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What I am saying is that I don't think Shaw's O maximizes the talent and productivity on the roster. But there is no doubt that Love has made this offense explosive this season.  Let's all hope he is healthy and can keep it up.

Stanford is third in the conference and 19th in the country in scoring offense at 38.1 ppg; it is fourth in total offense in 456 yards per game, but we run fewer snaps than other teams, so we are first in yards per play (7.61 yards per play).  In fact, in terms of yards per play, the 2017 Stanford team is the best offense in the Pac-12 in the last 10 years that cfbstats has data for.  The next best offense is 2013 Oregon (7.55 yards per play) that featured Marcus Mariota.  We are fourth in the country, behind only Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and UCF in yards per play.  How exactly would you maximize the talent and productivity on the roster beyond what Shaw has done?

You also seem to imply that our offense relies too much on Bryce Love.  But if your goal is to "maximize the talent and productivity" on the roster, that would almost by definition mean maximizing Love's touches.  The one time we didn't was when Love only had 13 carries against SDSU, and you know how that turned out.

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What I am saying is that I don't think Shaw's O maximizes the talent and productivity on the roster. But there is no doubt that Love has made this offense explosive this season.  Let's all hope he is healthy and can keep it up.

Stanford is third in the conference and 19th in the country in scoring offense at 38.1 ppg; it is fourth in total offense in 456 yards per game, but we run fewer snaps than other teams, so we are first in yards per play (7.61 yards per play).  In fact, in terms of yards per play, the 2017 Stanford team is the best offense in the Pac-12 in the last 10 years that cfbstats has data for.  The next best offense is 2013 Oregon (7.55 yards per play) that featured Marcus Mariota.  We are fourth in the country, behind only Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and UCF in yards per play.  How exactly would you maximize the talent and productivity on the roster beyond what Shaw has done?

You also seem to imply that our offense relies too much on Bryce Love.  But if your goal is to "maximize the talent and productivity" on the roster, that would almost by definition mean maximizing Love's touches.  The one time we didn't was when Love only had 13 carries against SDSU, and you know how that turned out.

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