Butch Davis....

not having Draughn down the stretch and having to use Yates is difficult. I'm not sure what he could've done besides not run an end around every other play.

 

That's understandable, but you really have to look at the overall picture. It does take at least 5 years to build a football program, to include your redshit system and getting your first full class to seniors.

UNC does still have some major gaps to fill, mainly on offense. They lost a lot of major skill talent last year without much to fill that void other than Little. Not to mention the injury issues as well, but they just didn't have the replacements/depth for that either. Yates is an average QB at best, and even worse with what he has to work with.

Just a little FYI, the current class breakdown is below per ESPN:

34 Freshmen
33 Sophomores
31 Juniors
13 Seniors

Not sure how the redshirts are counted in this? I am guessing just whatever year they are the redshirt from.

 

the concerning part right now is Davis's recruiting class coming up is weak thus far. He will need to get a few stellar commits come signing day to salvage it.

 

2010

QUARTERBACKS:
13 TJ Yates (6-3, 220, Sr-5) (38; 3 star)
2 Bryn Renner (6-3, 200, Fr-2) (8; 4 star)
14 Braden Hanson (6-5, 200, So-3) (34; 3 star)

Tailbacks:
32 Ryan Houston (6-2, 245, Sr-4) (20: 4 star)
20 Shaun Draughn (6-0, 215, Sr-5) (24; 3 star)
5 Jamal Womble (5-10, 225, So-3) (13; 4 star)
34 Johnny White (5-10, 205, Sr-5) (41; 3 star)
15 A.J. Blue (6-0, 225, Fr-2) (PS; 4 star) (RSing/Inj?)

Full-backs:
45 Devon Ramsay (6-2, 245, Jr-4) (6; 3 star)
6 Anthony Elzy (5-10, 215, Sr-5) (62; 3 star)
40 Hunter Furr (6-0, 215, So-2) (97; 3 star)

Flankers:
8 Greg Little (6-3, 215, Sr-4) (12; 4 star)
87 Jhay Boyd (6-2, 195, So-2) (7; 4 star)
81 Joshua McKie (5-11, 190, Fr-2) (125; 3 star)
-- Brednon Felder (5-10, 170, Fr-1) (58; 3 star)

Split Ends:
88 Erik Highsmith (6-3, 200, So-2) (UR; 2 star)
83 Dwight Jones (6-4, 220, Jr-3) (16; 4 star)
3 Joshua Adams (6-4, 200, Fr-2) (42; 3 star)
82 Todd Harrelson (6-2, 200, So-3) (77; 3 star)

Tight Ends:
17 Zack Pianalto (6-4, 255, Sr-4) (21; 4 star)
80 Ed Barham (6-3, 270, Sr-5) (73; 2 star)
89 Nelson Hurst (6-4, 260, So-3) (36; 3 star)
85 Alex Smith (6-6, 240, Fr-1) (10; 4 star)

H-Backs:
33 Christian Wilson (6-3, 240, Jr-3) (7: 4 star)
49 Ryan Taylor (6-4, 240, Sr-5) (46; 3 star)
86 Randy White (6-5, 250, So-3) (UR; 2 star)
-- Sean Fitzpatrick (6-5, 240, Fr-1) (33; 3 star)

Left Tackle:
71 Carl Gaskins (6-5, 300, Jr-4) (UR; 2 star)
73 Brennan Williams (6-7, 285, So-2) (9; 4 star)
68 James Hurst (6-5, 270, Fr-1) (3; 5 star)

Right Tackle:
66 Mike Ingersoll (6-5, 300, Sr-5) (UR; 2 star)
62 David Collins (6-8, 300, Fr-2) (62; 3 star)
-- T.J. Leifheit (6-7, 300, Fr-1) (21; 4 star)

Right Guard:
70 Alan Pelc (6-6, 325, Sr-5) (UR; 2 star) (RG/C?)
76 Travis Bond (6-7, 320, So-2) (29; 3 star)
-- Nick Appel (6-6, 300, Fr-1) (UR; 2 star)

Left Guard:
64 Jonathan Cooper (6-3, 295, So-3) (42; 3 star) (LG/C?)
67 Greg Elleby (6-5, 295, Sr-5) (UR; 2 star) (DT/OG?)

Center:
65 Cameron Holland (6-2, 310, Jr-4) (78; 3 star)
-- Russell Bodine (6-3, 280, Fr-1) (10; 3 star)

Nose Tackles:
91 Tydreke Powell (6-3, 300, Jr-4) (10; 4 star)
67 Greg Elleby (6-5, 295, Sr-5) (UR; 2 star) (DT/OG?)

Rush Tackles:
9 Marvin Austin (6-3, 305, Sr-4) (1; 5 star) (NFL?)
78 Jordan Nix (6-4, 285, Jr-4) (JC; 2 star)
79 Jared McAdoo (6-3, 295, Fr-2) (29; 3 star)

Strong side defensive ends:
42 Robert Quinn (6-5, 275, Jr-3) (19; 4 star)
90 Quinton Coples (6-6, 275, Jr-3) (21; 4 star)

Weakside defensive ends:
98 Donte Paige-Moss (6-4, 245, So-2) (1; 5 star)
94 Michael McAdoo (6-7, 245, Jr-3) (48; 3 star)
55 Linwan Euwell (6-3, 245, Jr-4) (68; 3 star)

Strong-side linebackers:
54 Bruce Carter (6-3, 230, Sr-4) (64; 3 star)
57 Dion Guy (6-4, 230, So-3) (UR; 2 star)
35 Herman Davidson (6-2, 230, Jr-3) (19; 4 star)
-- Darius Lipford (6-3, 210, Fr-1) (145; 2 star)

Middle linebackers:
48 Kevin Reddick (6-3, 235, So-2) (12; 4 star)
58 Ebele Okakpu (6-2, 225, Jr-3) (11; 4 star)
53 Hawatha Bell (6-1, 235, So-2) (15; 4 star)
41 Shane Mularkey (6-2, 225, So-2) (76; 2 star)

Weakside linebackers:
52 Quan Sturdivant (6-2, 235, Sr-4) (9; 4 star)
47 Zach Brown (6-2, 225, Jr-3) (PS; 4 star)
-- Ty Linton (6-1, 210, Fr-1) (80; 3 star)
-- PJ Clyburn (6-2, 210, Fr-1) (81; 3 star)

Boundary Corner:
12 Charles Brown (5-10, 205, Sr-4) (UR; 2 star)
1 Gene Robinson (5-11, 175, So-2) (28; 3 star)
18 Josh Hunter (6-2, 195, Fr-2) (64; 3 star)
37 LeCount Fontroy (5-11, 195, Jr-4) (UR; 2 star)

Cover Corner:
16 Kendric Burney (5-9, 190, Sr-5) (46; 3 star)
26 Mywan Jackson (5-11, 175, So-2) (67; 3 star)
24 Terry Shankle (5-11, 175, Fr-2) (30; 4 star)
-- Jabari Price (5-11, 175, Fr-1) (112; 3 star)

Free Safety:
27 Deunta Williams (6-2, 210, Sr-5) (14; 4 star)
28 Jonathan Smith (6-2, 210, Sr-4) (35; 3 star)
43 Curtis Campbell (6-2, 210, Fr-2) (UR; 2 star)

Strong Safety:
21 Da'Norris Searcy (6-0, 210, Sr-4) (8; 4 star)
25 Matt Merletti (5-11, 200, Jr-4) (UR; 2 star)
29 Brian Gupton (6-3, 200, Jr-4) (UR; 2 star)
-- D.J. Bunn (5-11, 200, Fr-1) (129; 2 star)

KICKER:
11 Casey Barth (5-11, 180, Jr-3) (20; 2 star)

PUNTER:
39 Grant Schallock (6-7, 225, Sr-5) (walk-on)
30 CJ Feagles (6-0, 185, Fr-2) (UR; 2 star)

 

well, that's part of my issue. Deep in your own territory trying to get cute. You can't call a play that says "this will bring this guy back to good health", but you don't call too many tricks. And get rid of that pistol shit.

 

very true. hopefully along with the players, Shoop will evolve and get rid of some of the useless plays.

 

They should have hired O'Brien.

 

I agree with your post but there is no excuse for a Division I football program to be so horrible at the tailback position. My god, I'm faster than Ryan Houston.

 

Well injuries and being pretty damn young at that position didn't help.

Draughn injured, and while not great, is better than Houston.

Womble out and then Blue redshirted I think, because UNC thougth they had depth until all the injuries.

Really the biggest concern right now is what Franchise mentioned, the incoming class doesn't look all that good to this point. A win in the bowl game would have helped to draw more interest, the loss can only hurt that.

 

Blue got hurt