Devin Gardner is my quarterback.
I have strong opinions about The Everything. This thread isn't for that.
This thread is for Devin Gardner.
Because before we knew him, he was giving it his all.
He fought and clawed from the moment he arrived.
He was told to wait. So he waited.
He was told to change. So he changed.
So when he was called upon to be a leader...
He delivered with the best.
He always strove to be a victor...
Even when it broke him...
...and he had nothing left to give.
He always took time to help others...
...even when no one would help him.
If he's not your quarterback already - if you strayed, if you faltered, if you waivered, if you doubted - you can still change. There is still time. He needs us to support him now.
Devin Gardner is my quarterback.
I hope that he is yours too.
October 4th, 2014 at 12:29 PM ^
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October 4th, 2014 at 1:21 PM ^
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October 4th, 2014 at 1:56 PM ^
What evidence do you have for "giant"?
October 4th, 2014 at 2:48 PM ^
October 4th, 2014 at 6:07 PM ^
You weren't the butt of my comment. We're lobbing grenades at the same target :)
And please don't feel the need to explain jokes. It always lessens the impact.
October 4th, 2014 at 11:26 PM ^
October 4th, 2014 at 1:22 PM ^
the worst. At thinking, and probably a lot more.
October 4th, 2014 at 1:38 PM ^
He is our best qb, but only because Morris is really bad, Bellomy is reall really really bad and Speight is really young and maybe bad.
The proverbial "tall midget".
He is by far our best qb, but he has to run a lot to be effective. Denard lite.
Yes they are fine young men and DG is a tough, hard working sob. Go to war with him. Let him marry your daughter. Hell yeah. But passing a football with pressure, not so much.
October 4th, 2014 at 2:01 PM ^
Three 4 to 5-star QBs and a 3-star all struggle with turnovers and consistency because they are 'bad' or because the one consistent thing (the coaching staff) is not putting them in a position to succeed?
Denard Robinson had a 150 QB rating as a raw true sophomore. 8.8 ypa 63% completion percentage under Rodriguez. Went downhill the next two years under Hoke.
Gardner had a 162 QB rating as a RS soph. 9.7 ypa and 60% completion percentage. Has gone downhill since.
Then look at the two guys Hoke brought in.Shane Morris looks no more prepared after a year plus than he did as a true freshman.Russell Bellomy, who the coaches deemed good enough to be a backup, could barely complete a pass to his own team.
You might reconsider the target of criticism from these players to the people coaching them.
October 4th, 2014 at 4:09 PM ^
But he is what he is correct? Didn't say he was not a warrior or a great athlete (Denard Lite reference). Didn't say anything about his character, will to win, committment to M. He probably should have transferred, but he didn't. HE IS JUST NOT A GOOD QB. Debate it all you want. Every announcer we have had says the same thing. Stares at receivers, not accurate, tucks too early, bad decisions,etc.
Is it because of poor coaching? Yes. Is it because of poor offensive line? Yes. But it is.
He is our best QB. We just don't have any really good ones. No idea how OSU and ND happened last year.
I do agree if they changed the offense to have him run A LOT more, he could be very effective. But if he gets hurt, we are fucked.
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October 4th, 2014 at 2:27 PM ^
October 4th, 2014 at 2:39 PM ^
"START MORRIS!!!! FIVE STARS!!! THE FUTURE!!!!"
dude fuck off
October 4th, 2014 at 3:05 PM ^
Anyone who thinks you are a competent human being is a complete moron. If you are near a mirror, please point at it directly and say to yourself, "this includes you". It will help you with the primary cognitive dissonance problem that you are having.
October 4th, 2014 at 3:06 PM ^
Sorry that was for Cobra14
October 5th, 2014 at 1:03 PM ^
Not a good pure pocket QB.
Good when his skillset is used appropriately.
October 4th, 2014 at 12:51 PM ^
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October 4th, 2014 at 12:29 PM ^
October 4th, 2014 at 12:33 PM ^
Then this thread isn't for you, bye.
October 4th, 2014 at 12:39 PM ^
I can't see how anyone would still want Morris. But hype will forever be hype.
Remember, Devin had hype at one time. Devin was supposed to play QB so Denard could play RB or WR...that's what everyone wanted whenever Denard struggled.
Now Morris to QB and Devin to WR.
This is the kind of stuff that has held Michigan back for so long. When given the option between bad and worse, we always take worse simply because it's not bad.
In the end, neither guy is the answer...Gardner is the better of the two and if we could spell him for 2-3 series to put Morris in to calm Gardner and/or give Morris a shot. That's what we should do.
But this staff doesn't think that way, one or the other to them as well.
October 4th, 2014 at 12:55 PM ^
October 4th, 2014 at 12:39 PM ^
hit his butt---HARD!---on the way out.
October 4th, 2014 at 1:43 PM ^
"Have a nice life."
October 4th, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^
It's cool, brother.
No argument. Not trying to sway anybody. Just gettin out some feelings.
October 4th, 2014 at 1:01 PM ^
October 4th, 2014 at 5:33 PM ^
Who the fuck cares if he's not Tom Brady. He's our QB right now and he sure as hell has my support.
October 4th, 2014 at 8:11 PM ^
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October 4th, 2014 at 8:07 PM ^
I see you missed the fact that DG was one of the best QBs in the B10 last year. I would say that makes him a good college QB.
October 4th, 2014 at 8:27 PM ^
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October 4th, 2014 at 3:08 PM ^
Oh good you're still around for some reason. Well aren't we all lucky that free speech allows you to have a completely idiotic opinion that you can express in an open forum. This was exactly what the founding fathers were hoping would happen and here is has transpired. Even the idiotic like Cobra14 have a voice.
October 4th, 2014 at 5:36 PM ^
You are such a twerp. You have not made a single post on this board that hasn't filled me with disgust.
October 4th, 2014 at 12:31 PM ^
Calling BS on this. There's no way Brady Hoke even knows how to connect to the internet, let alone embed images.
October 4th, 2014 at 1:27 PM ^
Sounds pretty hard. Everyone I know had the cable company do it for them. Laying all those wires across the ocean and so on. I don't think it's fair to expect Hoke to do it on his own.
October 4th, 2014 at 12:32 PM ^
Amen. All the other bullsh*t going on aside, I want this kid to win so badly. All the players. They deserve to win.
October 4th, 2014 at 12:32 PM ^
Word.
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October 4th, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^
I think Devin is a great person. I think Devin is a poor QB. I think Devin is our best option at QB. I think we are going to have a long season.
October 4th, 2014 at 12:46 PM ^
I think you summed it up nicely.