01-02-2014, 02:21 PM
I question the underlying premise that we have 14-0 talent. If anything, I think we have 10-4 talent and 12-2 coaching. I think we overachieved to make the Rose Bowl the last two years in a row.
Overall, I believe this team is less physically talented than the 2010 and 2011 squads by a decent margin. The biggest difference is Andrew Luck but you also had better outside skill talent on those squads. There is a very good chance not a single Stanford player is drafted in the first round of the upcoming draft. Yankey may; it will be close. QB Hogan likely goes undrafted. The only outside skill talent I currently see playing in the pros is Montgomery.
Florida State and Alabama unquestionably have better overall talent than we do. You can make an argument that Auburn, Oregon, UCLA, Georgia, Michigan State, Ohio State and LSU also have more overall talent.
I just don't get the heat that Shaw gets. I see a guy coaching a team with obvious weaknesses and doing everything in his power to mask those weaknesses and give us the best chance to win each week.
Overall, I believe this team is less physically talented than the 2010 and 2011 squads by a decent margin. The biggest difference is Andrew Luck but you also had better outside skill talent on those squads. There is a very good chance not a single Stanford player is drafted in the first round of the upcoming draft. Yankey may; it will be close. QB Hogan likely goes undrafted. The only outside skill talent I currently see playing in the pros is Montgomery.
Florida State and Alabama unquestionably have better overall talent than we do. You can make an argument that Auburn, Oregon, UCLA, Georgia, Michigan State, Ohio State and LSU also have more overall talent.
I just don't get the heat that Shaw gets. I see a guy coaching a team with obvious weaknesses and doing everything in his power to mask those weaknesses and give us the best chance to win each week.