One former Clemson offensive lineman isn’t holding back regarding what he’s seen from the Tigers over the first two weeks of the season, particularly when it comes to the five guys up front.

Former Tiger and current ACC Network analyst, Eric Mac Lain, blasted Clemson’s offensive line during a Sunday episode of the Gramlich and Mac Lain Podcast.

“Looking at this offense, it’s just frustrating, to be honest. Like, for a lot of different ways and a lot of different reasons,” Mac Lain said. “And the offensive line has been a big part of that. I think it’s been unfortunate. We’re going to keep talking about it because it keeps happening. It’s obviously the second game—bad news, North Carolina is coming to town with a very good defensive line. With better defensive tackles than you’ve seen all year. That includes LSU.”

For the second consecutive week, the Tigers’ offensive line struggled mightily, despite a 22-7 win over Georgia Southern. The Eagles finished the contest with 11 tackles for loss, while the Clemson line was tagged with four holding penalties (one declined) and two false starts.

Mac Clain has also been absolutely baffled by the number of missed assignments he’s seen, and he singled out both Collin Sadler at right tackle and Ronan O’Connell at right guard.

“It was just MA after MA after MA. Wrong way. Mental lapses. Physically getting whipped. Time and time again,” he said. “Certainly there was good, but I’m not here to talk about the good. Coach can do that. We’re looking at what needs to be improved and things that need to happen. When we’ve got fifth-year seniors that are doing the wrong thing all the time, it’s just confusing, and I don’t understand. We’ve literally got clips of the right guard — there’s a man directly over him, there’s no possible other thing you could do, and you just go right by him. And he makes a tackle. Who possibly do you think has that guy? It’s things like that that blows my mind.”

“Also, in the back of my mind, T.J. Moore and Bryant Wesco are generational-type dudes, and you’re just wasting it right now.”

With the poor play up front, the running game has been mostly non-existent.

Through two games, Clemson’s offense has 37 total yards before contact on designed runs. That ranks 130th nationally. 38% of the designed runs have been stopped for no gain or a loss of yardage. That ranks 138th nationally. The line is also allowing a sack rate of 8.7%, which is good for 137th in the country.

Those are some putrid numbers. Mac Lain went as far as calling the offense as a whole “dysfunctional,” but at the heart of the issues is an offensive line that has been downright porous, and that was on full display Saturday night against an inferior opponent.

“It’s frustrating, the way that it’s happening,” Mac Lain said. “To me, it’s more so the mental. Physically getting beat is what it is. It happens. We will run into people that are better than us. But in this type of game? You really shouldn’t. And again, it’s more the mental things to me. We’ve got four guys going the right way, and the fifth going the wrong way, and it’s a tackle for loss, or it’s a sack or it’s a negative play. That is just very frustrating to see.

“And the fact that it’s not necessarily the same guy. Penalties have been atrocious. Giving up tackles for loss. Clemson is deadass-last in the country in tackles for loss allowed. That ain’t good. That is not acceptable. Ever never ever. That means something to me for that unit to look a certain way and to perform a certain way, and it’s not right now. It’s like, figure it out. And if you can’t, get out. Get somebody else in that can.