[oman]

I think it was a two-way thing. Remember mutually assured destruction? This was mutually assured boredom--the questioners seemed basically uninterested in asking anything longtime followers of the team wouldn't know already.

Shaw praised his players after being asked about them.  I think he easily could have come in and said - here to my left are two guys who have really earned the respect of their teammates and the coaching staff because they represent, etc., etc.

Not for information's sake.  Mostly for courtesy's sake.

Harbaugh made blue collar kind of cool, and all I am really asking Shaw is to not make it look painful.

[oman]

I think it was a two-way thing. Remember mutually assured destruction? This was mutually assured boredom--the questioners seemed basically uninterested in asking anything longtime followers of the team wouldn't know already.

Shaw praised his players after being asked about them.  I think he easily could have come in and said - here to my left are two guys who have really earned the respect of their teammates and the coaching staff because they represent, etc., etc.

Not for information's sake.  Mostly for courtesy's sake.

Harbaugh made blue collar kind of cool, and all I am really asking Shaw is to not make it look painful.