2004 redshirts
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 5:56 pmI was thinking about the guys (other than Chris Phillips) who redshirted last season:
Vincent Chase, Kyle Griffin, David Haynes, Jessie Henderson, La'Cori Johnson, Sean Lobo, DeMyron Martin, Andrew McKinney .... that's all I can think of at the moment. (Did the guys who played only a little, like Tony Hawkins, get to redshirt? Or did he play enough that he burned his redshirt?)
Any talk of who showed the most in practice last year, or who is expected to step in and contribute this year?
With the way the coaches (and recruits) talked this year about the staff's desire to let linemen grow into their roles, I would guess (and it is just that - a guess) that Lobo and Griffin have another year in the weight room before they're asked to play major minutes -- especially Griffin, since we graduated Melvin Williams at DE and have added Troy Therien and Clayton Cox (when he slides up from OLB), who as JUCOs are expected to play (if not start) right away, right? And the OLs, for the most part, are young, which should allow Lobo to work his way in when he's ready, rather than being thrown in immediately out of sheer necessity.
I heard that McKinney has joined Chase as a backup TE. Clearly Ryan Kennedy is the man at that spot, but Coach Burns wants to implement 2-TE sets (short-yardage, goal line, etc.) Beyond that, I don't know much about their different skill sets. I would think McKinney might be faster, as a converted RB, but I know Chase moves pretty well, too.
Henderson and Martin are supposed to be in the running (so to speak) at RB. Heard they both ran well last year with the scout team, but that's always hard to evaluate, with scout guys running the opposition's plays.
My darkhorse to make an imact: La'Cori Johnson. Basically because I don't know much about him, other than the fact that he's incredibly fast (is he healthy?)
Vincent Chase, Kyle Griffin, David Haynes, Jessie Henderson, La'Cori Johnson, Sean Lobo, DeMyron Martin, Andrew McKinney .... that's all I can think of at the moment. (Did the guys who played only a little, like Tony Hawkins, get to redshirt? Or did he play enough that he burned his redshirt?)
Any talk of who showed the most in practice last year, or who is expected to step in and contribute this year?
With the way the coaches (and recruits) talked this year about the staff's desire to let linemen grow into their roles, I would guess (and it is just that - a guess) that Lobo and Griffin have another year in the weight room before they're asked to play major minutes -- especially Griffin, since we graduated Melvin Williams at DE and have added Troy Therien and Clayton Cox (when he slides up from OLB), who as JUCOs are expected to play (if not start) right away, right? And the OLs, for the most part, are young, which should allow Lobo to work his way in when he's ready, rather than being thrown in immediately out of sheer necessity.
I heard that McKinney has joined Chase as a backup TE. Clearly Ryan Kennedy is the man at that spot, but Coach Burns wants to implement 2-TE sets (short-yardage, goal line, etc.) Beyond that, I don't know much about their different skill sets. I would think McKinney might be faster, as a converted RB, but I know Chase moves pretty well, too.
Henderson and Martin are supposed to be in the running (so to speak) at RB. Heard they both ran well last year with the scout team, but that's always hard to evaluate, with scout guys running the opposition's plays.
My darkhorse to make an imact: La'Cori Johnson. Basically because I don't know much about him, other than the fact that he's incredibly fast (is he healthy?)