01-04-2014, 10:27 AM
Yeah, Shaw's had four distinct offenses through three quarterbacks. He's not someone who's unwilling to change. And it's a bit odd to go from a limited number of close losses and extrapolate the lessons from that. You could perform the same analysis on Oregon's last three losses and determine that its offense could use an overhaul using that method.
Still, it is fair to ask: if you want Stanford to be an elite team in 2014, then surely the offense must improve to the same degree (if not more) that the defense regresses. What's the best way to go about that? You have uncertainty in the running game with a lot of returning personnel in the passing game. That suggests more of an emphasis on passing in 2014. If we're to pass more, we probably can't get away with the ALL DEEP THROWS EVERYTHING approach. And we should probably focus more intently on getting the right players out there -- the wide receiver rotation was quite strange this year. Those are my main issues.
Still, it is fair to ask: if you want Stanford to be an elite team in 2014, then surely the offense must improve to the same degree (if not more) that the defense regresses. What's the best way to go about that? You have uncertainty in the running game with a lot of returning personnel in the passing game. That suggests more of an emphasis on passing in 2014. If we're to pass more, we probably can't get away with the ALL DEEP THROWS EVERYTHING approach. And we should probably focus more intently on getting the right players out there -- the wide receiver rotation was quite strange this year. Those are my main issues.