We had talent on offense too., especially on the offensive line and at running back. And Doty played in some games. Vann is talented. Muse made some pre-season honor lists. On defense, we lost a lot in the secondary. Our linebacking unit was thin. We still are at number 43 in Total Defense in the country. Out of 130 teams in the nation, that is GOOD. We actually overachieved on defense.
And that's exactly what Beamer is telling everyone when no changes are made.
And Beamer played them. And sometimes they were effective and, other times they were not. I'm sure that Beamer would not endanger a player by playing them when they are unable. Also, I suspect we were not the only team to sustain injuries and/or have players at not exactly 100%.
Again, we did not do much on offense when Doty was in.
This same poster was arguing that Bobo had an unfair advantage because he had Collin Hill last year.
yeah...and when we had injuries....the offense looked "better". Now....there are some extraneous reasons that helped us that our program/coach/players had no control over that worked out for us...but technically, it's hard to say that injuries made us "worse".
When Beamer said that he expects the staff to be intact through the bowl season -- i.e. through the early signing period -- I pretty much gave up hope.
While I expect a good offensive performance due to the extra time our offensive coaches have to prepare (as happened against Florida) and the weakness of the UNC defense, I will still feel changes are warranted. But, it's Beamer's career on the line on such a gamble. I'll still pull for our coach.
