Mailbag question: Tate Forcier

Mailbag question: Tate Forcier

My question is about Tate Forcier

It seemed like some sites were bragging about this kid during the early part of the season and now those same sites are blaming the weather, and also are making noise that the expectations were just too high, even though these sites were the ones helping create the high expectations for the kid.

Is the kid that good, that bad, in between? It seems like lately he almost seems lost out there, but Michigan has to go to him because frankly he is the best they have right now.

With Devin Gardner coming in do you see him red-shirting or do you see him playing and how much of a factor could he be, especially if he comes in early?

I just do not see Tate, or tater-tot like some people have called him, as a player that will greatly improve from one season to the next. It seems like he is what he is as they say and only maybe his decision-making will get better?

Your thoughts guys,

Wendall W.

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Thanks for the question.

Forcier in our opinion is a typical talented freshmen, who makes some great plays and some terrible plays. Some places hopped on the "Forcier for Heisman" hoopla that happened earlier before the season and after the first four games. But now these same cheerleaders are saying we tried to tell you to keep things in prospective, even though they were the officers leading the calvary charge.

Tate is making typical freshmen errors by rushing things, forcing throws, and not going through his entire reads and progressions. Sometimes he is deciding where to go with the ball even before the ball is snapped, or he waits too long to get rid of the ball because either he cannot see the receiver open or is worried about making a mistake.

All young quarterbacks go through this type of development.

We have tried to keep everything in perspective here, not giving too much credit or praise through the good times and not too much blame through the bad times as well. We try to show people concerns that we have seen either in the spring practices or the off-season reports, as well as the obvious evidence from the actual games that support this discussion.

Keep in mind Tate has much going for himself: talent, quicks, and smarts. But he needs supporting elements, such as a well thought out passing game and experience to further develop.

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