The early results are in: the UNC football program's offense flat-out stinks

We're now officially through four games of the Bill Belichick era.

Belichick's always had that mindset of the first four weeks of the season being an "extended preseason," allowing his teams more time to gel and find their true identity. With a whole new coaching staff and 70 new players, the UNC football program certainly needed as much time together as possible in hopes of putting together a productive football team.

While they currently sit with a 2-2 record, this unit doesn't look like a .500+ team at this current moment. The Tar Heels got smoked by TCU and UCF, with their only victories coming against Charlotte and Richmond (both teams who they are expected to beat).

One of the biggest concerns thus far has been the offense, a unit that has absolutely stunk up the joint through four weeks of the season.

As crafted above by Jacob Turner of TarHeel247, the UNC football program's offensive unit ranks near the bottom of the country in each of the above categories. Their total offense is No. 132 in the country, as only two teams have been worse offensively than the Tar Heels.

Of course, people always want to point fingers, but the question remains: who is to blame?

Is it due to the fact that Gio Lopez hasn't lived up to the hype following his transfer from South Alabama (and his hefty NIL deal that's paying him $2 million per season)?

Could the issues fall on the offensive coordinator, Freddie Kitchens, who has called a lackluster offense thus far into the season?

Is it simply due to the fact that this team just might not have the talent that we all expected to see?

Let's face it: the offense has looked light years better when Max Johnson was patrolling the field. While Johnson isn't Tom Brady, he does manage the game and helps drive the ball down the field, making the right reads to connect with his open targets.

While North Carolina seems fixated on allowing Lopez to work out his struggles, when is going to be the time when they evaluate the situation and realize what we're all seeing-Max Johnson should get an opportunity to start games in the near future.

At this point, it doesn't hurt to give him a chance.

There is a collection of issues that are going on in Chapel Hill, as we all know the saying, "Rome wasn't built in a day." Belichick and his staff are working through those challenges, but it's important to remember that this team is far from a finished product.

However, the results on the field show that the offense has been simply abysmal. With the "bye week," the hope is that the UNC football program will make some adjustments in an effort to help improve the team's offensive production moving forward.