Lacking a legitamate Threet at QB!

I know I know. The title of this post is pretty sweet. I mean, I think it's the first one I've seen where there's been a play on Steven Threet's last name. Can't believe no one else thought to do that.....so now that's out of the way. The real question is - what does this really mean for Michigan football next season?

So here's my take. I don't think it will dramatically affect the wins and loss columns. At least, in being optimistic, I don't think it will. Here's a scenario where I can see it hurting Michigan. In the think of Big Ten play, if Forcier goes down - I'm concerned about Denard Robinson stepping in and posing a threat in the passing game. I am going to turn the game off if I have to watch Sheridan, so let's hope Denard can establish himself enough at the position to be a solid #2 on the depth chart.

SO, if Tate can stay healthy, I don't think losing Threet is much of a concern. Let's flip around the conversation - what are the positives that the team will experience without Threet?

1. Sophomore leadership will develop. I'm not knocking Tate's ability to be a leader, but what this does, is it forces some of our natural leaders to come to the surface a bit premature. Which could result in better overall cohesiveness and offensive chemistry.
2. Staying with the offense - I think this puts more pressure on Brandon Minor and Carlos Brown to be leaders and play like stars. You know these two have high hopes for this coming season - and their play on the field and in the locker room can and should have a big impact on how this team performs.
3. Tate Forcier is not Steven Threet. No, he doesn't have the experience. But, yes, he does have the tools. Last year there were a LOT of open receivers that never even sniffed a decent pass - let's hope that changes with Tate and he can deliver an accurate pass more often than not.

More to come...