[pefloresjr]

I think it is worth noting that this was a great post game press conference from Shaw.  He acknowledged that the team is only approaching good but wants to be great.  He focused, as usual, on the positive aspects of many players' and groups.  He almost never directly makes negative comments about performance or coaching other than his general statements about lack of execution that seem to exorcise some around here.  I, for one, don't need the head coach to give public expressions of the problems with the team including those with the coaching.  Very few coaches ever give any meaningful information in press conferences.  The thing I care about is whether or not the team seems to be improving and whether or not the coaches seem to be adapting to the team's strengths and weaknesses.  I think the Shaw administration has been a little to slow to adopt changes but they have done so repeatedly.  (E.g. changes from old school power running with a lead fullback to more read zone running based on the talent of McCaffrey and Love, as well as big changes from a run foundation to a pass foundation in some recent years.  The idea that with Love and McCaffrey, the success of the team was somehow lucky based on talent and not adaptive coaching is, in my opinion, simply foolish.)   I'm in a great mood because We've Got The Axe and am in no mood for the usual bitching that goes on about Coach Shaw right now and thought it was worth it to give him some deserved kudos this weekend.  

Cheers,
Pete F.

[pefloresjr]

I think it is worth noting that this was a great post game press conference from Shaw.  He acknowledged that the team is only approaching good but wants to be great.  He focused, as usual, on the positive aspects of many players' and groups.  He almost never directly makes negative comments about performance or coaching other than his general statements about lack of execution that seem to exorcise some around here.  I, for one, don't need the head coach to give public expressions of the problems with the team including those with the coaching.  Very few coaches ever give any meaningful information in press conferences.  The thing I care about is whether or not the team seems to be improving and whether or not the coaches seem to be adapting to the team's strengths and weaknesses.  I think the Shaw administration has been a little to slow to adopt changes but they have done so repeatedly.  (E.g. changes from old school power running with a lead fullback to more read zone running based on the talent of McCaffrey and Love, as well as big changes from a run foundation to a pass foundation in some recent years.  The idea that with Love and McCaffrey, the success of the team was somehow lucky based on talent and not adaptive coaching is, in my opinion, simply foolish.)   I'm in a great mood because We've Got The Axe and am in no mood for the usual bitching that goes on about Coach Shaw right now and thought it was worth it to give him some deserved kudos this weekend.  

Cheers,
Pete F.