North Carolina Football: Tarheels look to rebound in 2018
By Shane Lunnen
Offense
A key reason for the Tar Heels struggles a year ago was the offense, or rather the lack of one. They ranked dead last in the ACC, scoring only 19.3 points per game during their conference slate. Only one place to go and that is to improve.
The big question is at the quarterback position. Sophomore Chazz Surratt has a lot of talent and has shown he can be a good dual threat quarterback. However junior Nathan Elliot started the final four games last season, where the Tar Heels started to click better and won two of those games. Whichever quarterback wins the job in fall camp, they will need to step up and be better this season.
The starting quarterback will also have some good receivers to target. Anthony Ratliff-Williams returns as the leading receiver from a year ago. He will push for a 1,000 yards receiving this season with good speed and a great vertical. The coaching staff is also excited about two freshman receivers, Antoine Green and Dyami Brown.
On the ground, both Jordan Brown and Michael Carter return. They are a good 1-2 combination, combining for over 1,170 yards and 12 touchdowns a year ago. The question is, will they have room to run? The offensive line loses four starters and is mostly unproven talent. The whole key to improvement on offense is the line must hold up.