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The actual presser lasted a shade over 9 minutes.  In his opening remarks, Shaw said the following:

-- It was a tough loss.
-- Noisy stadium, but team coped well.

Offense:
-- Injuries hurt us.  Both starting tackles out, with Rouse returning but not at 100%.
-- Blocking was therefore a problem.
-- Turnovers were a problem.
-- Therefore: limited offensive effectiveness.

Defense:
-- Have to limit big plays.

Overall:
-- There's a lot there for us.
-- Love our schemes
-- But not giving ourselves a chance to win.
-- Need to stay in it till the 4th quarter.  
-- This team has so much more to give, etc.

There were 5 or 6 questions:
-- One addressed the slow-mesh offense and its lack of effectiveness.  Shaw stated that the Huskies had a very "active defense", which plugged gaps and produced an effective pass rush.  
-- Two questions addressed the individual performance of Filkins and Wilson.  Both were highly praised.  

That was about it.  My comments:
-- The injury card has already resurfaced, and I suspect it is here to stay for the 2022 season. 
-- Shaw's overall positive take on the team is not surprising.   That's the nature of press-conferences.  However, he did not trot out his "tiger in the weeds" statement.  That would have been ridiculous.   
-- Clearly, we do not have the depth on the O-line that Shaw claimed we had prior to the season.  Calling UW's defense "active" is just a way of saying that they beat us at the LOS and disrupted our offense.  Gee, that's what defenses do for a living if you let them.  
-- His positive view of Filkins and how he can eventually pair up with Smith to form a top-level running back duo is fine, but that assumes they both stay with the program.  Our previous running back duo (Jones and Peat) is gone, with both plying their trade for other teams.  If Filkins and Smith are both promising, do they stay?    
-- The tone was obviously subdued, and Shaw clearly wanted to get the press conference over with as soon as possible.  I think we will see a lot of similar pressers this year.  I can't imagine the one next week after the Oregon game will be much different.  Hope I am wrong, but this is where we are right now.

 You are not wrong and this is exactly where Shaw and his program are. And will likely remain.

[gailtate]

The actual presser lasted a shade over 9 minutes.  In his opening remarks, Shaw said the following:

-- It was a tough loss.
-- Noisy stadium, but team coped well.

Offense:
-- Injuries hurt us.  Both starting tackles out, with Rouse returning but not at 100%.
-- Blocking was therefore a problem.
-- Turnovers were a problem.
-- Therefore: limited offensive effectiveness.

Defense:
-- Have to limit big plays.

Overall:
-- There's a lot there for us.
-- Love our schemes
-- But not giving ourselves a chance to win.
-- Need to stay in it till the 4th quarter.  
-- This team has so much more to give, etc.

There were 5 or 6 questions:
-- One addressed the slow-mesh offense and its lack of effectiveness.  Shaw stated that the Huskies had a very "active defense", which plugged gaps and produced an effective pass rush.  
-- Two questions addressed the individual performance of Filkins and Wilson.  Both were highly praised.  

That was about it.  My comments:
-- The injury card has already resurfaced, and I suspect it is here to stay for the 2022 season. 
-- Shaw's overall positive take on the team is not surprising.   That's the nature of press-conferences.  However, he did not trot out his "tiger in the weeds" statement.  That would have been ridiculous.   
-- Clearly, we do not have the depth on the O-line that Shaw claimed we had prior to the season.  Calling UW's defense "active" is just a way of saying that they beat us at the LOS and disrupted our offense.  Gee, that's what defenses do for a living if you let them.  
-- His positive view of Filkins and how he can eventually pair up with Smith to form a top-level running back duo is fine, but that assumes they both stay with the program.  Our previous running back duo (Jones and Peat) is gone, with both plying their trade for other teams.  If Filkins and Smith are both promising, do they stay?    
-- The tone was obviously subdued, and Shaw clearly wanted to get the press conference over with as soon as possible.  I think we will see a lot of similar pressers this year.  I can't imagine the one next week after the Oregon game will be much different.  Hope I am wrong, but this is where we are right now.

 You are not wrong and this is exactly where Shaw and his program are. And will likely remain.