11-14-2011, 07:58 PM
Well, to add to this:
I would agree with the idea that Shaw got outcoached this game. It happens, even to St. Harbaugh--feel free to consult UCLA 2008 or Cal 2009 for example--and we'd hope he learns from and develops his game. That said, it's erroneous to say that Shaw isn't aggressive generally (I mean, the swag involved in calling this play disproves the idea completely: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:7168863) and he's plenty inventive (while people have often said "THERE WAS NOTHING NEW" that's not quite true--we unveiled the old Indianapolis Colts stretch play from our jumbo formation for the game. It worked for modest gains, IIRC).
Inventive enough? Aggressive enough? Good enough at learning and developing? We will see.
I would agree with the idea that Shaw got outcoached this game. It happens, even to St. Harbaugh--feel free to consult UCLA 2008 or Cal 2009 for example--and we'd hope he learns from and develops his game. That said, it's erroneous to say that Shaw isn't aggressive generally (I mean, the swag involved in calling this play disproves the idea completely: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:7168863) and he's plenty inventive (while people have often said "THERE WAS NOTHING NEW" that's not quite true--we unveiled the old Indianapolis Colts stretch play from our jumbo formation for the game. It worked for modest gains, IIRC).
Inventive enough? Aggressive enough? Good enough at learning and developing? We will see.