[thunder_chik]

My take on the problem:
1.  Coaching seems to be rather clueless on how to develop/maximize the talent we have on the team.  Or how to modify the playbook to fit the talent available, not vice versa.
2.  Is it possible that the players we have recruited, based on our past few years' success/visibility, are not as hungry/motivated/passionate as the players recruited during the Harbaugh tenure?  Appears so to me.  We need that "chip on our shoulder" attitude.
3.  Where are the leaders who can stir this team to action?  Will a Shayne Skov or John Flacco emerge sooner rather than later?
4.  We are dangerously close to having a "deja vu" season where the defense and offense are performing like two different teams, and blaming each other for failure.  Someone I saw or heard interviewed or quoted (may have been Blake Martinez) said the D and O were at odds with each other until Flacco stood up after the Utah loss and went on a rant that jolted everyone into action to finish the year strong.
5.  As someone else mentioned, no one looks like they are having any fun, including the fans.  Someone needs to convince Shaw that football should be good entertainment, it keeps alumni involved with/proud of the school, it brings in $$$, and most of us enjoy it when Stanford is rated in the top 25.

[thunder_chik]

My take on the problem:
1.  Coaching seems to be rather clueless on how to develop/maximize the talent we have on the team.  Or how to modify the playbook to fit the talent available, not vice versa.
2.  Is it possible that the players we have recruited, based on our past few years' success/visibility, are not as hungry/motivated/passionate as the players recruited during the Harbaugh tenure?  Appears so to me.  We need that "chip on our shoulder" attitude.
3.  Where are the leaders who can stir this team to action?  Will a Shayne Skov or John Flacco emerge sooner rather than later?
4.  We are dangerously close to having a "deja vu" season where the defense and offense are performing like two different teams, and blaming each other for failure.  Someone I saw or heard interviewed or quoted (may have been Blake Martinez) said the D and O were at odds with each other until Flacco stood up after the Utah loss and went on a rant that jolted everyone into action to finish the year strong.
5.  As someone else mentioned, no one looks like they are having any fun, including the fans.  Someone needs to convince Shaw that football should be good entertainment, it keeps alumni involved with/proud of the school, it brings in $$$, and most of us enjoy it when Stanford is rated in the top 25.