[fullmetal]

Let's be fair: Shaw isn't quite doing the same thing over and over again.  He's making changes, albeit incrementally.  He's also facing new challenges unique to head coaching, some of which he hasn't exactly handled well.  Let's hope the staffing issues (all of them) never happen again.  Hopefully the culture issues are being handled.  We've seen minor flashes of brilliance from the offensive braintrust, but we've also seen much of the same predictable/exploitable playcalling that doesn't suit the personnel Stanford has available.  Recruiting needs a jolt, and real talent development has to be a priority ASAP.  Can we get a real QB coach that isn't distracted by OC duties?  Is there room on the staff for such an assistant under the NCAA coaching limits?  Every year there's a different dynamic, and that alone means that Shaw is probably not doing the same thing.

Shaw needs to show that he's learned how far removed head coaching is from the players.  He's managing the program; the assistants are coaching the players.  He's got to hire good assistants, and then go fight the program-level fires because no one else can do that for him.

[fullmetal]

Let's be fair: Shaw isn't quite doing the same thing over and over again.  He's making changes, albeit incrementally.  He's also facing new challenges unique to head coaching, some of which he hasn't exactly handled well.  Let's hope the staffing issues (all of them) never happen again.  Hopefully the culture issues are being handled.  We've seen minor flashes of brilliance from the offensive braintrust, but we've also seen much of the same predictable/exploitable playcalling that doesn't suit the personnel Stanford has available.  Recruiting needs a jolt, and real talent development has to be a priority ASAP.  Can we get a real QB coach that isn't distracted by OC duties?  Is there room on the staff for such an assistant under the NCAA coaching limits?  Every year there's a different dynamic, and that alone means that Shaw is probably not doing the same thing.

Shaw needs to show that he's learned how far removed head coaching is from the players.  He's managing the program; the assistants are coaching the players.  He's got to hire good assistants, and then go fight the program-level fires because no one else can do that for him.