
{"id":28032,"date":"2012-09-27T10:31:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=28032"},"modified":"2012-09-27T10:31:15","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:31:15","slug":"an-organized-offensive-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2012\/09\/27\/an-organized-offensive-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"An organized offensive effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Eddy Landreth<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Staff Writer<\/em><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20318\" style=\"width: 100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2011\/08\/18\/support-the-players-by-filling-kenan-stadium\/landreth-mug-30\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20318\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/landreth-mug1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"landreth-mug\" width=\"100\" height=\"134\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/landreth-mug1.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/landreth-mug1-84x113.jpg 84w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/landreth-mug1-74x100.jpg 74w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eddy Landreth<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nNorth Carolina\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new high-octane, fast-moving offense may be unsettling to some fans, but it is producing results.<\/p>\n<p>The mechanics are different, so some people find themselves having to adjust and wondering if all is in order.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Bryn Renner repeatedly looks toward the sideline as the team rushes back into position play after play. Renner walks along the line of scrimmage, communicating the plays and changed calls as everyone else settles into their places.<\/p>\n<p>Can this possibly be an organized effort? Is this not the very definition of chaos?<\/p>\n<p>Actually, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not \u00e2\u20ac\u201c there is a great deal of organization in what the Tar Heels do on offense, or else they wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be able to play without a huddle and move as quickly as they do.<\/p>\n<p>UNC (2-2) will play Idaho (0-4) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Kenan Stadium in the second of three consecutive home games.<\/p>\n<p>As far as the offense goes, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s face it: This strategy is still new to the team, although the Tar Heels are getting better each week. Carolina played well throughout the second half against Louisville and most of the game in a 27-6 victory against East Carolina on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>UNC amassed 450 yards of total offense and ran 72 plays, nine more than the Pirates. Carolina is now trying to take the process to an even greater level, shift into a new gear.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Larry Fedora described the pace he wants to see from his offense as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153fanatical,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d once again echoing the philosophy of UNC basketball coach Roy Williams.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still working on tempo every day,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fedora said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re still not there. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re asking for a fanatical effort in tempo throughout the game. We still don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand what that really is yet. We have a lot of work to do in that area.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Renner may not be moving as fast as Fedora wants, but the junior quarterback appears in total command and quite comfortable with the offense. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s thrown seven touchdown passes in the last two games.<\/p>\n<p>In UNC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s four games, Renner is 90 of 144 with a completion rate of 62.5 percent. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s averaging almost 300 yards per game, and he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s thrown 11 touchdowns and only three interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the reps that are so important,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fedora said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Every time a safety moves or rotates down, he gets to see that live. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a learned experience he can continue to work on.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still about managing the game, which is moving the chains and taking care of the football. He did a tremendous job of taking care of the football against East Carolina. We went through 60 minutes of the game and we didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t turn the ball over. That is a big, big deal right there.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Missed assignments and missed tackles hurt Carolina in the previous two games. For the most part, the defense seemed to erase those against the Pirates.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been killing ourselves offensively and defensively,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d senior linebacker Kevin Reddick said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In other games [before ECU], we weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t executing, or we were waiting until the second half to turn it up. We kept going all the way through [against the Pirates].<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was basic stuff, but guys were executing the basic stuff we had planned.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nNow the Tar Heels\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 goal is to become consistent in their concentration and effort \u00e2\u20ac\u201c from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The focus this week will be on us again,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fedora said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It is still figuring out who we are as a football team. \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not so much physical as it is mental.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are physically in shape. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s more about working on our minds and the things you need to do individually as far as your personal plan to prepare for a game.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Concentration is the key, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all about building good habits.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve done a pretty good job in the second half of staying focused and doing the things,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fedora said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got to start faster. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been pleased with how we have come out and played in the third and fourth quarters, whether we were up or whether we were down [on the scoreboard].<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got to do a better job of starting fast. That is where it has got to happen.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new high-octane, fast-moving offense may be unsettling to some fans, but it is producing results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":20318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[431],"class_list":["post-28032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28032"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28078,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28032\/revisions\/28078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}