[OutsiderFan]

I think it's time for a lot of you fans who are worried about the corners or safety spot because the guys you expect to be playing aren't, to relax and look at the glass as half-full. 

Ever since Harbaugh took over the level of competitiveness on the Stanford football team has been high.  That alone increased the competitiveness of the team as a whole, even with untalented lesser talented players.  Since 2009 the talent level has been going up, across the board.  David Shaw is not Harbaugh, but he is just as competitive, and demands just as much from his players. 

Until you see Stanford's compete level fall, I think it is unwise to question who is playing where.  A lot of coaches play favorites and give special treatment to certain players.  David Shaw has made it abundantly clear that the best players will play, regardless of whether they are 5th year seniors, true Frosh, 5 star recruits, or walk-ons. 

As a California football follower, I can tell you, that team does not play the best players period.  The coaches do seem to play favorites, and give special treatment to guys "who have paid their dues" by being in the program longer.  IMO, this has been one of the downfalls of California football since 2007. 

[OutsiderFan]

I think it's time for a lot of you fans who are worried about the corners or safety spot because the guys you expect to be playing aren't, to relax and look at the glass as half-full. 

Ever since Harbaugh took over the level of competitiveness on the Stanford football team has been high.  That alone increased the competitiveness of the team as a whole, even with untalented lesser talented players.  Since 2009 the talent level has been going up, across the board.  David Shaw is not Harbaugh, but he is just as competitive, and demands just as much from his players. 

Until you see Stanford's compete level fall, I think it is unwise to question who is playing where.  A lot of coaches play favorites and give special treatment to certain players.  David Shaw has made it abundantly clear that the best players will play, regardless of whether they are 5th year seniors, true Frosh, 5 star recruits, or walk-ons. 

As a California football follower, I can tell you, that team does not play the best players period.  The coaches do seem to play favorites, and give special treatment to guys "who have paid their dues" by being in the program longer.  IMO, this has been one of the downfalls of California football since 2007.