FORT WORTH, Texas — As the son of football royalty who has benefited from his last name in ways that he can’t fully appreciate, sympathy for Arch Manning should be measured in tablespoons.

He is fine. Forever.

He has no control over the machine that made him the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback before he was the starter at Texas, but he was wise enough to cash in before he fell not back to earth, but to its center. No football family has monetized their name and fame better than the Mannings.

You will notice that no one in that celebrated crew complained then, or now, about the machine that built him up over the course of 18 months, only to tear him down in 18 minutes. No football family has played the football machine better than the Mannings.

Disregard all of the narratives, critic

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