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Exactly - he needed snaps to be ready for the role he'll be playing Friday. It's hard not to laugh at the posters here who have it all figured out and are so much smarter than the coaches....Ostrenga is TE2 this week w/ LaPortas injury. You are going to see plenty of him Friday.
You are correct. Plus some kids do not want to redshirt. I know one for sure.
According to the true freshman tracker, he’s played in 5 games for a grand total of 18 snaps. Does he play on the FG blocking unit or something and nothing else? I have no idea why the staff would burn a redshirt for a whopping 3 plays a game that are almost certainly not meaningfully preparing him for next year. No way is that in the kid’s best interest - that’s a year he could need for injury down the road or whatever life circumstance comes his way.
There have been really curious examples of this in the past too. I wish the staff would manage even small things like this better.
This post aged well. TE2 on Friday.
Twist away, Slaw, twist away.Uhhhh - If Iowa "regularly uses 3 tight ends," perhaps you can point to some plays a 3rd tight end was in on this year? Burning a talented kid's redshirt so that he can play 5 snaps in a season on field goal protection plays is absolutely boneheaded.
This post aged well. TE2 on Friday.
I actually think it did. My entire point is if you are going to need a player to make a significant contribution, they should find ways to prepare him beyond a couple ST snaps per game before he’s all of a sudden needed. I believe they have been giving him more offensive snaps now (before LaPorta got hurt) and as such, it’s become a much more effective use of his redshirt year.
I don't know, maybe I was right?I think you all have to keep in mind that it is not just the plays that these players play on Saturdays, it has more to do with their practice time. If a player is redshirting, they don't typically (if ever) appear on 2-deeps and thus don't get real meaningful reps. They can appear on the scout team, but that is different because they are not learning the Iowa offense/defense/ST schemes as well as developing chemistry with those players.
With respect to Ostrenga, I bet this was a mutual decision to try to balance the classes as well as develop another TE for next year. LaPorta will be gone, Lachey will be TE1, then you have Stilianos who will be a SR and Pascuzzi who will be a SO and Vanderbush who will be a RS FR. Going out on a limb here, I would say by just looking at their body types/stats/film that Vanderbush is quite a ways away due to weight and strength and Stilianos and Pascuzzi are more along the lines of blockers, leaving Ostrenga who would have the most potential at this stage to turn into a dual threat TE. So I am bet Ostrenga is getting some snaps at TE in practice which will greatly accelerate his growth.
Again, just guessing here, I venture to say that as long as LaPorta and Lachey stay healthy, you will see Stilianos in as a third TE in specialty situations or in running situations, but, if either of the first two get hurt I bet you see Ostrenga in for one of them.
was not looking to turn this into a "I told you so" thread. I just knew there were some Addison threads out there and this was the most recent one.
we all have opinions and hindsight is 20/20. It's also interesting how things work out during the course of a season and when someone goes down, it's the next man in
LaPorta got hurt. If Lachey or Stilianos gets injured, Ostrenga is in by default. As it is, he's #2 behind Lachey so either Stilianos is injured or Ostrenga is ahead of him already. And Iowa uses TEs all.the.time. Absolutely essential to the offense, and Ostrenga appears to be another good one. Lastly, I would trust the staff to know who should redshirt and who shouldn't. Not that curious of a thing to me.According to the true freshman tracker, he’s played in 5 games for a grand total of 18 snaps. Does he play on the FG blocking unit or something and nothing else? I have no idea why the staff would burn a redshirt for a whopping 3 plays a game that are almost certainly not meaningfully preparing him for next year. No way is that in the kid’s best interest - that’s a year he could need for injury down the road or whatever life circumstance comes his way.
There have been really curious examples of this in the past too. I wish the staff would manage even small things like this better.
LOL. Pat Sajak would be impressed with that spin.I actually think it did. My entire point is if you are going to need a player to make a significant contribution, they should find ways to prepare him beyond a couple ST snaps per game before he’s all of a sudden needed. I believe they have been giving him more offensive snaps now (before LaPorta got hurt) and as such, it’s become a much more effective use of his redshirt year.
Played when LaPorta got hurt Saturday. Caught a pass.According to the true freshman tracker, he’s played in 5 games for a grand total of 18 snaps. Does he play on the FG blocking unit or something and nothing else? I have no idea why the staff would burn a redshirt for a whopping 3 plays a game that are almost certainly not meaningfully preparing him for next year. No way is that in the kid’s best interest - that’s a year he could need for injury down the road or whatever life circumstance comes his way.
There have been really curious examples of this in the past too. I wish the staff would manage even small things like this better.
AO is already T3. Stillanos has been used specifically as an inline blocker only.....LaPorta got hurt. If Lachey or Stilianos gets injured, Ostrenga is in by default. As it is, he's #2 behind Lachey so either Stilianos is injured or Ostrenga is ahead of him already. And Iowa uses TEs all.the.time. Absolutely essential to the offense, and Ostrenga appears to be another good one. Lastly, I would trust the staff to know who should redshirt and who shouldn't. Not that curious of a thing to me.
You can get a medical hardship waiver. And I believe you can redshirt years other than your freshman year.Do they still give redshirt years for injury or only if you’re a senior by eligibility?