Miller: Do You Play McCall Again in 2011?
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AtownHawk1
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I say no. He is going to be favoring his ankle and that could cause damage to his other leg. Save him.
fremonthawk
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Not unless you tell me he is 85-90% for Minn. He is going to be good but we saw him for a split second. Remember all that hurry up kool-aid we drank after Pitt and ULM. He can help but he is not a savior and Coker has been playing much better the last month or so. He is still too scared to fumble though.
JonDMiller
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Right now all we have to go on is his facebook update:
That doesn't say a whole lot...no idea what he is cleared to do, or if this is just a part at getting some weight on it and starting a longer rehab process.
All hands on deck. So yes - play him.
With that being said, he obviously needs to be healthy...but I would think that would be the case if he's practicing.
Another thing to point out is that we're all assuming that Coker is healthy when we ask this question. Obviously our views would change on who plays @ RB if Coker goes down because we'd be reeeeeally thin at that position if he went down.
With that being said, he obviously needs to be healthy...but I would think that would be the case if he's practicing.
Another thing to point out is that we're all assuming that Coker is healthy when we ask this question. Obviously our views would change on who plays @ RB if Coker goes down because we'd be reeeeeally thin at that position if he went down.
TritonHawkeye
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Play him.
DBAHawkFan
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I say play him. But we won't, we'll continue with Coker as our only RB.
I am a bit concerned with our past history of RB coming back from injury. I hope McCall breaks that trend.
I am a bit concerned with our past history of RB coming back from injury. I hope McCall breaks that trend.
MissouriHerk
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Yes. We are trying to win the Legends, this year.
All depends. If he is 100% and is ready to hit the hole hard, I say play him. He has been talked about like he is good enough to leave early anyway, so might as well play him and see if we can get to Indy. I am one who actually thinks if we are healthy, we match up with Wisky fairly well. Coker is going to need rest and you have to go with your best #2, if thats McCall, then put him in.
BilikinHawk
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The coaches should probably first consult the Angry Iowa Running Back Hating God before deciding whether to play him . . .
JonDMiller
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I don't know the policy of 'if you can play'.
But I think it's fairly easy to show that he was not cleared, in that you basically don't say 'he's cleared to play' unless he is going to play.
DuffMan
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ibahawkeye
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If he's healthy... play him.
Bulk Coker up just a lil and let him play FB his JR and SR year with McCall and Canzeri running behind him.
Bulk Coker up just a lil and let him play FB his JR and SR year with McCall and Canzeri running behind him.
JonDMiller
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Sarcasm is always more fun when you don't put thein.
ahh..I see what you did.
However, there has been speculation on whether or not a player can get the hardship redshirt if he is shown to be physically able to return to play before the end of the year.
hawkfarmer
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If he is as good as everyone seems to think he is, he won't use all 4 years anyway, so you might as well play him.
tweeterhawk
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The Hawkeyes are 1-1 in Big Ten play with their next two games coming up against the two worst teams in the Big Ten. If Iowa should lose to either Indiana or Minnesota, then they don’t have a team that can compete for the Legends Division title. However, I believe they will beat both of these teams and enter the midway point of their Big Ten schedule at 3-1.
That’s a 3-1 with back to back home games against Legends contenders Michigan and Michigan State at home to begin November.
If all that comes to bear and if McCall is medically cleared to play and can play at a high level, then I think you have to play him.
That’s a 3-1 with back to back home games against Legends contenders Michigan and Michigan State at home to begin November.
If all that comes to bear and if McCall is medically cleared to play and can play at a high level, then I think you have to play him.
Agreed. If he's available and Iowa is still in contention for a division title, you use every tool available to you. Agree, too, with the opinion that if he as good as he appears to be, he won't be in Iowa City for four years, much less five.
PJHawk
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There recently was thread on this site with at least one poster adamantly of the opinion that a player is considered "cleared to play" if they return to practice and thus not being eligible for a medical hardship regardless if they actually play another game.
scourt
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So let me get this straight. If he is cleared to play, but you don't want him to play, you just say that he isn't cleared and he can be a RS. OR...if he is cleared to play and ready and able, but you want to sit him for the year, you could maybe take a hardship RS? That reeeeaaallly clears it up for me.
