11-01-2014, 08:35 PM
The assistants and coordinators right now seem inadequate. Bloomgren seems to be neither competent or able at handling the OL coaching duties. If he's still an OC, he needs to quit that too.
I watched the game with a former Stanford offensive tackle from just before my time--he and I are in agreement that Stanford lacks the edge or mentality that Harbaugh recruited for, and that's one of the issues with watching these players play. The other more pressing issue is that what talent we have isn't translating into production, and we both think that's squarely on the coaches. Hogan also hasn't really developed as a QB, and we suspect Harbaugh wouldn't have left that unaddressed while Shaw seems to have decided to work with what he had.
Also, arm tackles and missing open field tackles are signs of BS. Leaving Mariota uncovered and allowing RBs to waltz through the line into open grass is BS. Do we miss Mason? Who's responsible for the drop off in defensive play? Or rather, how is everyone so out of position that arm tackles are all they can attempt? Bad scheme?
I watched the game with a former Stanford offensive tackle from just before my time--he and I are in agreement that Stanford lacks the edge or mentality that Harbaugh recruited for, and that's one of the issues with watching these players play. The other more pressing issue is that what talent we have isn't translating into production, and we both think that's squarely on the coaches. Hogan also hasn't really developed as a QB, and we suspect Harbaugh wouldn't have left that unaddressed while Shaw seems to have decided to work with what he had.
Also, arm tackles and missing open field tackles are signs of BS. Leaving Mariota uncovered and allowing RBs to waltz through the line into open grass is BS. Do we miss Mason? Who's responsible for the drop off in defensive play? Or rather, how is everyone so out of position that arm tackles are all they can attempt? Bad scheme?