Tate Forcier the Next Chad Henne or Another Steven Threet?

by burkhartbj29 on Jul 8, 2009 5:52 PM CDT

I was at the spring game for Michigan football and from what I saw from Forcier I feel that he is going to be a successful Michigan quarterback this season, even though you are not allowed to tackle the QB in the spring game I think his mobility is something to get excited about. We haven't had a mobile back under center since the Bo days of Michigan football when the spread offense was alive and well. Then Lloyd came in and believe in the drop back system were the quarterback didn't have to move around much. I think that Tate could be the next Chad Henne and lead this team to a 9-3 season, with them being bowl game bound. He is very mobile and can throw accuratly on the run something that John Navarre, Henne and Threet could never do. What are your thoughts about this?

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Where's the option for "too early to tell"?

by jeepnut on Jul 10, 2009 9:51 AM CDT reply actions

Couple of thoughts

What I took away from the spring game was the following:

- From an accuracy standpoint he’s head and shoulders above where either of our signal callers were last year, he made a number of throws in the spring game, on the run, that simply were not options for this offense last season.

- He is comfortable in this offense, he has the combination of mobility and accuracy to make the short to medium throws that I believe Rodriguez’s system is largely predicated on.

- He’s young, he’s going to make Freshman mistakes… but he also has a MUCH more experienced unit surrounding him than we had last year, that will have a large impact on his effectiveness.

- He’s a much more credible threat to keep the football on the QB read, and that alone will open things up for the offense.

I’m not predicting wild instantaneous success, but we’re in a much better position at QB heading into this season than we were last season even despite the fact that it’s another true freshman under center.

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by SCM on Jul 12, 2009 8:59 AM CDT reply actions