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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1890186, member: 40"]
...don't force us to rush players out onto the field as true freshmen, when they often aren't physically ready to handle the rigors of college football.

It sure would be nice [for example] to have Julian Whigham as an experienced fifth year senior either as a starter, or as a guy who strongly enhances our depth at corner, to stabilize our secondary.  Or to have not squandered a year of someone like Cody Conway's eligibility on special teams last year, when he looks like he might be a multi-year starter at LT.  Or to not have to rely upon guys like Coleman / Black / Nelson to provide depth because we have nobody else at a key positional unit of need.

I'm firmly of the opinion that the vast majority of recruits we land would benefit STRONGLY from a redshirt year, and that doing so maximizes their value to the program.

Of course, there will always be exceptions--some incoming prospects will always be more "ready" to play than others--but with the type of recruits we generally land, such examples tend to be the exception rather than the norm.  We're not that far away, and it will benefit us when the roster finally gets there.
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