Two weeks and two lopsided losses into the new season, Virginia fans are looking around wondering what is wrong with their football team.

When comparing the career tracks of a pair of offensive linemen, Virginia’s newly-appointed starter at left tackle appears light years ahead of schedule.

About an hour after Monroe ended a 12-day holdout by signing a five-year, $25 million contract that included $19 million guaranteed, the eighth overall pick was on the field, in the huddle and lining up against Jacksonville’s top defenders.

As the NFL draft opens today at 4 p.m., the lives of numerous players that once wore a Cavalier uniform will be altered in various ways.

Barker, suddenly the team’s anchor in the trenches with the departure of Eugene Monroe to the NFL draft, plays in his final spring game at Scott Stadium at 2 p.m. today.

Player after player — including some Cavaliers long removed from the minds of many locals for various reasons — lifted weights, ran various drills and were monitored by scouts from 29 of the 32 NFL teams at the program’s annual Pro Timing Day.

Virginia offensive tackle Eugene Monroe was a second-team selection, marking his third All-America nod this season. He was previously selected to the second team by Rivals.com and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Virginia’s seniors really don’t know what’s about to hit them this Saturday when they say goodbye to Scott Stadium.

Certainly, there have been many factors in Virginia’s reversal of fortunes on the football field over the past month: a quarterback who gets it, a tough-minded defense, the return of Cedric Peerman and Kevin Ogletree’s ability to stretch opposing defenses, just to name a few. One that is often overlooked is the steady improvement of the offensive line.

We have all become addicted to watching Cedric Peerman’s bone-jarring runs. Fans, coaches, media — we all expect excitement every time Virginia’s No. 37 touches the ball.

Eugene Monroe is more comfortable fighting off a fierce pass rush than he is in fielding questions from a bunch of media types looking for a good story.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while saying farewell to Clemson’s Tommy Bowden, who got the axe from his school on Monday morning ...

Down 6-0 late in the first quarter, things could have snowballed on Virginia’s football team Saturday.

While the emotions were similar, the descriptions varied.

Last year was a good time to be Dave Borbely, in his second season as Virginia’s offensive line coach. From stem to stern, he had veteran linemen at every spot, including first-round NFL draft choice Branden Albert at guard. That was last year.