2016 season grades: Stanford Cardinal

The 2016 season is officially over for the Pac-12. We kick off our season review by handing out some grades for each team. Next up: Stanford.

OFFENSE: Stanford fielded arguably the nation's best offense in 2015 -- they scored more points per drive than any other team in the country that year -- but the Cardinal sputtered without quarterback Kevin Hogan and three of his key offensive linemen in 2016, dropping to No. 82 in points scored.

Quarterback Ryan Burns led the team to big wins against Kansas State, USC and UCLA to open the season, but Washington exposed the Cardinal's new-look offensive line in a 44-6 drubbing. Stanford's offense began to struggle mightily, failing to muster a touchdown…