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Giving young players time they didn't earn

"On another front, I continue to believe you do your young players few favors by allowing them to skip a few steps. What makes anyone think that if you can’t compete and win a job in practice, that getting thrust into a game is going to improve performance? " -Keith Langlois

He's not talking about Stuckey, but at the same time he kinda is.

"Rodney is maybe 24 now and he’s a good, young player. We like him. He’ll be a part of our core going forward and we have every intention of re-signing him and going forward with him." -- JOD