Tom Brady Has Taken Clear Side In The Arch Manning Debate

The Arch Manning era at Texas didn't get off to the best start this weekend as the Longhorns suffered a 14-7 defeat at the hands of the Ohio State Buckeyes. The reigning college football champions made life difficult for Manning, who finished the game 17-of-30 passing for 170 yards with one touchdown that came late in the fourth quarter and one interception. He added 38 yards on the ground as Texas fell to the new likely No. 1 team in the country. During a recent Pro Football Focus podcast on Sunday, legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady didn't hesitate to reveal his opinion of Manning. The seven-time Super Bowl champion believes the young starting quarterback received a "blessing" - if he uses it correctly.

“I think there’s a blessing and a curse in some of it,” Brady said on the podcast. “The curse is a lot of people pile on. The blessing is that there needs to be resilience built up in the quarterback as well. 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. And he’s going to have a better next game because of it.” “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,” continued Brady.

“And unfortunately, these kids now at 19 years old or 20, they’re forced to be the leaders of a college organization. ... Arch has years beyond this to still play in college, if he wants. But it’s going to be up to him to see how he really wants to dig within himself, and how deep he wants to dig, in order to be successful. But there’s nothing to show me that he won’t be that.He’s been that way in high school and even last year. And he’s got a lot of good people around him that know exactly what to do.”

The Texas Longhorns entered the season as the No. 1 team in the preseason poll. Arch Manning earned the job as the team's starting quarterback, and his name was instantly thrown around in Heisman Trophy conversations. However, Week 1 against No. 3 Ohio State did not go according to plan for Texas as the Buckeyes won, 14-7, in Columbus. Manning had a subpar showing, going 17-of-30 for 170 yards with one touchdown and an interception, as well as 10 carries for 38 yards in the loss.

Still, it wasn't the performance many expected from Manning, even against the defending national champions. While many questioned Manning's play, NFL legend Tom Brady still expressed belief in the Texas signal-caller, via Henry McKenna of Fox Sports. 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.” Tom Brady is not jumping off the Arch Manning bandwagon after one rough start.

Brady appeared on the “Pro Football Focus” podcast over the weekend and was asked by host Cris Collinsworth what he thought of Manning’s performance in the Texas Longhorns’ loss at Ohio State. Brady made clear that there was plenty to work on, but that Manning could use it as a learning experience. “A lot of these guys are so young, and with social media and Twitter and Instagram, you can make someone look so great and you can tear them down so quick,” Brady said. “Before, it used to be you’d have to wait until the paper comes out the next day to make a real evaluation. In the digital era, it happens in five seconds. “I think there’s a blessing and a curse in some of it.

The curse is a lot of people pile on. The blessing is, there needs to be resilience built up in a quarterback as well. Even though he didn’t have his best game today and they lost, if he uses this to his advantage, he’s going to be tougher for it, and he’s going to have a better next... Brady is certainly right that people piled on quickly when Manning came out and struggled in Columbus. The Texas sophomore wound up going 17/30 for 170 yards in the loss, throwing one touchdown and one interception. Accuracy issues plagued him throughout the afternoon.

Tom Brady is by most accounts the greatest quarterback of all time. The soon-to-be Hall of Famer has more Lombardi Trophies than any franchise in NFL history at seven and won Super Bowl MVP a record five times during those runs. Like all athletes, though, Brady had his share of professional setbacks and demoralizing losses over his 23-year career. And Tom continually used these moments as valuable learning experiences to better both himself and his team. Brady has been a fixture in the media since his NFL retirement and is as equipped as anyone to talk about what Arch Manning just went through in his season debut for Texas. The legendary quarterback-turned-pundit therefore offered some eye-opening remarks on what this could mean for the Longhorns' quarterback going forward.

Arch Manning struggled against the Ohio State Buckeyes for almost the entire day. Texas entered this match as the preseason No. 1 team in the country for the first time in school history, seeking revenge against the defending national champions.

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