Is Arch too little to take a big time hit?

onewoof

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I'm going to have to see it to believe it.

Burrow is undersized too but man he can get up after getting leveled and continue to play ball.
 
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onewoof

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6-4 220 pound Joe Burrow is undersized?
Just the physics of a defensive lineman or linebacker smashing the QB. Neither one of them are solid physically.

Peyton just dumped the ball off before getting hit.

I can remember several plays at LSU and at Cincinnati where Burrow got completely leveled. He was hurting, slow to get up, but kept on playing. I'm not sure Arch has that quality.
 

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Just the physics of a defensive lineman or linebacker smashing the QB. Neither one of them are solid physically.

Peyton just dumped the ball off before getting hit.

I can remember several plays at LSU and at Cincinnati where Burrow got completely leveled. He was hurting, slow to get up, but kept on playing. I'm not sure Arch has that quality.
The average NFL QB in 2024 was 6-3 219. Arch is 6-4 220. Think he’ll be fine lol
 

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Just the physics of a defensive lineman or linebacker smashing the QB. Neither one of them are solid physically.

Peyton just dumped the ball off before getting hit.

I can remember several plays at LSU and at Cincinnati where Burrow got completely leveled. He was hurting, slow to get up, but kept on playing. I'm not sure Arch has that quality.
Arch actually prefers running the ball himself a lot. He's pretty physical and probably a lot more used to getting hit than Burrow. Most QBs aen't suited to taking big time hits. I think Arch will be fine. He and any other QB in the SEC can get hurt by any team on their schedule. If Texas has a good OL, he'll have a much better chance of not getting hit.
 

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Just the physics of a defensive lineman or linebacker smashing the QB. Neither one of them are solid physically.

Peyton just dumped the ball off before getting hit.

I can remember several plays at LSU and at Cincinnati where Burrow got completely leveled. He was hurting, slow to get up, but kept on playing. I'm not sure Arch has that quality.
This take is all over the place. First off, Burrow is massive. Definitely not undersized.

Secondly, Burrow seems to miss time with some major injury just about every year.

Arch will miss time, too, if his OL sucks as bad as Burrow’s has for most of the time he’s been in the NFL. If it doesn’t, maybe he fares better.
 
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anon1758050382

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I'm bullish on Arch.

Based on experience, I think Nussmeier is the top quarterback in the SEC going into the season, but I won't be surprised if Arch is the top quarterback at the end of the season.
 
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Arch will be one of the top QBs. It helps that he's in the strongest program in the SEC right now, with the best team around him.

Saban made Jabroni frat-guys like Croyle, John Parker Wilson, McElroy, McCarron look good because they had good top-down talent on both sides. Texas has that more than most right now. I think Arch will be fine.
 

theoriginalSALTYdog

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Arch actually prefers running the ball himself a lot. He's pretty physical and probably a lot more used to getting hit than Burrow. Most QBs aen't suited to taking big time hits. I think Arch will be fine. He and any other QB in the SEC can get hurt by any team on their schedule. If Texas has a good OL, he'll have a much better chance of not getting hit.
He's not used to getting hit more than Burrow or as hard. Burrow plays behind one of the worst OL's in the league and has for a while.
 

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Just the physics of a defensive lineman or linebacker smashing the QB. Neither one of them are solid physically.

Peyton just dumped the ball off before getting hit.

I can remember several plays at LSU and at Cincinnati where Burrow got completely leveled. He was hurting, slow to get up, but kept on playing. I'm not sure Arch has that quality.
Tom Brady?
 

patdog

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I'm bullish on Arch.

Based on experience, I think Nussmeier is the top quarterback in the SEC going into the season, but I won't be surprised if Arch is the top quarterback at the end of the season.
Steve Spurrier finally said what I’ve been wondering for the last 9 months. If he’s that good, why wasn’t he playing last year? Cause Ewars was pretty average.
 

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I think Sark had made a promise to Quin and knew Arch wasnt gonna bail out. I expect him to play very well and everyone is gonna blame Sark for not playing him last year. Texas fans will feel like Arch could have won a couple that Ewers lost
 

onewoof

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Steve Spurrier finally said what I’ve been wondering for the last 9 months. If he’s that good, why wasn’t he playing last year? Cause Ewars was pretty average.
Gotta love Spurrier for being bold enough to be taken off the Manning party invitation lists
 
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ronpolk

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maybe this video is a better attempt at describing what I am talking about. Burrow did lose another game after this.


Every QB except Josh Allen is small compared to a LB or DL. But Arch is not a small QB by NFL and definitely not by college standards.
 

ronpolk

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I'm bullish on Arch.

Based on experience, I think Nussmeier is the top quarterback in the SEC going into the season, but I won't be surprised if Arch is the top quarterback at the end of the season.
I agree. From the little bit Arch played last season, he looked legit.
 

onewoof

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Every QB except Josh Allen is small compared to a LB or DL. But Arch is not a small QB by NFL and definitely not by college standards.
Dak as well but I see your point. Lamar Jackson is toned and solid as well. Arch isn't.
 

Howiefeltersnstch

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This post would make perfect sense to me if you replaced Arch with Dillon Gabriel. The number of QBs playing in college and the NFL considerably smaller than Arch is a large number