Don't let Urban Meyer and Kyle Mastri fool you into thinking Joe Haden will be spending any real time on offense this season.
Haden might have been an accomplished high school quarterback, but is Meyer really going to let a defensive back take meaningful snaps while his Heisman Trophy-winner sits on the bench?
Do you really want to take the ball out of the hands of arguably the greatest college football player of all time? I don't think so.
All Meyer is doing is throwing out a smoke screen. He's just giving oppponents one more thing to think about.
If Haden does somehow manage to make it under center, don't expect him to be airing it out. Meyer isn't going to gamble an undefeated season on the arm of a cornerback. At best, Haden gets to come in and run a few option plays.
But even that's unlikely. The Gators have far too much to lose by letting Haden run around for two or three gimmicky plays every game.
What happens if he gets hurt carrying the ball and UF has to go without their All-Southeastern Conference corner the rest of the season?
Forget Haden. The off-the-radar guy who could be throwing a touchdown pass this season is punter Chas Henry.
Henry threw for more than 1,700 yards and 17 touchdowns his senior year at Dallas (Ga.) East Paulding High.
Henry has an exceptional arm for a punter, which makes him a real threat for a fake punt.
He has already thrown a pass in his UF career, a 15-yard fake punt conversion to tight end Aaron Hernandez against Michigan two seasons ago, and Meyer has been known to roll the dice with a fake in the right situation. He's 6 for 6 on fake punts as the head coach at UF.
Don't be shocked to see Henry pick up a big first down or even a touchdown when the Gators really need it this year.
