[Goose]

An odd read, that (1) wide-open receivers often are a sign of good/clever play calling and (2) Stanford receivers never get wide-open because of the team's unimaginative, run-first style and overly conservative play calling.

Neither statement is true.  A wide open receiver tells you one of two things: (1) the defense was in a zone, and either one of the defenders totally blew his assignment or the offense was able to overload one of the zones at opposite corners of the zone, or (2) the defense was in man-to-man and the defender either fell or slipped badly.  (Or the receiver was Will Fuller or John Ross, and he got one step and turned it quickly into five yards--and the opposing DC chose not to have a safety helping to cover him over the top.

We don't see zone coverages, so none of the above related to zones applies.  It would be foolish to cover our receivers other than man-to-man because none of our current receivers possess the speed/quickness to badly beat one-on-one coverage.

Arcega-Whiteside never gets wide open because every good Pac 12 corner can stay with him.

Irwin doesn't get wide open because he's running timing routes that thrive off his very good cuts and the immediate three steps of separation. 

And our tight ends don't get wide open because they're tight ends.  And they're facing man--to-man coverage

+1, although our tight ends and JJAW are often open on the Z axis  :)

[Goose]

An odd read, that (1) wide-open receivers often are a sign of good/clever play calling and (2) Stanford receivers never get wide-open because of the team's unimaginative, run-first style and overly conservative play calling.

Neither statement is true.  A wide open receiver tells you one of two things: (1) the defense was in a zone, and either one of the defenders totally blew his assignment or the offense was able to overload one of the zones at opposite corners of the zone, or (2) the defense was in man-to-man and the defender either fell or slipped badly.  (Or the receiver was Will Fuller or John Ross, and he got one step and turned it quickly into five yards--and the opposing DC chose not to have a safety helping to cover him over the top.

We don't see zone coverages, so none of the above related to zones applies.  It would be foolish to cover our receivers other than man-to-man because none of our current receivers possess the speed/quickness to badly beat one-on-one coverage.

Arcega-Whiteside never gets wide open because every good Pac 12 corner can stay with him.

Irwin doesn't get wide open because he's running timing routes that thrive off his very good cuts and the immediate three steps of separation. 

And our tight ends don't get wide open because they're tight ends.  And they're facing man--to-man coverage

+1, although our tight ends and JJAW are often open on the Z axis  :)