Head Coach Larry Fedora's offensive and defensive systems have taken their lumps this season. They have athletes on both sides of the ball. They have four running backs that were among the best in the state in their recruiting class. You have to put your players in a position to be successful.
The fan base is growing restless in Chapel Hill. The Tarheels have not even been competitive in the first half of their three straight losses. The deficits in the first half have been 35-14, 22-0, and 21-3. They were behind in their opening two victories as well. At what point and time do the coaches say "We have to do something different."
Every fan has their opinion and here is mine. I know Larry Fedora believes in his system and I also realize that you can't scrap it in the middle of the season. Rather than try to speed the game up, I believe the Tarheels need to slow the game down. The Tarheels are having trouble running out of the shotgun. I believe they should try lining up in a standard I-formation with Tight End Jack Tabb III at blocking back and see if they can't open a few holes. I love "fast break" football but a three and out that only takes 20 seconds off of the play clock is killing the Tarheels defense.
Pick a starting Quarterback and stick with him. If the Quarterback is going to be Marquise Williams, then allow him to develop a rhythm with his passing and his offensive line. Each Quarterback reacts differently to certain situations and the offensive line needs to anticipate what the QB is going to do.
The same thing applies to the running game. Pick your top two and use them. Allow them to develop a rhythym with the offensive line. All four of the Running Backs were highly recruited. You need to make your system fit the players. Right now neither system is working.
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