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[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=17453.msg201849#msg201849 date=1506081397]

I'm as down on Chryst and want to see Costello as much as anyone, but it must be acknowledged that though it sure doesn't seem to be impacting Bryce Love,

I can't agree here. Love isn't getting the consistent, chain moving runs that Stanford needs. Home run or punt won't work if you only get the home run 20% of the time. Our defense will collapse.

Was trying to be charitable, as Love has the most impressive RB stats in the NCAA, IMO.  But I agree with the all or nothing not being conducive to good offense.

It may be that Stanford doesn't have a defensive line that can challenge our OL adequately to evaluate players against "real" competition, so the coaches can't tell what will actually work(?).

This really could be an issue, but I think when there is this much uncertainty and fluctuation, the OL coach has to take the brunt of the responsibility.  I just really hope that Bloomgren didn't want to start Little at LT and Sarell at RT from game 1, and that he was overruled by Shaw.  My hope is it was Bloomgren's idea to shuffle the OL so much, and Shaw has that to hold over his head, not the other way around.  Either way, someone has screwed up, IMO.

[OutsiderFan]

[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=17453.msg201849#msg201849 date=1506081397]

I'm as down on Chryst and want to see Costello as much as anyone, but it must be acknowledged that though it sure doesn't seem to be impacting Bryce Love,

I can't agree here. Love isn't getting the consistent, chain moving runs that Stanford needs. Home run or punt won't work if you only get the home run 20% of the time. Our defense will collapse.

Was trying to be charitable, as Love has the most impressive RB stats in the NCAA, IMO.  But I agree with the all or nothing not being conducive to good offense.

It may be that Stanford doesn't have a defensive line that can challenge our OL adequately to evaluate players against "real" competition, so the coaches can't tell what will actually work(?).

This really could be an issue, but I think when there is this much uncertainty and fluctuation, the OL coach has to take the brunt of the responsibility.  I just really hope that Bloomgren didn't want to start Little at LT and Sarell at RT from game 1, and that he was overruled by Shaw.  My hope is it was Bloomgren's idea to shuffle the OL so much, and Shaw has that to hold over his head, not the other way around.  Either way, someone has screwed up, IMO.