Comments on: Devin Gardner Goes Blue

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:59:28 +0000

Don’t pay attention to backwards borg, he’s just a backwards llort.

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Gardner Announces For Michigan | Varsity Blue — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:51:25 +0000

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Recruiting Update 3-16-09 | Varsity Blue — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:30:15 +0000

[...] to Committed: MI QB Devin Gardner. WOOOOO! The somewhat complicated story seems to be that he’s committed to Michigan, but won’t [...]

By: Santoro

Santoro — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:43:38 +0000

I still think we should have gotten AJ Westendorp. He would have obviously lead us to a NC next year and won a minimum 7 Heismans…

By: mfan in MD

mfan in MD — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:41:13 +0000

Grob, can I have some of what your smoking?

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:27:12 +0000

I also don’t think you have the slightest clue what you’re talking about, so… yeah.

By: Grob

Grob — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:44:44 +0000

I think Gardner is a big mistake. Makes horrible decisions and is a mediocre thrower.

Better QB’s being recrutied than he is–maybe RR is tired of hearing about losing in-state kids which is a stupid reason to recruit a kid.

I would have liked Godfrey or Jones.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:33:04 +0000

The report that Jones was offered last summer was inaccurate. He was offered in January. Still, he must be pretty good to be among the first 5-6 QBs offered by RR.

By: West Texas Blue

West Texas Blue — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:04:16 +0000

Cornelius Jones will most likely commit before Godfrey; that’s fine with me, as we will get 2 QB prospects that fit Rich Rod’s system perfectly. Hell, Rod offered Jones before the 2008 season, so that says alot about what the staff thinks of the kid.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:50:07 +0000

I see. I didn’t necessarily mean true freshman, but I can see where sloppy wording by me might confuse you.

Still, if either Tate or Denard is not all he’s cracked up to be, we’ll still need a backup in ‘10.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:00:32 +0000

I’m disagreeing with this sentence: “Gardner will likely be the more highly-rated quarterback in Michigan’s class of 2010, so he will likely hit the field as a freshman.”

Based on your reply, I am guessing it is a typo.

By: GregGoBlue

GregGoBlue — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:44:16 +0000

I think the best thing for Gardner’s development as a player is to redshirt for sure. Keep in mind that it is very rare to see a successful freshman QB a la Chad Henne. A redshirt year to work on his mechanics, another year under tate then a two year starter should be fine for him.

By: alex

alex — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:58:26 +0000

Does this hurt our chances of landing Jeffrey Godfrey or Cornelius Jones, or are they guys we could move to other positions? I know Godfrey thinks of himself as a QB.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:24:59 +0000

What are you disagreeing with? My post implied Gardner is almost certain to redshirt his freshman year, unless he comes in as a good enough player for the team to win.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:23:29 +0000

I disagree. If Tate comes in and starts and plays well, then Devin will redshirt imo.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:21:44 +0000

He was mediocre as a passer, but even in his redshirt freshman year, he was also what we call a “winner.”

Keep in mind it wouldn’t be until his 4th year that Gardner would be expected to start – unless he improved enough to beat an entrenched starter.

By: Adam Gross

Adam Gross — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:11:59 +0000

I would say that bad mechanics hurt Vince Young early in his career, although after a few years of college coaching, he got much better. But he struggled a lot in his first couple of years of college. I just looked at the college stats and they seem to agree: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Young#College_career_statistics . 2005 was his good year passing but other than that, he was just an average passer.