[stupac2]

When the offense has a chance to go down the field to win the game on the final drive and doesn't gain a yard (net), the criticism is warranted. Last night was worse than Michigan State--but not having Love is an excuse.

Well sure, but the offense also put up 37 points. That really ought to be enough to win...

Yeah, very strange to me to declare Shaw’s record with his subpar QBs mediocre. In fact, for better or worse, I’d say his record with subpar QBs is excellent.

If you’re looking to grouse, complaining that Shaw’s spent *too much time* with mediocre QBs is a much more compelling argument to me.

In 2012, Hogan wasn’t introduced until, what, two-thirds of the season had elapsed. It’s a hard counterfactual, but I do wonder why it had to take longer.

An easier counterfactual is this year. Costello was very plainly ready early in the year and it was a mistake to return to Chryst. To me, Costello’s current flaws appear mostly experience-related — i would guess that next year Costello wouldn’t miss an open Parkinson in the end zone. If that’s an accurate read of Costello’s strengths and weaknesses, I think you have to wonder whether the coaches missed an opportunity to nudge him further along the learning curve in the middle part of the season.

Yes. Returning to Chryst after he recovered from his injury was a mistake, and I think it was fairly obvious at the time that it was a mistake. I'd really love to know what the coaches were seeing that made them think Chryst was the answer when Costello was so clearly superior in games. It wasn't like in 2012 or 2016 where we only really had data on one guy and knew that he wasn't very good, we had seen plenty from both and it was obvious that Costello was playing better in games. Puzzling to say the least.

[stupac2]

When the offense has a chance to go down the field to win the game on the final drive and doesn't gain a yard (net), the criticism is warranted. Last night was worse than Michigan State--but not having Love is an excuse.

Well sure, but the offense also put up 37 points. That really ought to be enough to win...

Yeah, very strange to me to declare Shaw’s record with his subpar QBs mediocre. In fact, for better or worse, I’d say his record with subpar QBs is excellent.

If you’re looking to grouse, complaining that Shaw’s spent *too much time* with mediocre QBs is a much more compelling argument to me.

In 2012, Hogan wasn’t introduced until, what, two-thirds of the season had elapsed. It’s a hard counterfactual, but I do wonder why it had to take longer.

An easier counterfactual is this year. Costello was very plainly ready early in the year and it was a mistake to return to Chryst. To me, Costello’s current flaws appear mostly experience-related — i would guess that next year Costello wouldn’t miss an open Parkinson in the end zone. If that’s an accurate read of Costello’s strengths and weaknesses, I think you have to wonder whether the coaches missed an opportunity to nudge him further along the learning curve in the middle part of the season.

Yes. Returning to Chryst after he recovered from his injury was a mistake, and I think it was fairly obvious at the time that it was a mistake. I'd really love to know what the coaches were seeing that made them think Chryst was the answer when Costello was so clearly superior in games. It wasn't like in 2012 or 2016 where we only really had data on one guy and knew that he wasn't very good, we had seen plenty from both and it was obvious that Costello was playing better in games. Puzzling to say the least.