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Message: [QUOTE="dollarbill44, post: 3148308, member: 686"] What im saying is you don't know what the future holds - injury wise. If a guy can help in some way now and get some playing experience, he can help the team while continuing his development. I think in a case like Bergeron, who is physically developed enough to play without undue risk of injury, it might be better to get him playing time to get used to the speed and physicality of the game and save the redshirt in case of injury. I don't espouse blindly redshirting just to preserve future eligibility. For some smaller guys, or a TE or Safety who they want to convert to OL or LB, respectively, who need to develop more physically, it may make sense to use up the redshirt year. For this reason, I think the coaches usually are in a better position than fans to determine who to redshirt, so I don't get too worked up over it. [/QUOTE]