05-04-2021, 03:05 PM
QBR ratings for starting QBs under Shaw:
Luck (2009-2011): 143.5, 170.2, 169.7
Nunes (2012): 119.6
Hogan (2012-2015): 147.9, 151.5, 145.8, 171.0
Burns (2016): 121.2
Chryst (2016-2017): 133.8, 123.1
Costello (2017-2019): 139.5, 155.0, 121.6
West (2019-2020): 84.4, 136.5
Mills (2019-2020): 144.8, 139.9
KJ Costello regressed? Sure. He was injured at the end of the first half of the first game in the clusterf**k 2019 season and wasn't the same when he returned. But note that his lowest QB rating was at Mississippi State (114.6). So I guess that proves that Leach can't develop quarterbacks?
Kevin Hogan was dealing with a family tragedy his junior year, but it's true that Shaw didn't tell him to suck it up and focus on football.
Nunes did not perform consistently and was replaced by Hogan and then had a career-ending injury, so it's true that he did not develop. Burns also did not perform consistently and was replaced by Chryst, so by definition he did not develop.
However, West looked much better to me versus Oregon in 2020 than he did in 2019 (versus UCLA), so it's not right to say that he hasn't developed.
Due to various injuries, Davis Mills made 11 starts at Stanford, less than one full non-Covid season. Is he disappointed by his draft selection? Maybe, but I don't see how that's Shaw's fault.
Luck (2009-2011): 143.5, 170.2, 169.7
Nunes (2012): 119.6
Hogan (2012-2015): 147.9, 151.5, 145.8, 171.0
Burns (2016): 121.2
Chryst (2016-2017): 133.8, 123.1
Costello (2017-2019): 139.5, 155.0, 121.6
West (2019-2020): 84.4, 136.5
Mills (2019-2020): 144.8, 139.9
KJ Costello regressed? Sure. He was injured at the end of the first half of the first game in the clusterf**k 2019 season and wasn't the same when he returned. But note that his lowest QB rating was at Mississippi State (114.6). So I guess that proves that Leach can't develop quarterbacks?
Kevin Hogan was dealing with a family tragedy his junior year, but it's true that Shaw didn't tell him to suck it up and focus on football.
Nunes did not perform consistently and was replaced by Hogan and then had a career-ending injury, so it's true that he did not develop. Burns also did not perform consistently and was replaced by Chryst, so by definition he did not develop.
However, West looked much better to me versus Oregon in 2020 than he did in 2019 (versus UCLA), so it's not right to say that he hasn't developed.
Due to various injuries, Davis Mills made 11 starts at Stanford, less than one full non-Covid season. Is he disappointed by his draft selection? Maybe, but I don't see how that's Shaw's fault.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)