08-31-2018, 02:29 PM
The 2018 Stanford offense has the potential to be more dynamic and pressure more of the field more consistently than any time I can remember.
In 2010, Stanford's offense had elite QB & TEs. It had a very good OL and capable RBs and WRs.
In 2018, the Stanford offense has elite OL, TEs and RB, very good WRs and at least a capable QB. Like Tennessee won a National Title with Tee Martin, not Peyton Manning, so too should this Stanford offense be better than the 2010 Luck-led version.
There are three dynamics I see that could influence the degree to which the 2018 offense may be more dominant than in recent years.
1. Tavita Pritchard is the new OC. No competent leader would promote a guy and not allow him to take ownership of his job. Shaw seems like he would be wise enough to know this. Pritchard being a former QB probably will want to have a more QB-friendly offense than might have existed under Bloomgren.
2. Carberry is the new OL coach coming from the more pass-oriented, premium on pass blocking, NFL.
3. David Shaw could see that with so many offensive weapons available now, this is the time to demonstrate he is plenty capable of having one of the best offenses in the country. I find it hard to believe Shaw doesn't want to be acclaimed for having a great offense.
My biggest question about the offense is not how much Love will be involved as a receiver, but if Stanford puts in some RPOs into the offense. I can't see a better way to deal with stacked boxes to stop Love than being in a running play and having the QB throw out of a called run when a Safety comes down to give 8 in the box. Of course, we've seen Stanford get plenty of big runs against such fronts, but that doesn't mean it's the smart thing to do!
In 2010, Stanford's offense had elite QB & TEs. It had a very good OL and capable RBs and WRs.
In 2018, the Stanford offense has elite OL, TEs and RB, very good WRs and at least a capable QB. Like Tennessee won a National Title with Tee Martin, not Peyton Manning, so too should this Stanford offense be better than the 2010 Luck-led version.
There are three dynamics I see that could influence the degree to which the 2018 offense may be more dominant than in recent years.
1. Tavita Pritchard is the new OC. No competent leader would promote a guy and not allow him to take ownership of his job. Shaw seems like he would be wise enough to know this. Pritchard being a former QB probably will want to have a more QB-friendly offense than might have existed under Bloomgren.
2. Carberry is the new OL coach coming from the more pass-oriented, premium on pass blocking, NFL.
3. David Shaw could see that with so many offensive weapons available now, this is the time to demonstrate he is plenty capable of having one of the best offenses in the country. I find it hard to believe Shaw doesn't want to be acclaimed for having a great offense.
My biggest question about the offense is not how much Love will be involved as a receiver, but if Stanford puts in some RPOs into the offense. I can't see a better way to deal with stacked boxes to stop Love than being in a running play and having the QB throw out of a called run when a Safety comes down to give 8 in the box. Of course, we've seen Stanford get plenty of big runs against such fronts, but that doesn't mean it's the smart thing to do!