Interesting QB situation to be in...

not the ultimate authority. That is probably your sub-conscious telling you something there...what exactly I will let the others (who are going to tear this apart) tell you.

because I agree there is too much overlap with Tate and Denard.

...a good idea, but it's not the direction the coaches are going with DRob.  There was talk from RichRod in the spring about getting Denard some practice elsewhere, but it hasn't played out that way.

That's not to say it isn't possible that there will be sets where Tate and DRob line up in the backfield or with one of them split out, but it's not likely to be a normal occurrence.

Bottom line: One of these two will be the starting QB on Sep 4. The other one may very well see significant action based on how things are progressing in the game.  The QB who starts on Sep 4 may not be the starting QB on Sep 11.  Even if that's the case, we're likely to see plenty of DRob and Tate in the first several weeks unless and until one of them shows himself to be the clearly better option.

By all rights, Devin should be destined for a RS season but that's not a given either.  If things go poorly early, you never know what may happen.

You're not really adding anything new or insightful to the usual, "OMGNARDDAWG! TATETRANSFERLOL!" QB discussions that have occurred ad nauseum. This is getting worse than the Lebron sweepstakes.

I just know that Rod Smith has a much better QB selection problem as compared to the Penn State coaching staff.

People around these parts are constantly pleading "Denard must be on the field!" 

I don't necessarily disagree with this, but did he have any positive plays last year at other positions?  I know he was split out wide for a play or two during the OSU game and I think maybe one or two other games, but did he turn any of these plays into big gains?  (serious question)

I do agree Denard must be on the field, but I think it should be at the QB position.

I have a hard time understanding the argument that since RR has to go all out this season to keep his job, he will not redshirt DG.

I just don't think DG is prepared enough that redshirting him would prevent us from winning games (barring injury of course). 

You say that Denard is "clearly the most gifted athlete on the team," and so we should play him elsewhere if DG gets QB time. But have we forgotten what Denard's performance at QB was like last year despite his athletic talent? What makes you think that DG is going to come in and be ready as a DECISION-MAKER more than Denard was? I think if we put another true freshman in at QB for significant snaps, we will continue to see the freshman mistakes that have haunted us the past two seasons.

but I would put Denard at center, and Tate in the slot.  Have Schilling take the snap from Denard (or pretend).  And run the annexation of Puerto Rico every play using Tate as a decoy.

With all of these assumptions on the starter is it too much to assume that we will see all three of these guys getting major reps in games for the next couple of years. We saw it last year. A multi-qb system is unconventional but I seriously doubt RR cares what people think is conventional. 

Also, it's way too early to be putting out scenarios of who will be transfering/3rd string with a new coach. Hasn't our blood pressure spiked enough this offseason?

Another thing I would like to mention is that I bet this board has given way more thought to the DG redshirt issue than the coaching staff has. 

The reason being is that RR doesn't have to make a final decision at any point during the season.

I bet Michigan rolls into the UCONN game hoping to redshirt DG. Who wouldn't? He's a true freshman.

If things go perfectly, either Denard or Tate will establish themselves as the number 1, and we'll shred UCONN, ND, etc  with the backup QB seeing mostly meaningless snaps at the end of the game. DG would then redshirt, and all is well.

HOWEVER, if Tate or Denard get injured OR both fall flat on their faces (very unlikely), DG will be available and could come in. In this scenario I will be terrified as our answer to our two QBs underperforming will be to bring in a true freshman. Yikes! 

There is no rule (to my knowledge) that says you have to declare a guy as redshirting at any point in the season. If he doesn't play at all, redshirt used. If he plays a certain amount, redshirt not available. Its as simple as that.

I don't think I've ever wanted a Michigan football season to start faster than this one.  I am so sick of talking about this, I would rather hear about my girlfriend's day then talk about the QB's one more time.

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3 months old... please don't neg him!

I still think keeping him 100% at QB is a waste of his talents as he is clearly the most gifted athlete on the team.

So instead of putting the ball into guy's hands pretty much every play (60-70 snaps), where a broken play may end up a TD (see WMU), we move him to a position where he gets less than 20 times a game at best?  I don't follow how that's a waste of his talents.

Last year he was a year younger, a year less experienced, a year greener on the playbook, and banged up starting with Indiana.

I realize most of the excitement is about Denard this year, but Tate isn't finished here by a long shot.