comeback. He said he tried to return to the game too soon

STANFORD, Calif. -- Kansas State and Stanford both enter the season with inexperience at quarterback with Wildcats starter Jesse Ertz and Cardinal counterpart Ryan Burns combining for one career collegiate pass.Burns, though, has one big advantage that Ertz doesnt heading into No. 8 Stanfords opener at home against Kansas State on Friday night. He can just give the ball to Christian McCaffrey.I dont expect to put the whole ball of wax on his shoulders and have him win the game for us, Stanford coach David Shaw said. I expect him to play his role as I expect everybody else that steps on the field to do their job and let the other guys around them do theirs.Burns beat out Keller Chryst for Kevin Hogans old job despite having thrown just one pass in three seasons at Stanford. He must fill a big void as Hogan was the winningest quarterback in school history and led the Cardinal to three Rose Bowl trips in his four years as a starter.He has a dynamic offense around him led by McCaffrey, last years Heisman Trophy runner-up when he broke Barry Sanders record by gaining 3,496 all-purpose yards. Throw in fifth-year receiver Michael Rector, deep threat Francis Owusu and tight end Dalton Schultz and Burns will have plenty of help around him.We all feel extremely confident with him in at quarterback knowing that he knows all the plays, knows all the checks, McCaffrey said.Ertz earned the starting job for the second straight summer. He tore his ACL on the first play of the season last year and left for good one play after that.He has yet to throw a pass in college and lacks many proven options at the skill positions. Junior college transfer Byron Pringle will give a boost to a receiving group that has only one player (Deante Burton) with at least five career starts.Here are some other things to watch when Kansas State visits Stanford:WILD CAFF: McCaffrey did it all last year, rushing for 2,019 yards, adding a team-high 45 catches for 645 yards and being a dynamic returner. He even threw two TD passes. McCaffrey is adding another role this season after short-yardage ace Remound Wright graduated after running for 24 TDs on 217 carries the past two seasons. McCaffrey will get a chance to pad his TD numbers by getting some of those carries close to the goal line.He can do anything on the field, so you just have to be aware and be up for the challenge, safety Dante Barnett said.NEW LINE PART I: Ertz will have an inexperienced line protecting him with RT Dalton Risner (13 starts) and RG Terrale Johnson (four starts) the only players with starting experience coming back. Redshirt freshman Scott Frantz and Tyler Mitchell man the left side and C Reid Najvar has played just four career games as a reserve.Its not necessarily the most desirable thing, but I like the way they have come along and progressed, coach Bill Snyder said.NEW LINE PART II: Stanford also has had to retool its line this season after losing three starters from a year ago. RG Johnny Caspers is the only starter back in the same spot as he was a year ago, with LT Casey Tucker moving over from the right side. RT A.T. Hall, C Jesse Burkett and LG David Bright fill the other three spots.PLAY WRECKER: The Wildcats had 38 sacks last season, including 9 1/2 from DE Jordan Willis, who has caught the eye of Shaw with his strong play on tape.Hes one of those guys that when you watch him, you earn respect, Shaw said. No matter what game you put on, he hits the quarterback.DEFENSIVE DEPTH: Stanford played most of last season with just three healthy defensive linemen. 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It doesnt take another pitcher going down after a shot to the head to evoke his brutal memory of 16 years ago this week at Fenway Park.What happened to Bryce Florie that day, Sept. 8, 2000, has been on his mind every day since.But when the Angels Matt Shoemaker took a line drive off the right side of his head on Sunday, suffered a skull fracture and needed surgery for a subdural hematoma, Florie said it affected him more than other such episodes he has been seeing with increased frequency.Florie was pitching for the Boston Red Sox when a Ryan Thompson liner struck him in the face, leaving him in a bloody mess, with problems in his right eye that derailed his career.What happened Sunday [to Shoemaker] hurt me. It scared me, Florie said when contacted by Outside the Lines the next day.It made me think out loud that these guys are idiots if they dont try whatever protective headwear is available and see if it fits and doesnt affect their game. For me, such a product wasnt out there, but for them, it is.In spring training, Major League Baseball, in conjunction with the players association, offered more than 20 pitchers a new hybrid of a cap and helmet, manufactured by the California-based company Boombang, to try out. But no pitchers have decided to wear the visor-like padded headgear in a game.Another product, a carbon fiber partial cap insert from Safer Sports Technologies, has not been tested or approved by MLB and the union, but the Astros Collin McHugh wears it in games.There is no mandate for pitchers to wear protective headwear and theyre allowed to wear any type they wish, as long as it doesnt conflict with licensing agreements or interfere with play. Two other products, the MLB/MLBPA-approved isoBLOX foam-padded cap and the Unequal Technologies Kevlar cap liner -- which has not received approval -- have been worn by a small number of pitchers for parts of the past two seasons, but no current big leaguer is known to be using either in 2016.ddddddddddddlorie implored pitchers to think about the risks of getting hit and hurt.Until it happens to you, your thought is it wont happen to me, like I wont get cancer or I wont get hit by a bus, he said. Unfortunately, it does happen and now a guys had to have surgery.Brandon McCarthy, then of the Oakland Athletics, also needed brain surgery after a liner struck him four years ago Monday. That life-threatening incident accelerated MLBs efforts to find safety devices for the head that pitchers would accept.As for Shoemaker and the Angels, Florie cautioned against rushing the pitchers comeback. He said he tried to return to the game too soon and it damaged his career -- and that part of the problem was that the team did not offer any psychological counseling, which he now considers a must.Make sure they fix the physical problem and that youre mentally prepared to go through that battle and be locked in, Florie said.With the availability of chilling videos of pitchers getting hit in the head -- the Pirates Jameson Taillon was the last before Shoemaker -- Florie said, They dont need more awareness. My hope is that this offseason, pitchers will look into any protective piece they can try, and if they want to rule it out after that, OK, at least they tried.Because of where Thompsons line shot hit Florie, the protective products currently available would not have prevented his eye injury. None extends in front of the face.Said Florie: Im not saying I talk about this a lot, or that it wouldve helped me. All Im saying is that guys get hit more often in the head now, so try it.The velocity of the pitch doesnt matter, the hitter doesnt matter. Guys 1-9 in the order now hit missiles all over the place and one could put you out for six weeks, six months, six years or 16 years. ' ' '