[lex24]

I noted that yesterday, Bruce Aryans, a veteran coach, had to call a time out when Tom Brady, perhaps the greatest QB ever, was about to get hit with a DoG.

This stuff happens.  It has happened a lot less this year than in the past, mostly because we had an experienced QB and offensive line.  It will probably happen more next year with a new QB behind center.  It is frustrating, but also it gets way too much attention on this board.

BC

It happens infrequently to even the best. It happens far too frequently with Shaw.

So, Winflop how many delay of game penalties were there last year.  How many time outs to avoid a DOG.  Next for each one, tell me the culprit. Play get in too late. QB have a hard time hearing, getting play, how bout too much time spent at LOS trying to audible.  One way to tell is when they break huddle.  If they have 10 seconds or so, that’s hard to put on the staff.  Plenty of time to get snap. (And sometimes, of course, the QB doesn’t like what he sees personnel wise and in such situations, particularly key downs, he should call a TO.  

Stanford’s game management style is to limit possessions. ( Which I believe is the right strategy most of the time). Thus the play clock winds down below 5 a lot.  I know you, like me, are probably yelling “hike” at the screen a fair amount.  But I suspect that the constant “close” leads to the belief that Stanford has more DOG’s and TOs than similarly situated teams - in other words, teams that do not play fast tempo.  And I don’t know that to be the case.

I do recall one egregious DOG where they failed to get the TO on a 4th and one and lost an opportunity to go for it inside the ten, I think. That shouldn’t happen. But as I said, I don’t  think DOGs and TOs were an issue last year.

I don't know and I'm not going to go back and review the game tape. I disagree that if they break the huddle with 10 seconds left that's OK. Not in this offense. They need to be at the line ready to snap the ball with 10 seconds left in order for the QB to read the defense and get into the right play, which means breaking the huddle with 15 seconds left on the play clock.

My issues are far more about clock management than getting plays in on time. The end of the Colorado game this year is only the latest example. Substituting against UW on the final drive with no timeouts left, allowing the Huskies to bleed many seconds off the clock - can't remember if that was 2019 or 2018. I'm not going to revie  recordings from every game of the past xxx years, but I'm confident that Shaw is good for at least one of these major screwups every year.

 Most coaches have a major screwup in a year. Andy Reid had his quarterback, the best player in the NFL, running an option when he was already hurt and he may not have him for the championship game. That’s a massive brain fart. 

We can agree to disagree on 10 seconds – but I think even if you take it to 15 seconds you’re gonna find there really wasn’t much of a problem this year in that respect. But because you’re always snapping the ball at two or three seconds it seems a lot worse than it is. And it has been worse in some other years I will grant you that

[lex24]

I noted that yesterday, Bruce Aryans, a veteran coach, had to call a time out when Tom Brady, perhaps the greatest QB ever, was about to get hit with a DoG.

This stuff happens.  It has happened a lot less this year than in the past, mostly because we had an experienced QB and offensive line.  It will probably happen more next year with a new QB behind center.  It is frustrating, but also it gets way too much attention on this board.

BC

It happens infrequently to even the best. It happens far too frequently with Shaw.

So, Winflop how many delay of game penalties were there last year.  How many time outs to avoid a DOG.  Next for each one, tell me the culprit. Play get in too late. QB have a hard time hearing, getting play, how bout too much time spent at LOS trying to audible.  One way to tell is when they break huddle.  If they have 10 seconds or so, that’s hard to put on the staff.  Plenty of time to get snap. (And sometimes, of course, the QB doesn’t like what he sees personnel wise and in such situations, particularly key downs, he should call a TO.  

Stanford’s game management style is to limit possessions. ( Which I believe is the right strategy most of the time). Thus the play clock winds down below 5 a lot.  I know you, like me, are probably yelling “hike” at the screen a fair amount.  But I suspect that the constant “close” leads to the belief that Stanford has more DOG’s and TOs than similarly situated teams - in other words, teams that do not play fast tempo.  And I don’t know that to be the case.

I do recall one egregious DOG where they failed to get the TO on a 4th and one and lost an opportunity to go for it inside the ten, I think. That shouldn’t happen. But as I said, I don’t  think DOGs and TOs were an issue last year.

I don't know and I'm not going to go back and review the game tape. I disagree that if they break the huddle with 10 seconds left that's OK. Not in this offense. They need to be at the line ready to snap the ball with 10 seconds left in order for the QB to read the defense and get into the right play, which means breaking the huddle with 15 seconds left on the play clock.

My issues are far more about clock management than getting plays in on time. The end of the Colorado game this year is only the latest example. Substituting against UW on the final drive with no timeouts left, allowing the Huskies to bleed many seconds off the clock - can't remember if that was 2019 or 2018. I'm not going to revie  recordings from every game of the past xxx years, but I'm confident that Shaw is good for at least one of these major screwups every year.

 Most coaches have a major screwup in a year. Andy Reid had his quarterback, the best player in the NFL, running an option when he was already hurt and he may not have him for the championship game. That’s a massive brain fart. 

We can agree to disagree on 10 seconds – but I think even if you take it to 15 seconds you’re gonna find there really wasn’t much of a problem this year in that respect. But because you’re always snapping the ball at two or three seconds it seems a lot worse than it is. And it has been worse in some other years I will grant you that