[OutsiderFan]

Burns threw something like 25 passes his Senior year of high school.  It was an example of hubris to think such a guy would develop into a championship-level QB.  I don't necessarily have a problem with that, because I want my coaches to feel confident they can develop diamonds in the rough so to speak. But, it's one thing to offer a guy, and another to actually pick him as the starter when he clearly isn't up to the job. 

If Rosen was wiling to redshirt at Stanford, he absolutely without question would have started for Stanford in 2016, and Stanford may have gone to the CFP, because when you are choosing between Burns, Chryst and Rosen, it's a pretty easy call, and Stanford was a good QB away from being a championship team in 2016, IMO.  Of course, had Rosen signed, Costello probably would have signed with USC, and if that happened, Stanford probably gets JT Daniels.  Or it least this seems like a plausible way things would have worked out had Rosen gone to Stanford.

As for Stanford QB coaching, remember, Shaw was an NFL QB coach.  He has that experience, but it seems highly doubtful he ever puts that hat on in terms of applying what he did as an NFL QB coach to Stanford QBs.  Maybe he should, I don't know, but there is so much that goes into being a QB - Arm strength, release quickness, accuracy, feet, legs, vision, decision making, poise under pressure, competitiveness, leadership.  You could find a coach who teaches great mechanics, and the QB might lack arm strength.  You can work with a guy who has great arm strength but just doesn't have the ability to see the field, no matter how much he is coached.  It really goes back to recruiting and finding guys who you believe will project into a good QB, because the odds they will be "coached up" into great QBs is pretty low.

[OutsiderFan]

Burns threw something like 25 passes his Senior year of high school.  It was an example of hubris to think such a guy would develop into a championship-level QB.  I don't necessarily have a problem with that, because I want my coaches to feel confident they can develop diamonds in the rough so to speak. But, it's one thing to offer a guy, and another to actually pick him as the starter when he clearly isn't up to the job. 

If Rosen was wiling to redshirt at Stanford, he absolutely without question would have started for Stanford in 2016, and Stanford may have gone to the CFP, because when you are choosing between Burns, Chryst and Rosen, it's a pretty easy call, and Stanford was a good QB away from being a championship team in 2016, IMO.  Of course, had Rosen signed, Costello probably would have signed with USC, and if that happened, Stanford probably gets JT Daniels.  Or it least this seems like a plausible way things would have worked out had Rosen gone to Stanford.

As for Stanford QB coaching, remember, Shaw was an NFL QB coach.  He has that experience, but it seems highly doubtful he ever puts that hat on in terms of applying what he did as an NFL QB coach to Stanford QBs.  Maybe he should, I don't know, but there is so much that goes into being a QB - Arm strength, release quickness, accuracy, feet, legs, vision, decision making, poise under pressure, competitiveness, leadership.  You could find a coach who teaches great mechanics, and the QB might lack arm strength.  You can work with a guy who has great arm strength but just doesn't have the ability to see the field, no matter how much he is coached.  It really goes back to recruiting and finding guys who you believe will project into a good QB, because the odds they will be "coached up" into great QBs is pretty low.