Breaking down spring game for Texas QB Quinn Ewers
Successes from Quinn Ewers
One of the major successes in the spring game for Ewers was the fact that he was able to go through his reads and complete some nice passes to receivers running a wide variety of routes. Ewers hit two passes on screens, one deep ball, two posts, one glance, one slant, one curl, and one stop route in the spring game.
That is nice to see for Ewers to already show off the insane level of arm talent he brings to the table throwing to so many different areas of the field too. He completed at least one pass to each of the three levels of the field (short, intermediate, and deep), while also having at least one completion at the line of scrimmage, between the numbers, and on the outside.
The wide variety of arm angles from Ewers also highlights the insane gifts he brings to the table for the Texas offense. Of the seven passing attempts for Ewers that had an average depth of target of greater than 10 yards, six of them were catchable balls, and five resulted in completions. The other was the interception he tossed to Cook.
For most of the spring game, Ewers looked comfortable in the pocket. And the fact that he only had one turnover-worthy play is a great sign of what could be to come for him this fall. I personally expected at least two or three turnover-worthy plays from Ewers in his first full spring game (albeit in this altered format last weekend).
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Some other high points worth noting from the spring game include the fact that he completed passes to eight different targets and he excelled in play action. Ewers showed off more versatility in his game than I expected to see this early on in his time with the Longhorns. Sark and quarterbacks coach AJ Milwee have done a nice job working him into the mix on offense this spring and it showed last weekend.