(07-10-2019, 05:54 AM)ADPinWDC Wrote: Last year was two different seasons, once Shaw relented on the Run game, and we became a PASS FIRST team.
-- Finished SECOND in Pac12 in passing, and 11th in rushing. Stark contrast.
With Costello (and Mills with Tanner McKee after that) and with a VERY STRONG pipeline of WRs, we are making the shift: THROW.
Throwing the ball will open the run. Shaw said it mid-season, "We were pass-blocking a lot better than run blocking."
In post-game comments, Shaw showed a LOT of confidence in Costello as the season matured. We start where we left off: THROW.
Maybe some Frosh play: Elijah Higgins (WR); if there are questions at RB, give Austin Jones some reps.
Bryce played as a Frosh (jet sweeps), so did McCaffrey a bit, more at slot back.
The other reason to THROW is in MORE games this year we may need to come from behind.
It's always been fun to be a fan of Quarterback U. Elway, Luck, Plunkett, Brodie, Dils, Benjamin, Husak, Schonert, Bunce, Edwards, Albert, Boryla, Stenstrom, Paye, Garrett, Johnson, Norman, Horn, Kerkorian, Cordova, Gustafson, Hutchinson, Fasani, Lewis, Borchard, Hogan and Costello.
Trivia question: Without peeking, and your best guess, how many Stanford quarterbacks have had a season in the Top 25 in Pac-12 history for single season passing yardage?
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