In general, I agree. In this case, Archer not only got a shortened spring, he threw only 19 innings last year, didn't pitch in 2020, and only 120 innings in 2019.
It's entirely reasonable to expect he'll need to ramp up.
And as noted, if anything, he was left in a hitter or two too long last night. He was clearly laboring, noticably losing both velo and command.