Yep. The only thing I'm worried about is depth. By time we get to that part of the schedule (Clemson, NC State, ND), I hope we don't have any casualties on the O-line and LB cause we are super thin there. But if we get there relatively healthy, we gone beat the sleeves off Clemson this year. Outside of Monday night, that's the game I'm most anticipating. Miami and UF are about to find out just how great the talent gap is between FSU and them so I'm not too worried about them. Jimbo really squandered his recruiting classes here after '13. It always seemed odd how he was constantly getting top 5 classes and one player (Dalvin) would have to bail the entire team out every week. Or how he can sign the #1 ranked o-line class and these guys can't keep our QB's from getting destroyed. There's so much talent in Tallahassee and Willie is excited to use it all. FSU is a sleeping giant and I think V Tech is in for a rude awakening.....well maybe not cause Coach Fuente is all but saying to anybody who'll listen that he's scared of FSU. Granted, these are new systems on both sides of the ball, so I expect some ups and downs. But, I'm real bullish about what this team can do. If Willie can avg 50ppg last year in year 1 (when Herbert was playing) with less talent and if Harlon can field a defense like he did last year at MSU full of young players.....I don't see why they can't hit the ground running with the type of talent they have now. FSU might fukk around and hang 50 on V Tech Monday.
Somebody, Anybody.....#DoSomething: 2019 FSU Seminoles
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Yep. The only thing I'm worried about is depth. By time we get to that part of the schedule (Clemson, NC State, ND), I hope we don't have any casualties on the O-line and LB cause we are super thin there. But if we get there relatively healthy, we gone beat the sleeves off Clemson this year. Outside of Monday night, that's the game I'm most anticipating. Miami and UF are about to find out just how great the talent gap is between FSU and them so I'm not too worried about them. Jimbo really squandered his recruiting classes here after '13. It always seemed odd how he was constantly getting top 5 classes and one player (Dalvin) would have to bail the entire team out every week. Or how he can sign the #1 ranked o-line class and these guys can't keep our QB's from getting destroyed. There's so much talent in Tallahassee and Willie is excited to use it all. FSU is a sleeping giant and I think V Tech is in for a rude awakening.....well maybe not cause Coach Fuente is all but saying to anybody who'll listen that he's scared of FSU. Granted, these are new systems on both sides of the ball, so I expect some ups and downs. But, I'm real bullish about what this team can do. If Willie can avg 50ppg last year in year 1 (when Herbert was playing) with less talent and if Harlon can field a defense like he did last year at MSU full of young players.....I don't see why they can't hit the ground running with the type of talent they have now. FSU might fukk around and hang 50 on V Tech Monday.
#dosomething
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
Who down for linking up before kickoff? Probably gonna hit up College Town around 5.
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
So dikkerson & Kelly already injured?
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
Rosier still starting next week tho
FLORIDA BOI
All Star
Our Oline e has been gabbage for at least 4 years now how.
I said it before this even went down , you never seen a team running yhia up tempo no huddle have a decent defense. last night prime example this defense ain't physical enough to compete for shyt.
Our 2 playmakers look like str8 shyt in this offense. Akers and Francois looked horrible willie supposed to be a offensive guru this shyt was a let down.
I said it before this even went down , you never seen a team running yhia up tempo no huddle have a decent defense. last night prime example this defense ain't physical enough to compete for shyt.
Our 2 playmakers look like str8 shyt in this offense. Akers and Francois looked horrible willie supposed to be a offensive guru this shyt was a let down.
Piff Perkins
Veteran
So, I'm rewatching the game. A couple random ass thoughts:
*Patrick is a solid player, but he needs to be featured less if you're trying to have this quick and explosive offense. His lumbering style just doesn't fit. There's a play in the 2nd quarter where he ran for 17 yards. I think Akers or Khalan score there. shyt was wide open. Let him play the 2013 James Wilder short yardage back, role.
*I think our defense will be pretty solid. I don't think they will be great. Overall, we're small and I really can't believe our LB situation is as bad as it is. shyt is crazy. It's why I wanted Peters at LB still. Dudes like Adonis shouldn't be STARTING at FSU. He should be a special teams guys. Also, I don't think VT's offense is good. They left a lot of plays and points on the field that better offenses will capitalize on. Our CB's struggle to find the ball.
*About the offense, I voiced concerns in here before the season about how "simple" our offense was going to be. I still think Willie is going to have to adjust it. It's going to have to be more vertical and less horizontal. With that being said, most of the plays I didn't feel like were bad conceptually, but more so bad as far as personnel packaging. You can't have DJ as your lead blocker on pass to the flats to a TE, or Noonie as your lead blocker. You can't put the players in positions that their skillset doesn't support. Additionally, the teams that have really been successful with these offenses, it's just not the speed of which they get plays off. It's the setting up big plays by giving different looks out of the same formation(s). Oregon killed us with quick stuff, short and wide shyt, and then we were tried to stop that it was fake quick stuff for long gains down the seams or on the outside. They start hitting us with pump and go's which were of course wide ass open. They can be extremely effective. However, we didn't set one play up on Monday night.
With that being said, what I DON'T like about these offenses is that even in short yardage situations you're going to be in the shotgun -- which is wild to me. You're never going to just say, "It's 3rd and 1. Let's get in the I and get a yard." I feel like a pro-style offense could pair with spread elements just fine (see Charlie Ward and the Fast Break offense), but that a spread HUNH is never going to be able to do the former - if that makes sense. Clemson is never going to be able to come out and play a drive like Alabama would, but Alabama could play a drive like Clemson if they wanted to.
*Gavin has to make that catch. It's surreal how we have guys that are supposedly all world in practice, but when the lights come on the can't shine. How VT got converted QB's and shyt that can make diving interceptions look effortless, but our CB that supposedly was incredible in camp can't catch a ball thrown right at him?
*For every play that Noonie makes he flubs two. I'm thankful for his play in the Orange Bowl, but I'm also legit cool with the young guys getting his PT.
*Francois is Francois. He's a guy that can play really well for short periods of time, but is overall inconsistent. He's never been able to play well for the entirety of a game. He seems to play well about two quarters a game.
I think this is a 7-8 win team. I think that's what I said when people were talking about we're going to win 10 games, and I was asking what's realistic?
*Patrick is a solid player, but he needs to be featured less if you're trying to have this quick and explosive offense. His lumbering style just doesn't fit. There's a play in the 2nd quarter where he ran for 17 yards. I think Akers or Khalan score there. shyt was wide open. Let him play the 2013 James Wilder short yardage back, role.
*I think our defense will be pretty solid. I don't think they will be great. Overall, we're small and I really can't believe our LB situation is as bad as it is. shyt is crazy. It's why I wanted Peters at LB still. Dudes like Adonis shouldn't be STARTING at FSU. He should be a special teams guys. Also, I don't think VT's offense is good. They left a lot of plays and points on the field that better offenses will capitalize on. Our CB's struggle to find the ball.
*About the offense, I voiced concerns in here before the season about how "simple" our offense was going to be. I still think Willie is going to have to adjust it. It's going to have to be more vertical and less horizontal. With that being said, most of the plays I didn't feel like were bad conceptually, but more so bad as far as personnel packaging. You can't have DJ as your lead blocker on pass to the flats to a TE, or Noonie as your lead blocker. You can't put the players in positions that their skillset doesn't support. Additionally, the teams that have really been successful with these offenses, it's just not the speed of which they get plays off. It's the setting up big plays by giving different looks out of the same formation(s). Oregon killed us with quick stuff, short and wide shyt, and then we were tried to stop that it was fake quick stuff for long gains down the seams or on the outside. They start hitting us with pump and go's which were of course wide ass open. They can be extremely effective. However, we didn't set one play up on Monday night.
With that being said, what I DON'T like about these offenses is that even in short yardage situations you're going to be in the shotgun -- which is wild to me. You're never going to just say, "It's 3rd and 1. Let's get in the I and get a yard." I feel like a pro-style offense could pair with spread elements just fine (see Charlie Ward and the Fast Break offense), but that a spread HUNH is never going to be able to do the former - if that makes sense. Clemson is never going to be able to come out and play a drive like Alabama would, but Alabama could play a drive like Clemson if they wanted to.
*Gavin has to make that catch. It's surreal how we have guys that are supposedly all world in practice, but when the lights come on the can't shine. How VT got converted QB's and shyt that can make diving interceptions look effortless, but our CB that supposedly was incredible in camp can't catch a ball thrown right at him?
*For every play that Noonie makes he flubs two. I'm thankful for his play in the Orange Bowl, but I'm also legit cool with the young guys getting his PT.
*Francois is Francois. He's a guy that can play really well for short periods of time, but is overall inconsistent. He's never been able to play well for the entirety of a game. He seems to play well about two quarters a game.
I think this is a 7-8 win team. I think that's what I said when people were talking about we're going to win 10 games, and I was asking what's realistic?
@Lucky_Lefty How was the DJ thing? I've seen a lot of people saying they're not feeling it.
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
Wasn't bad. "Certain" folks obviously weren't digging it. Student section was lit
My mind is legit blown right now. 
Y'all know that famous play where Barry Sanders makes #42 on the Patriots look silly?
That was Harlon Barnett. I always used to watch Barry highlights like
when that play came up.
Y'all know that famous play where Barry Sanders makes #42 on the Patriots look silly?
That was Harlon Barnett. I always used to watch Barry highlights like
when that play came up.
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
fukk this team. Thread title change