It is so, so much more intricate than that. It's not black and white. Chances are really good that he won't be ready from game one snap one. Chance are by UF he just might be. It shouldn't be an either/or...you play him when he's ready. The question is how long will that be? He's not going to get any more ready by sitting on the bench all season.

We don't go 11-2 and finish #2 in 2007 if stafford had redshirted in 2006. The reason he was as good as he was in 07/08 is because he got that in game experience in 2006. He was dreadful to begin with, which is expected for a TFr. Towards the end he was very solid. Hopefully we don't have a bunch of QBs go down and force eason to play early like stafford did, but there's no reason why we can't ease him into the game gradually throughotu the year until he's ready to take over.

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Posted by davesdawgs

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Posted on 4/7/15 at 11:35 am to WG_Dawg

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It is so, so much more intricate than that. It's not black and white.

Well, the decision to red-shirt him is: you either do or you don't.

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The question is how long will that be? He's not going to get any more ready by sitting on the bench all season.

Disagree here. Working with the other QB's and receivers, seeing the game time experience and learning the plays should benefit him greatly in preparation for a starting role even in a red-shirt capacity. Possibly better than pushing him out on the field before he is ready. QB confidence can be a fragile entity. Regardless, Richt has a ton experience in preparing QB's and Shottenheimer will no doubt have insight so I trust that they will make a sound decision.