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Fifth-year senior linebacker Chase Thomas anchors a stingy Stanford defense that ranks sixth nationally in stop- ping the run (77.20 yards allowed per game).
PHOTO COURTESY STANFORD Fitzgerald said Stanford has dialed back
its playbook for Nunes, but that it hasn't been dumbed down. The intricate Cardinal offense isn't beyond his comprehension — Nunes and the personnel around him simply have to do a better job executing. Nunes has completed 86 of 159 passes
for 1,145 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions. The average results aren't entirely his fault, however. Stanford hasn't had a game-breaking receiver in years, and 2012 is no exception. Starters Ty Montgomery, a sophomore
who has 18 catches for 168 yards, and Drew Terrell, a senior with 10 receptions for 143 yards and two touchdowns, are athletic and came to Palo Alto with long
lists of accolades, but it hasn't translated to the college level. "Ty Montgomery is a tremendous ath-
lete and a terrific kick return guy, but he has dropped a lot of passes already — a couple of deep ones against Washington that were excellent," Fitzgerald said. "The bigger problem with the wide receivers is not getting the separation. They don't have a lot of depth. Terrell disappeared against Washington. He's a terrific blocker and a tremendous punt return guy, but he just doesn't seem to get separation. As a result, they wind up going back to the tight ends, which is what they did all last year." To compound matters, Shaw said this week that Montgomery — the team's sec-
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