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Shaw on the quarterback decision - yvonne - 08-21-2012
Andy Drukarev sat down with Shaw and posted this Q&A about the decision. I think it provides quite a few insights. Shaw mentions several times that Brett "caught up" or "closed the gap." It sounds like Josh had the edge going in, but that the coaches wanted to give Brett a good look because of his talent.
http://stanford.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1399338
Re: Shaw on the quarterback decision - washingtonismoney - 08-21-2012
To me, reading the full remarks in context, I think it allays some of the concerns people are having. I think people have decided on a narrative in advance and have picked out quotes to support that, a bit.
So we'll see.
Re: Shaw on the quarterback decision - FarmBoy - 08-22-2012
I haven't seen this posted elsewhere. The SFGate blog had an interesting quote from Shaw:
Quote:Its like the RG3 (Robert Griffin III) comparisons with Andrew Luck, he said. RG3 has a stronger arm than Andrew, but Andrew can make all the throws. Its the same with Josh Nunes. He can make all the throws he needs to. Its not that his arm is weak. He can throw it 60-65 yards, but all you need to do in a game is throw it 40-45 yards.
http://blog.sfgate.com/stanfordsports/2012/08/21/its-nunes-at-qb-because-he-had-better-command/
OT: This is the first I've heard anyone from the Stanford or Luck inner circle concede the point that RG3 has the stronger arm. I guess it doesn't do any harm to admit as much now, but it seems like an odd thing to bring up.
Re: Shaw on the quarterback decision - oman - 08-22-2012
Who we start in the secondary means a whole lot more than who we start at quarterback.
Re: Shaw on the quarterback decision - fullmetal - 08-22-2012
I'll take "scatback" for $200 :)
Re: Shaw on the quarterback decision - washingtonismoney - 08-22-2012
(08-22-2012, 01:34 PM)fullmetal link Wrote:I'll take "scatback" for $200 :)
Don't sell yourself short. A Texas booster was gonna give you $400.