In the end, maybe the reason why Jay Bateman couldn’t last on the Tar Heel coaching staff was because his scheme was focused on the secondary leading the charge, but the secondary seemed like it couldn’t make a stop if their life depended on it. Certainly, the Tar Heels have talent back there, but a combination of injuries and ineffectiveness always made that area of the defense feel lacking.
You want to know how lacking? Only six players on the entire team scored an interception last season. Of those six, three were linebackers.
Opponents passed for 3094 yards against the Tar Heels last season, good for a tie for 84th in FBS.