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Tom Brady Defends Arch Manning Sees Positive In Adversity

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tom brady defends arch manning sees positive in adversity

Tom Brady didn’t seem too worried about Texas quarterback Arch Manning following the latter’s 2025 debut. Manning was held to under 200 yards and had one touchdown and a pick in the 14-7 loss to Ohio State. At times, he looked flustered and the ball came out of his hand awkwardly. Still, he’s played before and some chalked it up to first game jitters. Others said the hype wasn’t warranted and Manning could be a borderline bust. Brady went back to how quarterbacks deal with adversity and take advantage of the games where they don’t play well.

He can see that for Manning. “The blessing is, I don’t believe a quarterback, there needs to be resilience built up in the quarterback as well,” Brady said to Pro Football Focus. “So even though he didn’t have his best game today, and they lost, if he uses this to his advantage, Arch, he’s going to be tougher for it. He’s going to have a better next game because of it. And I always felt like you’ve got to deal with a lot of adversity, from a quarterback standpoint, to toughen you up to be the true leader for the organization.” Others like Ryan Clark claimed Manning is not a “generational talent,” perhaps signaling Manning can’t come back from adversity.

However, Clark said Manning can still be very good and that’s where he echoed Brady’s comments. That’s the message Tom Brady is sending to the masses aboard the Arch roller coaster, as the 21-year-old quarterback navigates the ups and downs in his first season as a starter under college football’s... “Before, [players] had the kind of ability to fail when people weren’t watching, to build that resiliency within themselves,” the seven-time Super Bowl champion told Sports Illustrated in an interview published this week. “So I think it’s a real challenge these days for these young kids because Arch Manning, you know, seems like a great kid and great player.” The nephew of Super Bowl-winning NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning, Arch has been in the limelight since his high school days. Although he saw playing time at Texas over the past two years when quarterback Quinn Ewers was under center, the 2025 campaign marked Arch’s first official season as the Longhorns’ starting quarterback, which has...

Arch Manning’s long-awaited debut as the Texas Longhorns’ QB1 didn’t go as planned. The 21-year-old, who took a redshirt in his true freshman season, stepped into massive expectations tied to his last name and five-star pedigree. Manning struggled in his first start under center, completing just 17 of 30 passes for 170 yards with a TD and an INT to show for it. This was an underwhelming outing for a prospect widely projected as next year’s No. 1 draft pick and considered a potential Heisman candidate. For Manning’s critics, it was all the ammunition they needed.

Social media filled up with negativity, with many pointing to his shaky throws, lack of poise under pressure, and claims that he isn’t ready for the NFL or the responsibility of leading the Longhorns’... However, Tom Brady offered a perspective that cut through this noise. For Brady, Manning’s rocky start isn’t a sign of failure. It’s a necessary step in the process of becoming a franchise leader. “So, you know, I think there’s a blessing and a curse in some of it. The curse is that a lot of people pile on.

The blessing is I don’t believe there needs to be resilience built up in the quarterback as well,” Brady said during a chat with Pro Football Focus. With the Texas offense and Arch Manning looking to rebound Saturday at Mississippi State following a slow start to SEC play, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady said this week the media... Every pass and decision this season from the former five-star has been placed under the microscope for all to see, discounting much of his 1,449 yards through the air and 12 touchdowns across five... "Before, [players] had the kind of ability to fail when people weren't watching, to build that resiliency within themselves," Brady told Sports Illustrated. So I think it's a real challenge these days for these young kids because Arch Manning, you know, seems like a great kid and great player." At Michigan, Brady went 20-5 overall after moving into the starting quarterback role as a junior and senior.

When he was playing, however, you could make a mistake and not here about it throughout the following week leading into your next game. Even Arch Manning's famous uncles who won multiple Super Bowls in the NFL didn't fact the criticism he has received this early in his career. Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has been the talk of the college football world for months now, and that holds true after Saturday's season opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Unfortunately, it's now for far less of a positive reason. In his first game as the Longhorns' full-time starter, Manning, who entered the game as a Heisman Trophy favorite, completed just 17 of 30 passes for 170 yards with one touchdown and one interception... Texas did not score until there was just 3:26 left in the fourth quarter, and by that point, it was far too late to overcome the air of disappointment.

There has been no shortage of hot takes over the past few days, but the greatest quarterback of all time is taking a more level-headed approach. During a conversation with Cris Collinsworth on Pro Football Focus' YouTube channel, seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady said bluntly that Manning's performance wasn't great, but he expects the youngster to bounce back. "Even though he didn’t have his best game today, and they lost, if he uses this to his advantage, Arch, he’s going to be tougher for it," Brady said. "And he’s going to have a better next game because of it. Tom Brady has a strong message for Arch Manning on what he needs to do if he’s going to bounce back after his disappointing Saturday game against Ohio State. In an interview with Cris Collinsworth of Pro Football Focus, Brady spoke out about Texas losing 7 to 14 against Ohio State.

The game was close up to the end, but many fans were quick to turn on Manning anyway, even calling for his backup quarterback to step in. Brady and Collinsworth began talking about Manning’s performance at about 39 minutes into the interview. Overall, Brady was positive about Manning’s future. There’s a long season ahead, he said, and he hasn’t seen anything to indicate that Manning doesn’t have what it takes to persevere. Collinsworth started out by comparing Manning to Brady. He was the next Tom Brady, the way he was getting built up here before the season started,” Collinsworth said.

“But he also missed some really easy throws… Ones that made a difference in the game.” Nick Wright joins Colin Cowherd to discuss the Micah Parsons trade, Bill Belichick’s disappointing debut, and whether or not it’s time to panic over Arch Manning’s poor performance against Ohio State. Like many others across the country, Tom Brady was tuned in to Saturday afternoon’s matchup between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 3 Texas. The contest marked the official start of the Arch Manning era, but it did not get off to an ideal start.

Entering the fourth quarter, the grandson of Archie and nephew of Peyton and Eli, had just 38 passing yards. He finished with 167 in the Longhorns' 14-7 loss to the Buckeyes. It was Manning's first start on the road as a Longhorn. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

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