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TORONTO - To the surprise of some, Brett Lawrie was in the Blue Jays starting lineup on Monday night. To the concern of all, he didnt finish the game, spraining his left ankle while completing an awkward slide during a successful steal of second base. Where have you heard that before? "I guess you could say I dodged a bullet," said Lawrie after Torontos 9-3 win over Atlanta. "Just from what Jose Reyes did earlier this year and that type of injury that can happen when you get caught up on the bag like that where anything can really happen. Obviously, fortunately enough for myself that it was just my ankle and I can put pressure on it and stuff like that so theyre all good signs and well just see what happens when I wake up." Lawrie was walking around the clubhouse without a noticeable limp. An x-ray was negative and the Blue Jays list him as day-to-day. Just 24 hours earlier, Lawrie was the subject of controversy when first he glared, then screamed at Adam Lind and third base coach Luis Rivera in the ninth inning of Sundays win over Baltimore. Lawrie had flied out to right field and felt, in the moment, Lind should have tagged and tried to score. "Thank God I didnt go, I probably would have been out," said Lind. "The only way I would have gone would be if (Nick Markakis) came up throwing to second base." Manager John Gibbons verbally sparred with Lawrie in the dugout; Jose Bautista played peacekeeper and mentor. On Monday, Gibbons said he felt there would be no benefit to benching Lawrie, saying the matter had been "dealt with" and the club was ready to "move on." Lawrie addressed his teammates during a pre-scout meeting but declined media requests to speak on the matter. Other Blue Jays spoke up, including Bautista, who suggested Lawrie got caught up in the intensity of the ninth inning rally and lost track of the games situation. "Everybody noticed his reaction was not the best, but I talked to him and I understood that he got confused a little bit and caught up in the moment," said Bautista. "Thats it, its in the past, it got addressed and it shouldnt be a problem going forward." Veteran Mark DeRosa was signed in January, a late edition to the re-made Blue Jays, tasked with a leadership role. Lawrie is his biggest project. Their locker stalls have been side-by-side since the start of spring training. Theyve golfed together. They talk often. "I think a lot of pressure has been placed on him being the only Canadian guy," said DeRosa. "A lots been made of his importance to this franchise and that he plays well … I mean its just a learning process. I think thats why I was brought in here, to sit down and talk to him about certain things and how to handle yourself the right way. "Hes trying to get things going," continued DeRosa. "He feels he has a sac fly and a (RBI) and hes helped his team and then Adam doesnt go. Instead of looking at it like, as youre running down the first base line, hes probably not going to go. Those are things well work on but I know his hearts in the right place and thats why I kind of move on and well talk to him and address it. I know hes sick about it. I know he is." Lind, whose decision to hold on the Lawrie fly ball paid off one hitter later when he scored on a DeRosa RBI fielders choice, was forgiving of the third basemans indiscretion. "Theres no hard feelings for anybody," said Lind. "Its a fiery game, a fiery inning, bottom of the ninth, a big crowd and everybodys trying to win. Especially when youre young and probably not been in that situation for years, youre fired up." Lind agreed with Gibbons decision to put Lawrie in Mondays lineup. 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Thats when the real work in determining just how far Pitt can go in Narduzzis second season will begin.Though a healthy Conner will play a vital role, so will the development of a wide receiver group tasked with trying fill the void left by Tyler Boyds departure to the NFL. Senior Dontez Ford isnt worried about trying to match Boyds production, mostly because its nearly impossible after Boyd needed just three years to turn the school record book into a dry erase board.I think its important for myself and all of our receivers to step up and produce, Ford said. Were not too concerned with replacing his production. At the same time we need to put out more.Especially if the Panthers want to exploit opposing defenses sure to cram as many men near the line of scrimmage as possible in hopes of stopping a running game that could be the best in the country. Ford gets the strategy. Heck hed do it too if he was facing an offense that features Conner and 2015 ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year Qadree Ollison in the backfield.Teams are obviously going to have to defend against the run, Ford said. We have arguably the best line in the country, a loaded backfield and we have a quarterback able to make those plays. Were going to be able to go out there (and make plays.)For Pitt to take another step fforward after Narduzzis promising 8-5 start last fall, Ford and the guys behind him on the depth chart -- including Jester Weah, Tre Tipton and Quadree Henderson -- dont really have a choice.dddddddddddd It will be a collective effort. Trying to task one player with replicating Boyds success is unfair. Boyd, after all, had more than twice as many receptions last season (91) than the rest of the receivers on the roster combined. Yes, combined.Ford is the Panthers most experienced returning wideout and he offers one thing that Boyd -- for all his talent -- does not possess: game breaking speed. Ford averaged 19.4 yards per catch in 2015, nearly double Boyds average of 10.2. Part of that is by design -- Boyd would often take shuttle passes that were little more than extended handoffs -- but struggled at times with making the difficult grab, something that never seemed to bother Boyd.Thats not our job to emulate him, Ford said. Were just going to (try to) learn from him. We all have our own style of play, we all do different things.Starting the year with Nate Peterman firmly entrenched at quarterback wont hurt either. That wasnt the case last year as Peterman needed several weeks to finally unseat Chad Voytik. Peterman is clearly in charge now and new offensive Matt Canada wasted little time trying to diversify an offense that was predictable at times last season: either hand it off or throw it to Boyd no matter what. Ford expects Canada to allow Peterman to let loose more often.We have guys who can run, Ford said. Jester has crazy speed and if we can get him out there and get him 1-on-1 matchups, I expect him to make plays vertically.---AP College Football site: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '