[CardinalSagehen]

… if I understand some railbird observations correctly, may have involved some Beau Nelson and/or Ashton Daniels wildcat, which is NOT 2022 Stanford football (or so we can hope). 

Thanks for the insights.

Daniels was the one that scored on the final play. It was a designed run from the shotgun, but with a halfback and an H-back, so not really the Wildcat. I guess he’s another candidate for the running QB role, but I’d guess that he probably won’t see the field this year as a true freshman.  

Stepping back, it is easy to take for granted the most obvious reason for optimism this season - Tanner McKee. In general, there wasn’t much to see in his performance at the scrimmage, but he did throw a 15-yard out to the long side of the field on an absolute frozen rope, hitting the receiver in stride.  I’m not an expert, but I think that’s what people call an “NFL throw.”  I wonder whether a more athletic QB might be more helpful for us, but we cannot take that kind of arm talent and accuracy for granted. He’s also calm in the pocket and willing to take a hit.  

Restating the obvious, for anyone choosing to be optimistic about the season, McKee is the #1 reason.

[CardinalSagehen]

… if I understand some railbird observations correctly, may have involved some Beau Nelson and/or Ashton Daniels wildcat, which is NOT 2022 Stanford football (or so we can hope). 

Thanks for the insights.

Daniels was the one that scored on the final play. It was a designed run from the shotgun, but with a halfback and an H-back, so not really the Wildcat. I guess he’s another candidate for the running QB role, but I’d guess that he probably won’t see the field this year as a true freshman.  

Stepping back, it is easy to take for granted the most obvious reason for optimism this season - Tanner McKee. In general, there wasn’t much to see in his performance at the scrimmage, but he did throw a 15-yard out to the long side of the field on an absolute frozen rope, hitting the receiver in stride.  I’m not an expert, but I think that’s what people call an “NFL throw.”  I wonder whether a more athletic QB might be more helpful for us, but we cannot take that kind of arm talent and accuracy for granted. He’s also calm in the pocket and willing to take a hit.  

Restating the obvious, for anyone choosing to be optimistic about the season, McKee is the #1 reason.