01-02-2014, 12:26 PM
That's certainly something that should be pondered. The missing variable is "How good is Ryan Burns right now?" (Evan Crower is...no.*) Unfortunately Burns played in a 1930s offense in Virginia, which makes him an unsuitable candidate -- you'd think.
Unlike many, I think Shaw's pretty flexible about his offense. We've transitioned from a tight-end/intermediate offense with Luck, to a WR/deep-throwing/power offense with Nunes, to a TE/intermediate-passing/QB running/power offense with Hogan in 2012, to WR/deep-throwing/moderate QB running/power offense with Hogan Year II. Whether Shaw's willing to change isn't the question. It's whether he'll make the right decision (which I think he has a good record with!), and whether he has the tools available to do so.
(* although interesting observation. Crower throws much more intermediate than Hogan does, at least in his relief appearances. The way he goes about it suggests he'd be a dire quarterback, but that's not the point. It appears, for some reason, the no-intermediate game is Hogan-related.)
Unlike many, I think Shaw's pretty flexible about his offense. We've transitioned from a tight-end/intermediate offense with Luck, to a WR/deep-throwing/power offense with Nunes, to a TE/intermediate-passing/QB running/power offense with Hogan in 2012, to WR/deep-throwing/moderate QB running/power offense with Hogan Year II. Whether Shaw's willing to change isn't the question. It's whether he'll make the right decision (which I think he has a good record with!), and whether he has the tools available to do so.
(* although interesting observation. Crower throws much more intermediate than Hogan does, at least in his relief appearances. The way he goes about it suggests he'd be a dire quarterback, but that's not the point. It appears, for some reason, the no-intermediate game is Hogan-related.)