10-23-2017, 01:26 PM
I've witnessed many pretty, crowd-pleasing Stanford offenses over the decades, including Bill Walsh's '93 and '94 teams which moved the ball but were losing teams.
For the record, Stanford's offense is very NFL, more so than any other team in the P12. Their system, playbook, terminology and practices are closely modeled after some of the professional teams where Shaw and Bloomgren have coached and been influenced by such coaches as Jon Gruden and Brian Billick.
Shaw and Bloomgren have been largely successful at making the best use of the offensive personnel that Stanford has, and that they can recruit in the effort to win P12 Championships. Bully Ball is THE only way Stanford is going to continue to reign at or near the top of the conference. Brutally physical, low variance offensive football that shortens the game, scores TDs, and keeps the opposing offense on the sideline.
For the record, Stanford's offense is very NFL, more so than any other team in the P12. Their system, playbook, terminology and practices are closely modeled after some of the professional teams where Shaw and Bloomgren have coached and been influenced by such coaches as Jon Gruden and Brian Billick.
Shaw and Bloomgren have been largely successful at making the best use of the offensive personnel that Stanford has, and that they can recruit in the effort to win P12 Championships. Bully Ball is THE only way Stanford is going to continue to reign at or near the top of the conference. Brutally physical, low variance offensive football that shortens the game, scores TDs, and keeps the opposing offense on the sideline.