UNC's QB issues

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Still, the jury's out ... no, that's not right: To be more precise, the jury is in for a lot of Tar Heel fans, and it's booing loudly after a disappointing junior campaign that seemed like a step back from a relatively assured sophomore turn in 2008. (When you prompt substantial boos from North Carolina fans during a basketball game at the conclusion of a winning season, it's safe to say something has gone very wrong.) Yates isn't a big, downfield slinger (he's a fringe draft prospect at best), isn't likely to put up fiery numbers (he hasn't had a 300-yard passing game since his third start as freshman) and will never present even the remotest threat as a scrambler (the longest run of his career covered 14 yards, also in his freshman year). From the beginning, his role in offensive coordinator John Shoop's conservative, "West Coast" approach has been to make the routine throw to the right guy while avoiding mistakes, of which there were far too many last year for a three-year starter who doesn't produce a lot of big plays at the other end of the spectrum.

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