Tate: Confidence is a good thing

Tate has the swagger. He's a freshman. Would you prefer a return of the Robot?

I would personally prefer him to say this after the next game:

"Guys I put my pants on just like you, one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I win football games."

i don't think tate is close to crossing the line between confidence and arrogance...yet. a win against osu, howeva...

He's got that swagger, I also like that he doesn't yield to the stupid people interviewing him and give them the exact soundbite they are looking for. He reminds me of this kid (who is awesome): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-2pVsKRNX8

Would you rather your quarterback say something ridiculous like "everybody murders people" or something ridiculous (and potentially true) like "I don't get nervous." Forcier at least sounds intelligent when he's talking, Barkley, in his post game interview (as with all Pryor interviews), sounded like he had marbles in his mouth.
The "swagger," or "moxie," or, heck, let's just call it "douchebaggery," while it may be ill-suited for a friend, may be desirable in a young quarterback for him to take control of this team.

Even desirable, especially in a QB.

Also, he's saying he's confident, not that he's going to crush the opposition like a grape. The latter would get pretty annoying...

There are certain people you want to be very confident, even arrogant. Your pilots, your brain surgeon, your trial lawyer - you want them waking up every morning thinking they are the best at what they do.

This goes double for your quarterback.

So the kid wasn't nervous. It was pretty obvious he wasn't nervous. So what do you want him to do? Lie to the reporter who asked him if he was? If there is anything I hate more than self-absorbed arrogance (which Tate didn't have), it's fake humility, which I'm happy he doesn't have either.

I thought Forcier showed respect and intelligence in his post-game interview. Gave credit to his team members, expressed confidence in the team's defense and in his receivers. Even though, as we found out later, his interception was due to a misrun route.

I like the fact that he is confident, but he definitely is not arrogant. Did you notice that in the interview he did not brag, in fact he said he just gets the ball to his teammates and lets them do thier thing. Also, I was impressed last week when Denard scored his touchdown, the first person to congratulate and chest butt him back at the sidelines was Tate!

I'm actually really torn on this. Bottom line is I could care less how he acts or responds to interview questions if he keeps on winning and plays like he has (he still has to be classy, and he has been).

Could he be a bit more humble, sure, but I like the confidence and swagger he has. I think it makes our offense more dangerous. I know, if I was a wide receiver or running back, a freshman or senior, I would feed off of Tate's confidence.

Excellence is good. So is confidence.