BleedGopher
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Should’ve burned RS on guys long ago. I get that injuries can force your hand and change things but we knew we were going to have serious depth issues at corner. Burn that right away not halfway through the year.
If we didn't have injuries to Winfield, Thomas and Craighton and if Durr was back at 100% we probably could have kept the RS on him all year.
I thought Ayinde played well at corner last week, why the sudden move to start playing Harris?
Durr was never going to be healthy this season, and the odds of Winfield, Thomas, Craighton making it through the entire season unscathed were minimal at best. Especially since Winfield was carrying a ding throughout fall camp.
Harris should've seen action against Oregon State and MTSU.
What were the odds of Winfield, Craighton and Thomas all being out at the same time?
When you have 6 available scholarship CBs with 1 being Durr who wasnt healthy and 2 are true frosh, its pretty likely at least one of them will need to play at some point. They basically were banking on 3 guys to play the entire year which never made any sense
Durr was never going to be healthy this season, and the odds of Winfield, Thomas, Craighton making it through the entire season unscathed were minimal at best. Especially since Winfield was carrying a ding throughout fall camp.
Harris should've seen action against Oregon State and MTSU.
Why is Durr even on the field, if that is the case? PJ?
Why is Durr even on the field, if that is the case? PJ?
Sounds like Kiondre could be back this week. Also, Fleck hinted the RS could come off a CB last week too. Didn't happen.
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Sounds like Kiondre could be back this week. Also, Fleck hinted the RS could come off a CB last week too. Didn't happen.
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I don't see the huge difference in playing Harris for 5 snaps against 2 bad teams. Try to retain the redshirt if you can, if you can no longer retain, you play them going forward and give them lots of snaps. Seems like a weird thing to get upset about.
I don't see the huge difference in playing Harris for 5 snaps against 2 bad teams. Try to retain the redshirt if you can, if you can no longer retain, you play them going forward and give them lots of snaps. Seems like a weird thing to get upset about.
I don't see the huge difference in playing Harris for 5 snaps against 2 bad teams. Try to retain the redshirt if you can, if you can no longer retain, you play them going forward and give them lots of snaps. Seems like a weird thing to get upset about.
Not sure where 5 snaps comes from or who the two bad teams are? In coaching every kid is different, but almost 100% of them are nervous, lost and exhibit the whole deer in the headlights look the first time they get to play. Their head is swimming, they hear nothing. 2nd game it's a little better. After that point you can determine if they can compete or not. Pretty rare somebody steps on the field for the first time for a new team to them and looks comfortable or plays well. That's why you get their feet wet in doses. Not lots of snaps in their debut.
Game one starters....special players etc are going to react differently so then yes....they have the confidence to survive.
He should have been playing earlier if he was going to.
Why does it have to be five snaps? We won games by 34 and 31 points. He could have had a full quarter or more in each game. Now that his feet are wet, maybe he plays a little against Maryland. Then a little against Purdue. Then a little against Michigan State. This is how experience and improvement work.
We also had Winfield and other starters on the field late in the fourth quarter in the OSU game, at least. You're asking for trouble when you're doing that with such paper thin depth.
If they pulled his shirt against Buffalo and OSU or MTSU, he's going to get a few garbage time 4Q snaps and that's about it. If he didn't play again for a month, I'm not sure those snaps would mean much. And if Zo, AWJ, Kiondre, Duke, etc didn't get hurt or miss games, we'd be pissed that we burned a shirt for 5 snaps. I've seen it complained about on here for years.
They didn't know they were going to need him, it's not that big of a deal to pull the shirt now, but he's gotta play meaningful snaps and/or special teams for it to be worth it.
Correct! Hindsight is always 20/20. They tried to squeak by and they were forced to play him.
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Using the logic some people have on here we should never redshirt anyone if there is any chance they will see the field if someone else gets injured. So, how are you going to determine that? Oh, wait until it happens and then go back and say "see, they should have been playing these guys earlier." I would like to see where all of these clairvoyannts were the second half of the OSU game clamoring to pull the redshirts off guys at that time. Anyone?If they pulled his shirt against Buffalo and OSU or MTSU, he's going to get a few garbage time 4Q snaps and that's about it. If he didn't play again for a month, I'm not sure those snaps would mean much. And if Zo, AWJ, Kiondre, Duke, etc didn't get hurt or miss games, we'd be pissed that we burned a shirt for 5 snaps. I've seen it complained about on here for years.
They didn't know they were going to need him, it's not that big of a deal to pull the shirt now, but he's gotta play meaningful snaps and/or special teams for it to be worth it.
Using the logic some people have on here we should never redshirt anyone if there is any chance they will see the field if someone else gets injured. So, how are you going to determine that? Oh, wait until it happens and then go back and say "see, they should have been playing these guys earlier." I would like to see where all of these clairvoyannts were the second half of the OSU game clamoring to pull the redshirts off guys at that time. Anyone?
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Maybe Harris wasn’t game ready until this week? Didn’t grasp the defense well yet?
Was Durr’s redshirt pulled for the bowl game?