Does Tate See The Field Saturday?

Play Denard. Give him some passing experience. If Tate's good to go, keep him in reserve in case you need him.

I had a concussion when I played and "saw" three fields. Bad injury with (relatively) good timing. If he needed to miss a game remaining on the schedule Del State works for me.

But won't this hurt Tate's Heisman hopes? YES, that's a joke, before the Neg Bombs drop. Get Denard out there Saturday, have him throw for 200 yds, rush for 150, use his slew of backs and bring home a nice 48-3 romp.

The great thing about opinions regarding concussions is that the average Joe knows just about as much as Doctors. The medical theory du jour is that concussions have not been given the serious treatment they deserve. So in the interest of the rest of Tate's life, we should probably sit him no matter who we play but especially against Delaware State. No need for Tate to have the brain of an 85 year old at 44 a la Andre Waters.

"The great thing about opinions regarding concussions is that the average Joe knows just about as much as Doctors." I don't agree with this. Neurologists and people who study concussions hard-core know the details about recovery process, brain swelling, second-impact syndrome neural plasticity and other big words. But these are specialists, and their guidelines are just filtering down to the training staffs and day-to-day docs who run the sports programs. And some of their guidelines are too conservative, damaging their credibility in sports medicine. I had a grade 1/grade 2 (depends on the classification used) single-impact concussion where I forgot what day it was and my locker combination; I didn't lose symptoms until a week later and I was out for three weeks, which ended my season. "Cleared by Wednesday" sounds like a good acid test. Case in point: if Tate was fuzzy during the game, he stands a good chance of recovering by Penn State. If Tebow was "out" for two minutes as was reported, there's no way he could have played against LSU without a considerable risk of catastrophic reinjury. It's all the more complicated by the fact that concussion-like symptoms - confusion, nausea, headache - can be induced by dehydration and playing a long football game. We coaches misdiagnosed dehydration as a concussion last weekend and the kid was a-OK the next day with no problems.

I think RR said in his press conference that he plans to start Tate if Tate can go.

Tate shouldn't see the field unless he is good to go on Tuesday. However, I think the timing of the game is a good opportunity to get Denard some seriously needed work. Tate will start the following week vs. Penn State but I don't think we should rush him. I will say it here first, we will rush for over 400 yards this week with Minor, Brown, Shaw, Denard and Vincent Smith all reaching the endzone. It is important for DR to get some passign game reps as well. MB

Tate should sit this one out. What is going on with the hand he was shaking? I didn't see a helmut strike or anything when he released the ball. DRob should be able to get the team down the field, and score.

Tate was making very bad decisions on Saturday, trying to be a hero and forcing plays before it was absolutely necessary. He's still a freshman, still learning his role and what decisions to make--putting him in for the first half of Delaware State will help that development even if DSU is terrible. I'd love to see DRob get some time on the field (which is why I'd like to see him in the second half) and I think he has the potential to be a great QB in the future but Tate is by far the better QB this season and still has a lot to learn and improve. If he's medically cleared then Tate ought to be playing and gaining that experience.

Let Denard come in, run for 4 TDs, and then throw 3 INT while trying to get his throwing game going. Meanwhile, Brandon Graham and Craig Roh will eat their QB. This is probably the only game where I'd be okay with DRob throwing a ton of INT.

this is the perfect game to rest Tate and give DRob a chance at starting and playing a full game. This way, if Tate were to get knocked out of a game in the future (knock on wood), DRob would have this full game on his resume so that it's not foreign to him. Plus, Delaware State is a very subpar team. This is an FCS team that is 1-3 and averaging 14 points per game.

I say start Tate but after two or three series put in Denard and let him do his thing for the rest of the game.

Absolutely. Tate needs to rest up and get healthy, and Denard really needs the experience. Part of Denard's apparent inability to pass the ball any considerable distance has got to be his trust in his receivers. Even if he throws 2-3 INTs (which I don't think he will, even if he plays the entire game) on Saturday, he should complete some longer passes and start to gain confidence in his receivers and himself. If Tate is cleared to play, let him get some reps to stay sharp (he is still our guy, after all), but I hope to see DRob start and DRob finish this game

Only if he's cleared by the doctors, and then probably somewhat limited (get a score or two, then DRob comes in). If it were me, I'd sit him even if the docs provided the green light. No sense in risking a compounding injury in a game of ordinary proportions. It is a brain injury, after all, not a boo-boo, and they can be made far worse.

I am as much concerned about Tate's shoulder, there seems to be a consensus that he has not had as much zip on the ball the past 2 weeks. I would start Tate if healthy, but would also like to see his shoulder get some recuperation time.