[OutsiderFan]

I don't know if Lance Anderson is a bad coach, but I do believe Bernard Muir didn't demand better performance from Shaw, he in turn didn't demand more of any of his coaches, and that lack of accountability made everyone in the program, from Head Coach, to assistants, to S&C staff, down to the players, totally unaccountable for performance.

My guess is with a fire breathing dragon* of a Head Coach, Lance Anderson would have led better defenses at Stanford, because he once led some very good defenses at Stanford. Still, it's understandable that if Troy Taylor is basically going to hand the defense to someone to run without much oversight from him, he's gonna want a guy he trusts. 


* To be clear "fire breathing dragon" doesn't need to be someone who screams and yells, just someone who demands performance and is unrelenting about it.

[OutsiderFan]

I don't know if Lance Anderson is a bad coach, but I do believe Bernard Muir didn't demand better performance from Shaw, he in turn didn't demand more of any of his coaches, and that lack of accountability made everyone in the program, from Head Coach, to assistants, to S&C staff, down to the players, totally unaccountable for performance.

My guess is with a fire breathing dragon* of a Head Coach, Lance Anderson would have led better defenses at Stanford, because he once led some very good defenses at Stanford. Still, it's understandable that if Troy Taylor is basically going to hand the defense to someone to run without much oversight from him, he's gonna want a guy he trusts. 


* To be clear "fire breathing dragon" doesn't need to be someone who screams and yells, just someone who demands performance and is unrelenting about it.