[washingtonismoney]

1) Yeah, a conservative playcaller would never call a play that only had one option for success in the middle of a critical away game, especially if the target were a true freshman in his first big road game. What I'm saying is, there is no way David Shaw would call a play like this: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:7168863

2) While I agree the Fiesta Bowl call was the wrong one, it's one that coaches aggressive and not have made. Please consult Jim Harbaugh (UCLA 2008, SC 2010) or Chip Kelly (SC 2011) on the matter. (EDIT: also forgot Chris Petersen (TCU 2011). Again, concluding Shaw is conservative from the Fiesta Bowl call is like concluding the truth of quantum physics from the existence of a day-old bagel. You might not be wrong, but your evidence used is faulty and without context.)

3) Nunes might be the conservative choice. But we don't really know what the alternative was. If Brett Nottingham were Tommy Rees, the conservative choice is indisputably the best choice. I think it's more than a little lazy to put Nottingham into the "playmaker" box and Nunes into the "game manager" box when we've barely seen either of them play. Nunes could be the better game manager...and be a better playmaker too. We don't know. Like, for instance, how do we know Nottingham has the better upside? And how do we know he's likely to reach it?

4) So, no. I reject the premise. As I said in the thread, I look forward to forming an opinion in two or three months. We just don't know.

[washingtonismoney]

1) Yeah, a conservative playcaller would never call a play that only had one option for success in the middle of a critical away game, especially if the target were a true freshman in his first big road game. What I'm saying is, there is no way David Shaw would call a play like this: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:7168863

2) While I agree the Fiesta Bowl call was the wrong one, it's one that coaches aggressive and not have made. Please consult Jim Harbaugh (UCLA 2008, SC 2010) or Chip Kelly (SC 2011) on the matter. (EDIT: also forgot Chris Petersen (TCU 2011). Again, concluding Shaw is conservative from the Fiesta Bowl call is like concluding the truth of quantum physics from the existence of a day-old bagel. You might not be wrong, but your evidence used is faulty and without context.)

3) Nunes might be the conservative choice. But we don't really know what the alternative was. If Brett Nottingham were Tommy Rees, the conservative choice is indisputably the best choice. I think it's more than a little lazy to put Nottingham into the "playmaker" box and Nunes into the "game manager" box when we've barely seen either of them play. Nunes could be the better game manager...and be a better playmaker too. We don't know. Like, for instance, how do we know Nottingham has the better upside? And how do we know he's likely to reach it?

4) So, no. I reject the premise. As I said in the thread, I look forward to forming an opinion in two or three months. We just don't know.