Image TitleShawn Watson says it's a totally new offense.

Coach, don't piss down my leg and tell me it's raining.

The Longhorns were embarrassed by Notre Dame. The offense is a complete and utter mess. That's not new.

From quarterback play to the offensive line to the silliness of trying to force Texas into a style of play that isn't conducive to its players' strengths and abilities, this is the worst Texas offense and scheme, given its personnel, that we've ever seen.

Yes, it may even be worse than a year ago because Texas and Watson had dug its heels in and refused to actually "change" the offense based on the idea that Tyrone Swoopes can be the answer even with the offensive line being unable to block for longer than an instant.

Texas needs someone swift afoot at quarterback.

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Having Watson calling the plays and Swoopes at the helm will likely cause Texas to either lose to Rice or at least be in a stupidly close contest next week. After that the Longhorns could get blown out against California.

That's not me being negative. Rice scored 56 points today. Cal scored 73.

Both of those outbursts came against FCS opponents. But I don't see Texas scoring 56 points against any team, not with the way the offense is currently configured.

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Swoopes, even when he had time, was inaccurate and rattled. He made one or two nice passes all night. The stats, as bad as they are, don't even tell the complete depth of his misery.

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I can't lay the blame the 38 points scored by Notre Dame on Texas' offense. The defense had a really bad night, too.

There's no question Texas is not as talented or experienced on defense as they were a year ago.

The Horns were exposed up the middle on the defensive line. The secondary, John Bonney and Dylan Haines, always seemed to be too late to wherever they were going.

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The bright spots to me - the few that there were - were the freshmen.

They're legit as a group.

Malik Jefferson is a difference maker and a playmaker. He made plays in the first quarter and he also made them in the fourth.

Kris Boyd is easily the best special teams player and needs to be on the field whenever possible. There's no need for Texas to play Bryson Echols in the secondary. Put Boyd on the field and let him learn.

Breckyn Hager made a sure tackle in the fourth quarter. Anthony Wheeler saw action.

Redshirt linebacker Edwin Freeman and defensive end Derrick Roberson both saw time, as did the aforementioned Bonney, who I still feel is more safety than corner.

I saw freshman safety PJ Locke in the game, too. Freshman cornerback Davante Davis also played as did running back Chris Warren.

On the offensive line, both Connor Williams and Patrick Vahe did the best they could against more experienced players. And wide receiver John Burt made the only big offensive play of the game.

Last but not least, the punter, Michael Dickson, started off auspiciously, but he looked good and comfortable by the end of the night. Of course, Dickson got more snaps than Jerrod Heard.

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Heard didn't play at all in the second half due to a coach's decision. He did not look great when he was in the game.

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I can't say I understand what offensive line Joe Wickline is doing with the offensive line given the style of offense Watson prefers.

Putting Taylor Doyle and Sedrick Flowers side by side is a recipe for pass-blocking disaster in these deep drops. And Kent Perkins sliding out to tackle doesn't make it any better.

Neither Doyle nor Flowers are quick enough in these deep drops that Watson likes to call. They have to cover too much ground laterally, and they're simply not well equipped to do it.

I'd love to see Texas test a line up with either Vahe at center or Flowers on the bench.

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I like the Texas freshmen playing hard late in the fourth quarter. I liked Boyd's effort on special teams, plus Hager's and Jefferson's big hits. And even Roberson chasing the quarterback out of bounds on the very last drive.

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Bryce Cottrell and Desmond Jackson both had repeated issues in the run game.

Naashon Hughes played well against the zone read and chasing the ball down the line. But when the Irish ran right at him, he had issues getting off blocks or even holding his ground.

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The last three games Texas has scored 20 points; the other teams have scored 117.

Yes, I think it's time for a major change to the offense. And I'm not just talking about switching the quarterbacks either.