote:
They're not going to suck that bad....They are stuck in mediocrity purgatory.

True.

But anyone dying over Arch has to ask themselves why couldn’t he beat out Ewers. This should raise eyebrows.

JustInTime wrote:

True.

But anyone dying over Arch has to ask themselves why couldn’t he beat out Ewers. This should raise eyebrows.

I dont know how ready Arch was nor not? He handled some situational plays well enough imo. 

But it's not just the QB Ewers, that team underperforms as a whole imo. 

I have no idea why they stuck with Ewers, especially this past season. 

He and Beck were both huge disappointments.

purplefaithful wrote:

I dont know how ready Arch was nor not? He handled some situational plays well enough imo. 

But it's not just the QB Ewers, that team underperforms as a whole imo. 

I have no idea why they stuck with Ewers, especially this past season. 

He and Beck were both huge disappointments.

Someone should have told Ewers to take a NIL deal to go to Ohio State and throw to Jeremiah Smith for a year. I would have but he wasn’t returning my calls.

StickierBuns wrote:

Oh Arch is going to be the real deal in the NFL. Texas coaches were stubborn about benching Ewers, but that's wasn't about Manning not being able to beat out Ewers. Manning is 19 years old, it was more about that than anything. It was the plan all along and they stuck to it. Needed to get a bit bigger which he has. Ewers is going to make for a horrible NFL player IMO.

It will be a deal like Andrew Luck when Arch Manning comes out: clear #1 selection

I’d like to think Sark is smarter than that.

StickierBuns wrote:

Ewers was an institution before last season in Texas. They still play the 'when its his time' in college football to some extent. A healthy Ewers was not going to be benched last year, although some high up Texas fans wanted that dearly.

Alright alright alright 

Am I close?

Live near Austin and follow the Longhorns. The Ewers Manning thing was how it was planned. People around here believe Manning is in no hurry and will be the starter the next two years. Fans also think Ewers regressed in 2024.

StickierBuns wrote:

Yep. Definitely part of the plan. Zero doubt Ewers took a step back, but as you mention, benching him wasn't going to happen. They don't want to rush The Prodigy.

We are essentially doing the same in MN,  just the injury worked out the other way around and they werent forced to make the decision,  but they are not brining in anybody to challenge JJM at this time essentially making the decision that way.  Also i would be surprised if there wasnt a deal already there to allow texas to continue to showcase Ewers ( keeping him from leaving for greener pastures) and then handing the keys to Manning for the next 2 years.