[xorbie]

how exactly do people plan on opposing Qd4 and Bb2?

Rc8 seems pointless because Qd4 puts his queen in a pretty good spot and forces us to play either a6 or b6, so we don't even gain tempo.

i think we either play Qb6 or Ne4 followed by Qf6, which i find particularly sexy but haven't really looked at it too closely.