The problem with Shaw is that he runs the same offense regardless of the players on the field. While guys like Chip Kelly run the offense to the skill sets he has on the field.
Point being, Stanford should not be running a pound you in the mouth type of offense when you don't have a pound you in the mouth running back. The years Stanford has been successful, they had hard running backs in the backfield. Last year and again this year, they don't, so teams don't have to load the box to stop it, which in turn shortens the window for the quarterback. This is a huge deal when the quarterback is barely average as it is, and now this makes him terrible.
I think Stanford should spread it out more. They don't have the speed at receiver, but if they can get those 6'7" tight ends into space, they're almost impossible to stop.
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F-me.....I'm so down on this offense I'm starting to miss drunk Sark calling the plays.
Point being, Stanford should not be running a pound you in the mouth type of offense when you don't have a pound you in the mouth running back. The years Stanford has been successful, they had hard running backs in the backfield. Last year and again this year, they don't, so teams don't have to load the box to stop it, which in turn shortens the window for the quarterback. This is a huge deal when the quarterback is barely average as it is, and now this makes him terrible.
I think Stanford should spread it out more. They don't have the speed at receiver, but if they can get those 6'7" tight ends into space, they're almost impossible to stop.