Oh, Shaw also had statistics
All Shaw does is call the formation and Nike soccer cleats three plays for Luck to take to the line of scrimmage, and Luck still has the option to audible to a fourth. The quarterback makes the final decision.
The complexity of Stanford’s playbook—which Shaw said is thicker than any other college program he has seen— is hard to underestimate. An example of one call Luck takes to the line: “Green Right Slot: Z Counter, 96 Tango Edge, Kill Spider 2, Y Banana Reno Alert, 6 Zeus.”
“Try remembering that,” Shaw said. “I studied quarterbacks for nine years in the NFL. I’ve never heard of a quarterback doing this in college. Never seen it. Never heard it. It’s a lot of words to comprehend. This is not statistics. This is a guy deciding what we do, and he does it better than anybody.”
Oh, Shaw also had statistics.
Luck has lifted No. 4 Stanford (11-1, 8-1 Pac-12) to consecutive 11-win seasons for the first time and owns almost every major school passing record. The Cardinal are in position for a second straight BCS bowl—this for a losing program when Luck arrived—and are in the top five of every major offensive category.
Stanford also has had the fewest negative plays in the New nike soccer shoes nation, scored on 63 of 64 trips to the red zone and Luck threw 26 touchdown passes with no turnovers inside the 20-yard line—and did it all without the benefit of a standout wide receiver, utilizing tight ends and fullbacks to create space without speed.
Processing your request, Please wait....
