09-22-2017, 06:05 AM
One of the reasons experts like Vataha and Doc and laymen like myself are not satisfied with the O product on the field (Please, we should be adult enough to critique even the best in every and any field of endeavor without inducing knee jerk anger) involves Bryce Love. Has anyone here really thought about why a guy who averaged 14 yards per carry plus against SDSU only carried 12 times in the game and was not in the game during crunch time? (I know we only had the ball for 20 minutes+) It is because he is a very poor and inconsistent pass blocker. He also has not been a very frequent passing target. If he had been on the other side of the field, it would not have been a problem because SDSU`s QB skill set was different and he was able to roll out BY DESIGN and mitigate any backfield pass blocking deficiencies. With our O concept we could not keep him in on important passing downs which decreased his influence on the game.
I could point out a few others and break down Shaw`s O concept deficiencies during the past few games but sometimes any discussion of this nature on this board is automatically construed by some as a Shaw hating exercise which flies against his recent success. When this happens, I just use Saban as an example. I would never exchange Shaw for Saban as a HC because Shaw is a perfect fit for Stanford and I respect him mightily. I am not afraid, however, to point out that Saban is never afraid to change coaches or schemes to rectify deficiencies or inadequacies and he does not micromanage as a coordinator. His role is to set team policy and find the best and brightest to incorporate his principles and philosophies. I am of the opinion that Shaw should be more like Saban in that regard. Saban has arguably been the most successful college football coach of the last decade but he will accept any change in personnel or game plan on a dime in response to anything that decreases his chances for victory.
I could point out a few others and break down Shaw`s O concept deficiencies during the past few games but sometimes any discussion of this nature on this board is automatically construed by some as a Shaw hating exercise which flies against his recent success. When this happens, I just use Saban as an example. I would never exchange Shaw for Saban as a HC because Shaw is a perfect fit for Stanford and I respect him mightily. I am not afraid, however, to point out that Saban is never afraid to change coaches or schemes to rectify deficiencies or inadequacies and he does not micromanage as a coordinator. His role is to set team policy and find the best and brightest to incorporate his principles and philosophies. I am of the opinion that Shaw should be more like Saban in that regard. Saban has arguably been the most successful college football coach of the last decade but he will accept any change in personnel or game plan on a dime in response to anything that decreases his chances for victory.