09-28-2019, 06:07 AM
OK, this really pisses me off if what I fear has happened, did.
I spent $50 to see an obviously injured QB play last week, who was also likely injured the week before, and now, on a Friday before the next game, he is ruled out? Why was Costello playing when injured in the first place? I would be shocked if we was healthy last week, because he has looked terrible the last two weeks. If Mills gives the team the best chance to win today, it sure as hell seems like he did last week as well. Stanford has historically been exceptionally cautious with injuries, so I'm a little confused here.
I've said it before - and Yvonne ripped me for it - but Shaw is to me continuing his metamorphosis into Jeff Tedford.
1. Not continuing to innovate on offense, refusing to give OC duties to someone else, but having one in name only
2. OL recruiting slippage
3. Blowout losses
4. Defensiveness and paranoia
5. Team losing physicality edge it once had
6. Questionable game management
The only one missing up until now: Playing injured QB as safety blanket in favor of healthier less experienced one. If this is actually what has happened with Costello/Mills, it is analogous to Nate Longshore and Kevin Riley 12 seasons ago, the one that convinced me Jeff Tedford was in a death spiral and needed to be ousted.
It sure would be great to see some sign Shaw is going to pull out of the flat spin (to use an aviation analogy) the program appears to be in right now. This latest development does not assuage my concerns that Shaw is about to auger in.
I spent $50 to see an obviously injured QB play last week, who was also likely injured the week before, and now, on a Friday before the next game, he is ruled out? Why was Costello playing when injured in the first place? I would be shocked if we was healthy last week, because he has looked terrible the last two weeks. If Mills gives the team the best chance to win today, it sure as hell seems like he did last week as well. Stanford has historically been exceptionally cautious with injuries, so I'm a little confused here.
I've said it before - and Yvonne ripped me for it - but Shaw is to me continuing his metamorphosis into Jeff Tedford.
1. Not continuing to innovate on offense, refusing to give OC duties to someone else, but having one in name only
2. OL recruiting slippage
3. Blowout losses
4. Defensiveness and paranoia
5. Team losing physicality edge it once had
6. Questionable game management
The only one missing up until now: Playing injured QB as safety blanket in favor of healthier less experienced one. If this is actually what has happened with Costello/Mills, it is analogous to Nate Longshore and Kevin Riley 12 seasons ago, the one that convinced me Jeff Tedford was in a death spiral and needed to be ousted.
It sure would be great to see some sign Shaw is going to pull out of the flat spin (to use an aviation analogy) the program appears to be in right now. This latest development does not assuage my concerns that Shaw is about to auger in.