Posts Tagged ‘Derrell Johnson’
No. 75: East Carolina
By Paul Myerberg // Jun 23, 2012
Just when you think East Carolina has solved its biggest problem, another one comes up and holds the program in its current holding pattern of mediocrity. Heading into last season, the Pirates’ biggest concern was an historically bad defense; Ruffin McNeill and his staff partially solved that conundrum, making heady scheme and personnel moves that resulted in a significant increase across the board. The end result was – in a perfect world, or the world most thought would come to pass in 2011 – a defense more than good enough to life E.C.U. into Conference USA title contention. But a funny thing happened on the feel-good path to nine wins: E.C.U. started turning the ball over. And not just in one game, or two, or three, but in every game, eventually tying Iowa State for the most turnovers in the F.B.S. with 35. Want to sabotage a miraculous turnaround on defense? Then shoot yourself in the foot on offense again and again and again.
Tags: Adonis Armstrong, Andrew Bodenheimer, Chip Thompson, Cody Keith, Conference USA, Damon Magazu, Derrell Johnson, East Carolina, Hunter Furr, Jeremy Grove, Jordan Davis, Justin Hardy, Lance Ray, Lee Pegues, Maurice Falls, Reese Wiggins, Reggie Bullock, Rio Johnson, Ruffin McNeill, Shane Carden, Will Simmons
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