I'm so sick of seeing Elite D1 schools redshirting seniors to plan for their NT championship run in their next season.
Yes, it's good strategy given how the game is set up right therefore I suggest this practice be banned altogether, or at the very least risk the chance of having the kid leave at some point if the redshirt stayed on him. I mean, in real life, an NBA caliber player doesn't just go down to a 1 work ethic and ride pine for a year, HE WOULD WALK (as he should).
Once these super studs gets maxed out, it doesnt really matter what their WE drops to, so there's really no penalty and therefore no disincentive for coaches to keep using this super cheezy practice.