Injuries and Other Observations

Some other thoughts and comments from the first few games:

1. Willie Byrn looked like he got hurt pretty bad on his big third down conversion. As usual, he was open coming across the middle of the field on a crossing route. Logan hit him in stride and he turned the corner for the first down. However, as he fought for extra yards along the sideline, he awkwardly twisted to the ground as he took a hit to his lower body and audibly groaned. He limped off the field on his own, but I don't believe there is any way he won't be out for a few weeks and possibly much longer. I hope I'm wrong.

2. DJ Coles came off limping sometime in the second half and did not return. Hopefully this is just another instance of the chronic pain he is dealing with and not indicative of a more serious injury.

3. Devin VanDyke also limped off the field vs WCU after taking an ugly shot to his knee. Again, hopefully this is not serious, as he is potentially our next starter at Mike and is undoubtedly valuable on our not-so-special kick off coverage units.

4. Speaking of Willie Byrn, did anyone catch him jawing with the big ECU OLB all game? #WhitePaperBoySwag

5. I thought that Chris Mangus looked like our best running back in any situation vs ECU. Trey just could not get it going.

6. I have very little confidence in our wide receivers. Josh Stanford, who, yes, actually played WR in high school, catches the ball against his body. One bounced off his chest. He was able to capture another against his body on a third down, but that is not how you catch a football. Demetri Knowles can not adjust to a deep ball, and can certainly not out muscle any DB.

7. With that, Charley Meyer, rest up that hamstring. I think him and Willie Byrn (pending he is OK), will be our most reliable WRs at some point this year and into next.

8. Logan looks pretty good to me. He's got a cannon, and is going through progressions. His completion % would be significantly higher if he had more quality WR's who can make plays. ECUs wide receivers looked better than ours - - they made more plays for the ball and could actually catch with their hands out away from their body. My one critique on him is that he needs to step into his pocket more - he tends to drift out of the tackle box when he feels pressure, and often he drifts right into additional pressure.