TRIPLE THREAT: Whittingham said that cornerback Cory Butler-Byrd, who was moved to defense from wide receiver during camp, will also see action on offense this season. He’s a major contributor on special teams, too, as evidenced by his 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Fresno State.
“He’s playing good defense for us right now. Obviously, he’s a weapon in the return game,” Whittingham said. “And so the next step in that progression is to see if he can help us on offense. That’ll happen at some point in the season.”
Does Domo’s return have anything to do with this (enabling not forcing since we’ve got 3 CBs we’re comfortable with) or is it just the recognition we need more help at WR?
I would further guess that in means Tim Patrick may not be walking through that door anytime soon. Maybe the same with Raylen Singleton? I wan’t to stress that this is nothing more than a guess by me. I’m pretty sure Tim Patrick did not travel with the team to Fresneck.
I was having the same thought. If Singleton and Patrick are no goes, guys like Byrd and Hatfield might get a shot at offense for nothing other than their ability to be physical in blocking.
Having a WR who can stretch the field is a good thing. Even if it is mostly used as a decoy. A CB and / or a safety will have to cover him (or at least think about him) which can open things up for the run game.
While this idea is very cool I wouldn’t get our hopes up too much. Butler-Byrd is listed as a starting CB. If he was a backup I’d be more confident we’d see him more. I doubt we see much of him on offense at all.
On CBB’s Instagram account this summer, he posted quite a few videos of him running routes and WR drills and he looked really good and quick. Would love to see him get a chance on offense. It can’t be any worse than what we already have.
He’s stated quite emphatically that he is much more comfortable at CB. I’d love to see him play both though. It would help our offense and it would give him more on field time now that Domo is back.
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