Only Position Groups to Improve: QB & TE

That seems right. Maybe a couple that broke even. Looking at 4-8 again.

did we improve: Qb: yes (not impressed) Rb: no (not yet hopefully) Wr: I think so Te: Astronomically yes OL: no DL: would’ve been yes but now no LB: no Db: no because of Dixon yes because of Allen OC: immeasurable

So, why exactly have we given Michael Lombardi $3M dollars in base salary over two years?

Fit. All that matters. WR is much better btw

FeltOnFire said:

Fit. All that matters. WR is much better btw

Dudes. All that matters in CFB.

Jamison33 said:

Dudes. All that matters in CFB.

Nah. We had tons of dudes in 2023

I agree. W/"three-ish" spots left to offer. Not great. If they would have loaded up on o-line, it seems like, that could have solved several problems in that it gives the QB more time, WRs more time to get open, RBs more holes, & keeps the defense off the field. But what do I know? Totally anecdotal, but looking at my CFB list in Twitter (which is pretty much every major CFB reporter), I see steady stream of portal signings being tweeted. The major guys. How many of our signings would rate a tweet by a CFB reporter?

TW4945 said:

disappointing and depressing portal season. As I see it the only groups to improve are QB and TE. TE is the only significant upgrade IMHO.

That’s what you get with LOMBO at the helm. The 2nd highest paid state employee in NC. It’s laughable

oline definitely the biggest whiff in my opinion. Not sold on the linebackers nothing in secondary , but I do think they’re banking on a lot of young talent and development negligent of the staff to be caught flat footed on DT. I don’t care what kids told them. They’re kids and agents. You have to be prepared for chaos

Burckmyerheel said:

oline definitely the biggest whiff in my opinion. Not sold on the linebackers nothing in secondary , but I do think they’re banking on a lot of young talent and development negligent of the staff to be caught flat footed on DT. I don’t care what kids told them. They’re kids and agents. You have to be prepared for chaos

We have several OL targets available yet none mentioned in any update.

FeltOnFire said:

Fit. All that matters. WR is much better btw

I dont think so

tarheelcoach said:

That’s what you get with LOMBO at the helm. The 2nd highest paid state employee in NC. It’s laughable

That isn't remotely true.

An offense is only as good as its OL. Our OL haul is not good enough. Not nearly good enough. TE doesn’t matter if the QB is getting hit at the same time he receives the ball.

Paige2Johnson said:

did we improve: Qb: yes (not impressed) Rb: no (not yet hopefully) Wr: I think so Te: Astronomically yes OL: no DL: would’ve been yes but now no LB: no Db: no because of Dixon yes because of Allen OC: immeasurable

You’re being generous about WR even saying I think so. I don’t know if Trech and Humphrey will be better than Paysour and the other WRs lost. I guess I’d say slot got better but outside WR got worse.

You hope** the QB room improved brought in a mid QB and 3 guys who haven’t taken any snaps when the game is still in the balance

I still go back to what Tommy and others said: you had to either find an elite QB or significantly upgrade at OL. Neither happened. I’ll take it one step further. Bill and Lombardi said they would build from the inside out. The lack of investment in either line is perplexing. It doesn’t match their talk.

tarheelcoach said:

The 2nd highest paid state employee in NC. It’s laughable

You keep posting this but that doesn’t make it true.

Lombo said we are trying to build through HS recruiting. According to another Carolina fan site...the messaging from the football office is 26 is a building year towards a strong 2027 year. It seems that Greg Barnes is still saying that 26 is put up or shut up year, which I hope is true. I don't want to sit through another year like last year. I say all that to say....Lombo has not impressed me either in this portal window.

Title of this thread should be changed to “haters only”

Recruiting and Portal: QB: ++ significantly better OL: - got younger and less experienced but no more talented TE: +++ night and day WR: + RB: push DE: push DT: - - LB: - CB: - S: - Offense could be a pleasant surprise but defense looks highly developmental

Heel9091DS said:

Recruiting and Portal: QB: ++ significantly better OL: - got younger and less experienced but no more talented TE: +++ night and day WR: + RB: push DE: push DT: - - LB: - CB: - S: - Offense could be a pleasant surprise but defense looks highly developmental

Fair

jrmustang said:

Title of this thread should be changed to “haters only”

Football fans do hate bad football. We’re quirky that way. Coach fans can be more forgiving

Burckmyerheel said:

oline definitely the biggest whiff in my opinion. Not sold on the linebackers nothing in secondary , but I do think they’re banking on a lot of young talent and development negligent of the staff to be caught flat footed on DT. I don’t care what kids told them. They’re kids and agents. You have to be prepared for chaos

And we were sold on building first and foremost in the trenches. Two years in…I sure as hell can’t tell

jrmustang said:

Title of this thread should be changed to “haters only”

Or “living in reality”