Around this time a year ago, shortly after spring ball ended, many of the questions surrounding Chazz Surratt and his move from quarterback to linebacker had been answered.
But even then, Jay Bateman was toying with the idea of blitzing Surratt every play if he didn't gain a better understanding of the position. That's so hard to fathom now, with Surratt coming off one of the best seasons by a North Carolina linebacker in recent memory.
On his way to earning first-team All-ACC honors and finishing second in ACC Defensive Player of the Year voting, Surratt tallied a team-best 115 tackles, the second most in the league.