Devin Gardner in Borges's offense

Borges and Hoke have named Denard the starter by name. Devin will be his back up.

Plus, you're still neg on sight in my mind for your comments about the womens water polo team.

dont see devin out playing the B1G offensive POTY but anything is possible with a new system

I think that since Gardner really did virtually nothing after the first couple of games and was replaced by Forcier, and Denard did so well for a young QB, there is precious little to talk about.  Let's hope Devin comes on like gangbusters just in case he is needed, but right now, the job would seem to be Denard's to lose.

Yeah Devin's pretty good, and we're all very excited to see what he can do, but we have this guy who's supposed to contend for the Heisman.. He's pretty good as well.. Devin will have his time to shine when Denard's gone

He isn't going to outperform a guy who broke multiple individual offensive records, including his own records, as a sophomore. Quarterback is the one position where it's safe to say who the starter is going to be.

While Devin isn't going to jump over Denard, it will be very interesting to see his progress in spring practice.  When Devin played last year, to me he looked like he just wasn't quite ready.  However, he definitely showed flashes: he can make some of the throws that Denard can't.  Hopefully a year with the team and a year in the weight room has paid off for Devin.  I think we'll see a big step up in his ability at spring practice.

My hope is that DG does not see the field except for clean up for the next 2 years.

Just sayin.

I bet Devin will play more than expected this year.  Not because he fits in the offense better than Denard, but because Denard, his posse, and the defense will be so stellar that we'll have a truckload of blow outs.

take it down!  what is it with this denard may not be our quarterback meme?  the guy was the B1G offensive player of the year, set NCAA records and was generally amazing.  why on earth wouldn't he be our QB next year?

It will be interesting to see how this all plays out most importantly if Borges can tailor the offense to fit Denard's style of play.  I hope it isnt the case that Hoke just starts Denard at QB because he is the Big 10 offensive player of the year and was contemplating leaving.  I hope that Borges can tailor it to fit Denard because he is so exciting to watch.  However, if not I wouldnt mind seeing Denard at a slot position and Devin taking the snaps because I think Devin would be a great west coast QB.  We will see what the spring practices bring. 

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What happens if coaches discover that denard and devin are our two best skill players on offense?

Even in the spring game of last year, we saw some things that Devin can do because of his physical talent that the other guys (tate & denard) couldn't do as well.

There's no doubt that Denard is going to be the first guy on the field. Borges' and Hoke are going to do their best to mold their comfort zone of an offense to his talents. He'll get the nod by solely being the reigning BTPOY.

In regards to Devin Gardner, they have to be drooling at the prospect of getting him a sturdy pocket from which to survey the field. In his limited PT, I saw some great throws from Devin that should give us something to look forward to when he works his way onto the field.

In short, I can't imagine Borges & co would ask Denard and Devin to run the same offense. They have very different skill-sets and body types. I think taking a look at what Borges did with Jason Campbell would be a better predictor of what they could do with Gardner.

I don't know why you're getting all of the negs.  That's a totally legit question.

I'm very interested to see what happens during Spring ball (and into the fall).  To me, it seems like Gardner is a better fit for what Hoke and Borges want to do (based on who they are recruiting).  Denard had such great numbers last year that it will be hard to keep him down.  Remember that Gardner was pushing Denard last year before the season started....and he had very limited experience at  that point.

I don't think that we've heard the last of your question....especially with two years to go.

Part of me wants to say that if this happens, DG is not just similar to Vince Young, but in fact Vince Young, Jr.  Or Jesus, Jr. 

The other part of me thinks if this happens, that means Borges incessantly attempted to jam the proverbial square peg into the round hole, with predictable lack of success.

Other other part of me thinks "are you kidding me?!"  Denard Robinson is and IMO, will be the starter until he graduates.  He is not Tate '09; he's one of the most electrifying players in the country.

I think other other me is most correct.

type of posts occurring... this should be fun this year.  Hope the competition makes both of them better.  Good problem to have - except for those that will suggest that having multiple quality qbs on your roster is bad.

Go Blue!