Florida State Film Review: FSU 41 - Maryland 16

by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 4:02 PM EDT in FSU Football

Here it is, another edition of the Florida State Film Review. Unless you're in Jimbo's office, this is the only place you'll find a complete breakdown of every meaningful play run by the 'Noles. This week, we break down FSU's domination of Maryland.

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Down	Yard	Play	Formation	Analysis
		Ferrara kickoff 61 yards to the FS9, WILLIAMS,K. return 29 yards to the FS38 (Boykins).		Hard running. Needs better vision

1-10	Fs38	MANUEL,E slant pass complete to GREEN,C. for 21 yards to the MD41, 1ST DOWN FS (Rowson), clock 14:37.	21 gun	Backside flare off zone read play action. Very soft coverage, nice job by Green to get extra yards.
1-10	Md41	MANUEL,E sideline pass complete to REED,B. for 9 yards to the MD32, out-of-bounds (Chism), clock 14:22.	12 ace twins boundary	Good job working boundary, accurate pass on comeback.
2-1	Md32	PRYOR,L. rush over left guard for 3 yards to the MD29, 1ST DOWN FS (Drakeford), clock 13:57.	21 i	FB dive. Hard run by Pryor, could have had more if he had any wiggle.
1-10	Md29	MANUEL,E wide receiver screen pass complete to REED,B. for 19 yards to the MD10, 1ST DOWN FS (Till), clock 13:28.	11 ace	Bootleg, outlet cross to Reed, nice block Jarred Haggins. Good take and action.
1-G	Md10	MANUEL,E wide receiver screen pass incomplete to GREEN,C., dropped pass, clock 13:01.	11 gun	Bubble to Christian Green. Walk-in TD if he catches it. Super soft coverage. EJ needs to lead him more.
2-G	Md10	FREEMAN,D. rush over right guard for 3 yards to the MD7 (Goree), clock 12:50.	11 ace	Zone read, well played by MD.
3-G	Md07	MANUEL,E rush quarterback scramble for 7 yards to the MD0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:12.	21 gun	Maryland brings big blitz, EJ scrambles. Nice block by Lonnie Pryor. Excellent vision by EJ. Jimbo a bit miffed Ej didn't throw to the open receiver.
		HOPKINS,D. kick attempt good.
		Florida State 7, Maryland 0
		Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:54		Maryland was playing ridiculously soft coverage and FSU didn't mess around, getting the ball to its playmakers in tons of space and letting them do their thing.

		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 68 yards to the MD2, Logan return 17 yards to the MD19 (BRADHAM,N.).		Tremendous kick coverage.

1-10	Md19	McCree rush left for 4 yards to the MD23, out-of-bounds (JONES,C.), clock 12:00.	4-3	End around, well played by Christian Jones
2-6	Md23	Meggett rush over left guard for 5 yards to the MD28 (MOODY,N.), clock 11:28.	4-3	Someone gets out of their gap here. Can't tell on my copy.
3-1	Md28	Meggett rush over right guard for 3 yards to the MD31, 1ST DOWN MD (MOODY,N.;JENKINS,B.), clock 11:16.	4-3	Very nice run by Meggett
1-10	Md31	Brown slant pass incomplete to Boykins (WILLIAMS,V.), clock 11:00.	4-3	Good pass pressure, Vince Williams nice coverage.
2-10	Md31	Brown slant pass complete to McCree for 9 yards to the MD40 (WILLIAMS,V.), clock 10:40.	4-3	Receiver between Williams and Nigel Bradham.
3-1	Md40	Meggett rush over left tackle for 10 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN MD (RHODES,X.;MOODY,N.), clock 10:19.	4-3	Lots of shifting, FSU out gapped here.
1-10	Md50	Brown rush left for 3 yards to the FS47, out-of-bounds, clock 10:04.	4-3	Well played by Brandon Jenkins on zone read
2-7	Fs47	Brown rush quarterback draw for no gain to the FS47 (CARRADINE,C.;BRADHAM,N.), clock 09:31.	4-3	Carradine very good individual play to beat the block.
3-7	Fs47	PENALTY MD false start (Dill) 5 yards to the MD48, clock 09:27.
3-12	Md48	Brown rush quarterback scramble for 9 yards to the FS43 (BRADHAM,N.), clock 08:54.	4-2	Missing on the sack, but FSU way too much speed.
		Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, TOP 03:50

4-3	Fs43	Ferrara punt 37 yards to the FS6, REID,G. return 4 yards to the FS10 (Hendy).		Very dumb decision to kick. Very dumb. But FSU will take it. Still, good punt. Good job by Reid to catch on the bounce once he realized it wasn't going into the end zone.

1-10	Fs10	MANUEL,E sideline pass complete to SMITH,R. for 14 yards to the FS24, 1ST DOWN FS (Rowson;McDougle), clock 08:07.	11 gun	All curls, good protection, good throw. Soft coverage.
1-10	Fs24	MANUEL,E rush QR for 3 yards to the FS27 (Drakeford), clock 07:38.	20 gun	Zone read, Manuel makes incorrect read, well blocked, still gets a few yards.
2-7	Fs27	MANUEL,E crossing pass complete to REED,B. for 8 yards to the FS35, 1ST DOWN FS (Mackall), clock 07:07.	11 gun	Curl to Bert Reed on the short side.
1-10	Fs35	MANUEL,E bubble screen pass complete to GREEN,C. for 9 yards to the FS44 (Till), clock 06:31.	11 gun	Bubble, Rodney Smith misses block, Christian Green great moves.
2-1	Fs44	FREEMAN,D. rush left for 14 yards to the MD42, 1ST DOWN FS (Hampton), clock 06:03.	11 gun	Zone read, good patience from Freeman, nice block Jacob Fahrenkrug and Zebrie Sanders
1-10	Md42	MANUEL,E rush quarterback scramble for 2 yards to the MD40, out-of-bounds, clock 05:40.	11 ace	Play action bootleg, nobody open, Manuel gets first down and out of bounds.
2-8	Md40	MANUEL,E slant pass complete to SHAW,K. for 14 yards to the MD26, 1ST DOWN FS (Till), clock 05:11.	10 gun	Great route by Shaw. Quick pass pro and good throw.
1-10	Md26	MANUEL,E FY pass complete to SHAW,K. for 26 yards to the MD0, 1ST DOWN FS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:45.	10 gun trips field	Shaw nice route, terrible coverage by Maryland, safety way late getting over, EJ needs to see this quicker.
		HOPKINS,D. kick attempt good.
		Florida State 14, Maryland 0
		Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, TOP 03:36		Tremendous job to recognize what was given and use athleticism. EJ is 8-9 at this point, only incomplete is a drop.

		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 67 yards to the MD3, Logan return 21 yards to the MD24 (WILLIAMS,K.).		Kick is into the wind, but I still want it in the end zone.

1-10	Md24	McCree rush left for 5 yards to the MD29, out-of-bounds (REID,G.), clock 04:31. Previous play was a backwards lateral.	4-3	Christian Jones angle here is too flat. Underestimated receiver speed.
2-5	Md29	Brown slant pass complete to Leak for loss of 2 yards to the MD27 (RHODES,X.), clock 04:03.	4-3	Attempt at middle screen, Bradham excellent recognition.
3-7	Md27	Brown sacked for loss of 3 yards to the MD24 (JENKINS,B.), clock 03:36.	3-3	Sack from a 3-3? FSU's defensive line is great.
		Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 01:44		Disciplined, physical football. All. Day. Just great defense.

4-10	Md24	Ferrara punt 45 yards to the FS31, fair catch by REID,G..

1-10	Fs31	PENALTY FS false start (J,FAHRENKRUG) 5 yards to the FS26.	20 gun
1-15	Fs26	MANUEL,E screen pass incomplete to THOMAS,J., clock 02:52.	20 gun	Jermaine Thomas dropped pass on the outlet. Good pressure. Thomas tripped over blocker Pryor. Not a good throw.
2-15	Fs26	THOMAS,J. rush left for 4 yards to the FS30, out-of-bounds (Drakeford), clock 02:47.	20 gun	Stretch to the boundary. Zebrie decent block, Pryor good effort. Nice play by MD DE
3-11	Fs30	MANUEL,E sacked for loss of 9 yards to the FS21 (Goree), clock 02:07.	10 gun trips field	Bryan Stork and Garret Faircloth mishandle a twist, turn the DT loose. Terrible.
		Drive: 3 plays, minus 10 yards, TOP 01:17		MD adjusted to what FSU was doing, but FSU also hurt itself with a drop and a penalty. Lack of focus.

4-20	Fs21	POWELL,S. punt 54 yards to the MD25, Logan return 9 yards to the MD34 (SMITH,T.).		Nice move by the returner. FSU had it covered, but didn't tackle it.

1-10	Md34	Pickett rush left for no gain to the MD34 (JERNIGAN,T.;JONES,C.), clock 01:19.	4-3	Midline read of the nose. Tremendous play by Demonte McAllister to drive the guard back. Brown should keep this ball.
2-10	Md34	Brown sideline pass complete to Leak for 11 yards to the MD45, 1ST DOWN MD (HARRIS,M.), clock 00:55.	4-3	Bootleg of the zone read. Nice throw and catch, Harris had decent coverage.
1-10	Md45	Brown sideline pass incomplete to Pickett, clock 00:45.	4-3	Quick out, poor throw.
2-10	Md45	Brown wide receiver screen pass complete to Leak for 2 yards to the MD47, out-of-bounds (BRADHAM,N.), clock 00:41.	4-3	Bubble, excellent pursuit and block shedding by Harris and Bradham.
3-8	Md47	Brown sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MD40 (JERNIGAN,T.;JENKINS,B.), clock 00:20.	3-2?	Tim Jernigan gets the sack on an excellent effort, but Brandon Jenkins pancaked his tackle and made Brown double clutch. Also, excellent coverage. Ridiculous rush.
		Drive: 5 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:56		6 yards on 5 plays. This is an elite defense folks.
		Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.

4-15	Md40	Ferrara punt 35 yards to the FS25, fair catch by REID,G..#5-Reid ruled for inadvertently calling for a fair catch.		We already covered this. VIDEO. Terrible call by the officials, and the ACC admitted as such. Should have been a TD

1-10	Fs25	MANUEL,E sideline pass complete to SMITH,R. for 31 yards to the MD44, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (McDougle), clock 14:32.	12 twins	Bootleg, cross to Rodney Smith. Another horrible blown call by the officials. ACC apologized for this lack of a call. Ridiculous no call. Fisher needs to take a timeout here, because the crowd is going nuts and the team was disorganized.

1-10	Md44	TEAM rush for loss of 5 yards to the MD49 (Whitfield;Goree), fumble by MANUEL,E, clock 13:46.	12	Manuel didn't get the snap.
2-15	Md49	MANUEL,E slant pass complete to SHAW,K. for 11 yards to the MD38 (Franklin), clock 13:22.	10 gun	Quick game. Huge cushion by Maryland. Nice catch by Kenny Shaw.
3-4	Md38	MANUEL,E bubble screen pass complete to FREEMAN,D. for 4 yards to the MD34, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (Whitfield), PENALTY MD personal foul (Whitfield) 15 yards to the MD19, 1ST DOWN FS, clock 12:45.	11 gun	Great pass to Freeman. What a throw. And a late hit call.
1-10	Md19	FREEMAN,D. rush option right for 3 yards to the MD16 (Till), clock 12:22.	22 I	Option, not well blocked, great pitch by E.J. Manuel. Run blitz.
2-7	Md16	MANUEL,E rush left for 1 yard to the MD15 (Goree), clock 11:35.	11 gun	QB sweep, Fahrenkrug is slow to handle the blitz. Would have been decent run if he makes that block.
3-6	Md15	MANUEL,E timing route pass incomplete to SMITH,R., clock 11:06.	11 gun	Excellent pass pro, Rodney Smith has a post corner route, too anxious to get to the corner, doesn't give himself the space. Poor route. Excellent throw by Manuel. Smith has a TD if he sets this up better.
4-6	Md15	HOPKINS,D. field goal attempt from 33 MISSED - wide right, spot MD20, clock 11:02.		Not at all convinced he missed this.
		Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:41		Maryland got real aggressive with its blitzing here. FSU did not adjust.

1-10	Md20	Meggett rush left for 3 yards to the MD23 (JENKINS,B.), clock 10:42.	4-3	Zone read, well played by Brandon Jenkins. Good leverage.
2-7	Md23	Brown sideline pass complete to McCree for 8 yards to the MD31, 1ST DOWN MD (RHODES,X.), clock 10:28.	4-3	Well thrown hard slant. Not bad defense.
1-10	Md31	Brown sacked for loss of 10 yards to the MD21 (SMITH,T.), clock 09:45.	4-3	Zone read bootleg, Telvin Smith reads it, good angle, and Brown totally underestimates Smith's speed. Also, excellent coverage.
2-20	Md21	Brown sideline pass incomplete to Furstenburg (DAWKINS,E.), clock 09:28.	4-3	Screen, well read by Everett Dawkins. Almost intercepted. Great defense.
3-20	Md21	Brown bubble screen pass complete to Tyler for 5 yards to the MD26, out-of-bounds (RHODES,X.), PENALTY FS offside defense 5 yards to the MD26, NO PLAY, clock 09:23.	4-2	Bjoern Werner way too anxious to get the sack.
3-15	Md26	Meggett rush option left for 3 yards to the MD29, out-of-bounds (JOYNER,L.), clock 08:49.	4-2	Speed option. Jenkins and Mike Harris play great assignment football. 9 yard run on 3rd-15 is just fine. Excellent pursuit by Joyner.
		Drive: 5 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:38		FSU's defense is basically perfect at this point. Not bad offense by Maryland. FSU is just whipping them.

4-12	Md29	Ferrara punt 14 yards to the MD43, out-of-bounds.		Shank, and poorly spotted. Should have been a 9-yard punt.

1-10	Md43	FREEMAN,D. rush right for 2 yards to the MD41 (Goree), clock 08:02.	20 gun	Zone read, well blocked, Freeman misses the hole. Had a 5+ yard gain if he cuts it in the A-gap.
2-8	Md41	MANUEL,E FY pass intercepted by McDougle the MD6, McDougle return 0 yards to the MD6.	11 gun	Manuel has Rodney Smith open on the fly route. Good read, good protection, awful throw. 3 yards short. Smith has his man beat.
		Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:41		Great defense by Maryland? Hardly. Two errors by the RB and QB.

1-10	Md06	Brown rush right for 5 yards to the MD11 (WILLIAMS,V.;CARRADINE,C.), clock 07:25.	4-3	Zone read, Cornellius Carradine gets out of his gap.
2-5	Md11	Pickett rush over left tackle for 6 yards to the MD17, 1ST DOWN MD (HICKS,D.;WILLIAMS,V.), clock 07:04.	4-3	Iso, think Christian Jones or Cam Erving are in the wrong gap here.
1-10	Md17	Pickett rush option right for 6 yards to the MD23 (JOYNER,L.;CARRADINE,C.), clock 06:47.	4-3	Really soft coverage here. Joyner good closing speed on speed option to field.
2-4	Md23	Pickett rush up middle for 1 yard to the MD24 (JERNIGAN,T.;WILLIAMS,V.), clock 06:14.	4-3	Iso, Jernigan very nice play.
3-3	Md24	Brown sideline pass incomplete to Meggett, clock 06:04.	4-3	Slow to line up. Press coverage, Nigel Bradham good in coverage, everyone good in coverage, nice pass rush.
		Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 01:46		FSU had its backups in here on the defensive line, yet did not allow any big plays

4-3	Md24	Ferrara punt 38 yards to the FS38, fair catch by REID,G., PENALTY FS holding (WILDER,J) 10 yards to the FS28, 1st and 10, FS ball on FS28.		Undisciplined play by James Wilder

1-10	Fs28	MANUEL,E screen pass complete to THOMAS,J. for 25 yards to the MD47, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (McDougle), clock 05:47.	10 gun	Swing screen. Tremendous blocks by Jarred Haggins and Rodney Smith. Want to see EJ throw this ball a bit harder.

1-10	Md47	MANUEL,E sacked for loss of 7 yards to the FS46 (Francis), clock 05:13.	10 gun	Manuel takes a bad, bad sack. It's first down, get the damn ball out. Faircloth misses the block, but EJ needs to throw the ball away or to his outlet.
2-17	Fs46	MANUEL,E slant pass complete to SHAW,K. for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (Hughes;Franklin), clock 04:37.	10 gun	Middle screen. Timing not great here. Sloppy. Also, don't like Shaw running this.
3-13	Fs50	MANUEL,E flag pass complete to REED,B. for 31 yards to the MD19, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (Franklin), clock 04:04.	10 gun trips field.	Nice protection, good throw, excellent rub route. VIDEO

1-10	Md19	MANUEL,E wide receiver screen pass incomplete to HAGGINS,J., clock 03:49.	11 gun	Bubble off zone read play action. I put this on the usually-dependable Haggins. Catch the ball and probably score.
2-10	Md19	MANUEL,E sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MD27 (Rowson), clock 03:34.	12 twins ace	Bootleg. Nick O'Leary needs to get a chip on the blitzer, but this is just some bad luck. MD on a pass blitz.
3-18	Md27	MANUEL,E rush quarterback scramble for 7 yards to the MD20, out-of-bounds, clock 02:56.	10 gun	What an awesome block by Jermaine. Surprised EJ didn't find anyone downfield. Scramble drill needs to be better. Glad he didn't take a hit. VIDEO

4-11	Md20	HOPKINS,D. field goal attempt from 38 GOOD, clock 02:35.
		Florida State 17, Maryland 0
		Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 03:22		Not a bad drive, but not a great one either.

		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 70 yards to the MD0, touchback.		With the wind.

1-10	Md20	Brown sideline pass complete to McCree for 6 yards to the MD26, out-of-bounds (HARRIS,M.), clock 02:29.	4-3	Harris a bit slow to react to the comeback.
2-4	Md26	Meggett rush option right for 6 yards to the MD32, 1ST DOWN MD, out-of-bounds (HARRIS,M.), clock 02:14.	4-3	Creative option play. Faked the zone read, then ran speed option with same man.
1-10	Md32	Brown crossing pass complete to McCree for 9 yards to the MD41 (HARRIS,M.), clock 01:46.	4-3	Nice pass rush, good coverage, just a very nice play by the QB to avoid pressure and find someone.
2-1	Md41	Brown sideline pass incomplete to Leak (HARRIS,M.), clock 01:29.	4-3	Blitz, nice coverage by Mike Harris on the out.
3-1	Md41	McCree rush left for 1 yard to the MD42, 1ST DOWN MD, out-of-bounds (HARRIS,M.), clock 01:24.	4-3	Really like how FSU played this. Mike Harris nice job v. the receiver, Telvin Smith good pursuit.
1-10	Md42	Brown middle pass complete to Furstenburg for 6 yards to the MD48 (SMITH,T.), PENALTY MD holding (Dill) 10 yards to the MD32, NO PLAY, clock 01:19.	4-2	Finally, a hold. Assault in some states.
1-20	Md32	Brown rush QR for 3 yards to the MD35 (WERNER,B.), clock 00:53.	4-2	Very well played by Anthony McCloud and Joyner. Telvin Smith a bit slow to fill.
2-17	Md35	Brown middle pass complete to Furstenburg for 21 yards to the FS44, 1ST DOWN MD (PARKS,T.;JOYNER,L.), clock 00:34.	4-2	Maryland has a good tight end, and he straight up embarrasses Telvin Smith on the double move. Good throw, FSU is held here, but why on earth is Smith jumping the 7-yard fake? Situation dumb.
1-10	Fs44	Timeout Maryland, clock 00:34.
1-10	Fs44	Brown sideline pass complete to Leak for 11 yards to the FS33, 1ST DOWN MD, out-of-bounds (REID,G.), clock 00:28.	4-2	Poor coverage by Greg Reid. Too much cushion for the comeback.
1-10	Fs33	Meggett rush over left guard for 1 yard to the FS32 (DAWKINS,E.;MCCLOUD,A.), clock 00:21.	4-2
2-9	Fs32	Timeout Maryland, clock 00:21.
2-9	Fs32	Brown FY pass incomplete to McCree, clock 00:17.	4-2	Good coverage, but Maryland has miscommunication.
3-9	Fs32	Meggett rush option right for 10 yards to the FS22, 1ST DOWN MD, out-of-bounds (PARKS,T.), clock 00:13.	4-2	Bradham gets blocked, but Terrance Parks plays this terribly. 1. Missed tackle, 2. doesn't stop first down, 3. doesn't get him down in bounds.
1-10	Fs22	TEAM pass incomplete, clock 00:11. Previous pass was a spike to stop clock.
2-10	Fs22	Brown middle pass complete to Leak for 13 yards to the FS9, 1ST DOWN MD (RHODES,X.), clock 00:04.	4-2	Making sure not to allow the touchdown. MD already in FG range.
1-G	Fs09	Timeout Maryland, clock 00:04.
1-G	Fs09	Ferrara field goal attempt from 27 BLOCKED, recovered by FS REID,G. FS10, clock 00:01 (blocked by REID,G.), O'Brien for loss of 55 yards to the MD35, PENALTY FS offside defense (REID,G.) 4 yards to the FS5, NO PLAY.
1-G	Fs05	Ferrara field goal attempt from 23 GOOD, clock 00:00.
		Florida State 17, Maryland 3
		Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:39		First goal is to now allow the touchdown, so good there. But FSU should have stopped MD. Players not playing smart.
		Florida State 17, Maryland 3

Inside, find the second half.

		Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, FS ball on FS30.
Down	Yard	Play	Formation	Analysis
		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 70 yards to the MD0, Logan return 15 yards to the MD15 (COMMACK,A.).		Excellent kick coverage and a good kick.

1-10	Md15	Meggett rush over left end for 2 yards to the MD17 (MOODY,N.), clock 14:39.	4-3	Excellent play by Jernigan, staying low. Moody cleans it up.
2-8	Md17	Brown middle pass incomplete to Leak (RHODES,X.), clock 14:32.	4-3	Quick slant, great coverage by Xavier Rhodes. Not a good route.
3-8	Md17	Brown middle pass complete to Meggett for 4 yards to the MD21 (WILLIAMS,V.), clock 14:18.	4-3	Good pass rush, FSU playing quarters coverage, ball underneath, tackle made.
		Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:12		Another excellent defensive series. FSU is whipping Maryland up front.

4-4	Md21	Ferrara punt 41 yards to the FS38, REID,G. return -3 yards to the FS35 (Hendy).		Excellent punt coverage.

1-10	Fs35	PENALTY FS false start (FAIRCLOTH,G.) 5 yards to the FS30, clock 13:44.	11 gun	Lack of focus. I realize the stadium was dead and FSU had control of the game, but this was not good.
1-15	Fs30	THOMAS,J. rush over right end for 1 yard to the FS31 (Mackall), clock 13:26.	11 pistol	Jermaine Thomas collides with EJ on the handoff, Nick O'Leary poor block. Overextended and beaten by spin move.
2-14	Fs31	MANUEL,E sideline pass complete to REED,B. for 9 yards to the FS40 (Chism), clock 12:53.	11 gun	Good decision to get back to third-medium. Curl route. Good throw and protection.
3-5	Fs40	MANUEL,E crossing pass complete to SHAW,K. for 2 yards to the FS42 (Chism), clock 12:17.	10 gun trips field	Poor throw by EJ. Behind Shaw, forcing Shaw to stop and allowing the corner to make the tackle.
		Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:56		Two of the three plays were errors by FSU in my estimation, but MD was playing decent defense here.

4-3	Fs42	POWELL,S. punt 58 yards to the MD0, touchback.		Terrible. Just awful.

1-10	Md20	Brown sideline pass incomplete to Leak, dropped pass, clock 11:42.	4-3	Zone read rollout, comeback route to boundary dropped.
2-10	Md20	Brown sacked for loss of 5 yards to the MD15 (WERNER,B.), clock 11:28.	4-3	Werner just beats a double team. Nice play.
3-15	Md15	Brown rush quarterback scramble for 5 yards to the MD20 (BRADHAM,N.), PENALTY FS personal foul (BRADHAM,N.) 15 yards to the MD35, 1ST DOWN MD, clock 10:59. Injured player for Maryland is #16-Brown.	4-2	Werner is held. Egregious hold. Ridiculous hold. Scramble, QB makes the dumbass move of sliding a half-step away from an already tackling Nigel Bradham. Bradham is flagged. Nothing wrong with this hit, but Bradham might have taunted. In any case, FSU is screwed by the refs twice on this play. The hold on Werner was crazy.

1-10	Md35	PENALTY MD false start (Dill) 5 yards to the MD30, clock 10:59.
1-15	Md30	O'Brien FY pass incomplete to McCree, clock 10:53.	4-2	Long ball, Greg Reid in excellent coverage.
2-15	Md30	O'Brien deep pass incomplete to Leak, clock 10:47.	4-2	Greg Reid has very tight coverage, but is definitely interfering with the receiver.
3-15	Md30	O'Brien sideline pass complete to McCree for 15 yards to the MD45, 1ST DOWN MD (JONES,C.;PARKS,T.).	4-1	Greg Reid goes for the interception and missed, Christian Jones missed tackle. Poor defense.
1-10	Md45	Meggett rush up middle for 1 yard to the MD46 (BRADHAM,N.), clock 10:08.	4-3	Nicely played run by Anthony McCloud.
2-9	Md46	O'Brien sideline pass complete to McCree for 15 yards to the FS39, 1ST DOWN MD (JONES,C.), clock 10:00.	4-3	Xavier Rhodes missed tackle, turning 7-yard out into long play.
1-10	Fs39	O'Brien slant pass incomplete to Leak, dropped pass, clock 09:51.	4-2	Pass just dropped.
2-10	Fs39	O'Brien throw away pass incomplete, QB hurry by JERNIGAN,T., clock 09:45.	4-2	Excellent pass rush and coverage. O'Brien throws it away.
3-10	Fs39	O'Brien sacked for loss of 20 yards to the MD41 (SMITH,T.), PENALTY MD intentional grounding (O'Brien) 0 yards to the MD41, clock 09:35.	4-2	Excellent zone blitz, both Smith and Harris come free, Also excellent by Dawkins and Jernigan. Forcing the grounding.
		Drive: 11 plays, 21 yards, TOP 02:18		Not a good, disciplined series by FSU. In fairness, they hadn't prepped for O'Brien. Excellent called series by Stoops though.

4-30	Md41	Ferrara punt 31 yards to the FS28, downed.		Not much of a punt, ha-ha.

1-10	Fs28	FLORIDA STATE drive start 09:30.
1-10	Fs28	THOMAS,J. rush left for 7 yards to the FS35 (Vellano), clock 09:13.	21 gun pony	Zone read to the boundary, well blocked by Zebrie Sanders and Jacob Fahrenkrug
2-3	Fs35	MANUEL,E bubble screen pass complete to SMITH,R. for 19 yards to the MD46, 1ST DOWN FS (McDougle), clock 08:45.	21 gun twins field	Bubble off play action to Rodney. Good blocking effort by Bert Reed.
1-10	Md46	MANUEL,E rush option right for 3 yards to the MD43 (Francis), clock 08:12.	21 I twins field	Lead option to the boundary, EJ cuts it up.
2-7	Md43	MANUEL,E slant pass complete to SHAW,K. for 8 yards to the MD35, 1ST DOWN FS, PENALTY MD pass interference declined, clock 07:49.	10 gun	Double slants, poor throw and poor decision by EJ. Pass tipped, Shaw catches it off the tip. Luck.
1-10	Md35	THOMAS,J. rush right for 35 yards to the MD0, 1ST DOWN FS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:40.	20 gun	Stretch to the boundary, Excellent blocks by Garrett Faircloth, Bobby Hart, Lonnie Pryor and Bert Reed. Jermaine Thomas ran hard. Maryland is out gapped. The fake bubble held the linebacker for a second.

		HOPKINS,D. kick attempt good.
		Florida State 24, Maryland 3
		Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, TOP 01:50		Decent drive, but nothing really special. Execution was the difference.

		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 70 yards to the MD0, touchback.		Nice kick.

1-10	Md20	O'Brien sideline pass complete to Tyler for 9 yards to the MD29 (JONES,C.), clock 07:22.	4-3	Flare pass to the receiver, double moved Christian Jones. Excellent touch
2-1	Md29	Meggett rush over left end for no gain to the MD29 (WILLIAMS,V.), clock 06:47.	4-3	Counter, Bradham shoots the gap, Jenkins holds ground, Jones holds the edge, Vince Williams cleans up. THAT IS GREAT FUNDAMENTAL FOOTBALL.
3-1	Md29	Timeout Maryland, clock 06:19.
3-1	Md29	Meggett rush right for 1 yard to the MD30 (CARRADINE,C.), PENALTY MD holding (White) 9 yards to the MD20, NO PLAY, clock 06:14.	4-3	Jernigan held badly
3-10	Md20	PENALTY FS offside defense (MCALLISTER,D.) 5 yards to the MD25, clock 05:50.	4-2	Giving it right back. Think MD moved first
3-5	Md25	O'Brien FY pass complete to McCree for 69 yards to the FS6, 1ST DOWN MD (REID,G.), clock 05:16.	4-2	FSU super aggressive here. Greg Reid has tight coverage, O'Brien throws up a prayer, Greg is out jumped. This really isn't that bad of a play. But Greg needed to find a way to get him down and hold this to 30 yards, not 69.

1-G	Fs06	O'Brien rush for loss of 4 yards to the FS10, fumble by O'Brien recovered by MD Cary FS8, clock 04:25.	4-2	FSU's luck (and it is purely luck) recovering fumbles this year is just silly. A fumble is kicked five yards forward and recovered by MD. Ridiculous.
2-G	Fs08	O'Brien slant pass complete to McCree for 3 yards to the FS5 (WILLIAMS,V.), clock 03:50.	4-2	Greg Reid is slow to react here, probably because he just gave up the catch. Needs to forget about the big catch and make this play.
3-G	Fs05	O'Brien rush QR for 5 yards to the FS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:31.	4-2	Zone read with O'Brien? Can't be expecting that. Tip the cap to Maryland. Hicks overplayed the give.
		Ferrara kick attempt good.
		Florida State 24, Maryland 10
		Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:15		Give Maryland credit here. They hit a prayer pass and some other tough throws as well.

		Ferrara kickoff 58 yards to the FS12, WILLIAMS,K. return 33 yards to the FS45 (Boykins).		Needs better vision

1-10	Fs45	MANUEL,E FY pass incomplete to REED,B., clock 03:19.	21 gun	A lot of people bitched in the comments that FSU didn't run he, but MD has 8 in the box, FSU has a comfortable lead, and FSU has the numbers to throw here. Good defense by Maryland of showing a run-stopping look and then bailing. Just bad luck timing wise.
2-10	Fs45	MANUEL,E sideline pass incomplete to SHAW,K., clock 03:13.	10 gun	EJ on the run throws inaccurately to Shaw on the sideline.
3-10	Fs45	MANUEL,E sacked for loss of 10 yards to the FS35 (Bowers), clock 02:56.	10 gun trips field	If you forgot that FSU had a freshman right tackle, this is a good reminder. However, EJ held this ball too long. Have to feel that rush. Sack is both on EJ and Hart.

		Drive: 3 plays, minus 10 yards, TOP 00:58		Bad luck on the first play, poor pass blocking on the second, mixed responsibility on the third.

4-20	Fs35	POWELL,S. punt 49 yards to the MD16, Logan return 4 yards to the MD20 (BRADHAM,N.).		Pretty good punt job.

1-10	Md20	Pickett rush option right for 7 yards to the MD27, out-of-bounds (PARKS,T.), clock 02:22.	4-3	Parks is slow to fill.
2-3	Md27	Pickett rush over left guard for 2 yards to the MD29 (SMITH,T.;WERNER,B.), clock 01:55.	4-3	Zone read, very well played.
3-1	Md29	O'Brien rush quarterback sneak for 2 yards to the MD31, 1ST DOWN MD.	4-3	whatever
1-10	Md31	O'Brien sideline pass incomplete to McCree (RHODES,X.), clock 01:19.	4-3	Excellent pressure from Jenkins, Rhodes nice coverage on the 10-yard curl.
2-10	Md31	Pickett rush option left for 1 yard to the MD32 (BROOKS,T.), clock 01:01.	4-2	Tremendous individual effort to stone and get off the block on the option. Also, terrible route by the running back.
3-9	Md32	O'Brien sideline pass complete to Leak for 4 yards to the MD36 (RHODES,X.), clock 00:18.	4-2	Blitz forces quick throw, Rhodes solid tackle.
		Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, TOP 02:35		Very solid defensive effort again.
		Florida State 24, Maryland 10

4-5	Md36	Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.

4-5	Md36	Ferrara punt 33 yards to the FS31, downed. Punt was ruled dead when it hit a Maryland player.		Maryland can't do math good and punts. LOL

1-10	Fs31	FREEMAN,D. rush right for 12 yards to the FS43, 1ST DOWN FS (Till;Francis), clock 14:45.	20 gun pony	Devonta Freeman was pulled earlier for missing a hole. Doesn't miss this time, great run. Hart, Faircloth, Thomas, Sanders also nice blocks. Stretch play.
1-10	Fs43	FREEMAN,D. rush right for 6 yards to the FS49 (Francis), clock 14:31. Injured player for Maryland is #96-Francis.	20 gun pony	Same play, bubble fake, stretch to the field. Nice blocks by Hart, Shaw, and Thomas. Freeman runs it inside out. Well done.
2-4	Fs49	MANUEL,E rush option left for 8 yards to the MD43, 1ST DOWN FS (Drakeford), clock 14:15.	22 i	Lead option to the field. Maryland is out gapped.
1-10	Md43	THOMAS,J. rush over left guard for 7 yards to the MD36 (Rowson), clock 13:44.	20 gun pony	Zone read, good initial blocks by Faircloth and Hart on the double, but they don't peel off.
2-3	Md36	THOMAS,J. rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the MD35 (Drakeford), clock 13:20.	20 gun pony	Zone read, good block Zebrie, Fahrenkrug and Stork get the double but don't pick up the backer.
3-2	Md35	Timeout Florida State, clock 12:56.		Can't get lined up right. Again. Jimbo is livid. EJ needs to do a better job here.
3-2	Md35	Timeout Florida State, clock 12:56.		Can't get lined up right. Again. Jimbo is livid. EJ needs to do a better job here.
3-2	Md35	THOMAS,J. rush up middle for 5 yards to the MD30, 1ST DOWN FS (Till), clock 12:50.	22 i	Inside zone, excellent block Bobby Hart, Jermaine doesn't dance, hits backside B gap. Excellent run.
1-10	Md30	THOMAS,J. rush left for 25 yards to the MD5, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (Till), clock 12:27.	20 gun pony	Zone read to the boundary. Excellent blocks by everyone, especially Freeman. Thomas no nonsense running. Great job by Fahrenkrug goes to the second level.

1-G	Md05	THOMAS,J. rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the MD4 (Mackall), clock 11:57.	20 gun pony	Same play. EJ needs to keep this ball, or better yet, check out of this play. Maryland had it covered by the #s.
2-G	Md04	PENALTY FS false start (STORK,B.) 5 yards to the MD9, clock 11:34.		That's three. Lack of focus.
2-G	Md09	MANUEL,E rush quarterback draw for 3 yards to the MD6 (Hughes), clock 10:56.	11 gun ace	FSU blocks this well, EJ does not read the right hole.
3-G	Md06	MANUEL,E crossing pass incomplete to GREEN,C., clock 10:19.	10 gun	Play action, EJ can't find anyone.
4-G	Md06	HOPKINS,D. field goal attempt from 24 GOOD, clock 10:16.
		Florida State 27, Maryland 10
		Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, TOP 04:42		Pretty good drive. Think Jimbo was angry with EJ and went more to the run.

		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 70 yards to the MD0, Logan return 24 yards to the MD24 (HARRIS,M.).		Not great

1-10	Md24	O'Brien throw away pass incomplete to McCree, clock 10:05.	4-3	Sprint out, Carradine good leverage, Greg Reid good coverage.
2-10	Md24	O'Brien sideline pass complete to Leak for 7 yards to the MD31 (RHODES,X.), clock 09:44.	4-3	Timing route comeback, good throw and catch, better tackle.
3-3	Md31	O'Brien sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MD23 (CARRADINE,C.), clock 09:19.	4-2	Quick pass game, FSU covers the short stuff very well, Carradine whips his tackle. Excellent defense. Also very good by Jernigan and Cameron Erving.
		Drive: 3 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 01:26		Can't do much better than that

4-11	Md23	Ferrara punt 37 yards to the FS40, fair catch by REID,G..		Smart fair catch.

1-10	Fs40	FREEMAN,D. rush left for loss of 2 yards to the FS38 (Rowson), clock 08:23.	20 gun pony	Stretch to the boundary. Stork poor angle on the backer. Freeman tries to reverse field. Dumb idea. Huge block by EJ. VIDEO

2-12	Fs38	FREEMAN,D. rush over right guard for 5 yards to the FS43 (Vellano;Goree), clock 07:30.	22 i	Inside zone. Nice job by the G-C-G. Good push
3-7	Fs43	FREEMAN,D. rush right for 10 yards to the MD47, 1ST DOWN FS (Goree), clock 07:04.	11 Gun	power from gun. Excellent blocks by Hart, Faircloth, Fahrenkrug. Nice hard running.
1-10	Md47	FREEMAN,D. rush up middle for 6 yards to the MD41 (Drakeford), clock 06:33.	11 ace	Inside zone, Zebrie washes the backside, Reliford nice, Freeman no-nonsense hard running.
2-4	Md41	FREEMAN,D. rush left for 41 yards to the MD0, 1ST DOWN FS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:57.	11 ace	Stretch to the field. Nice block by Christian Green downfield, Truly great combo by Sanders and Fahrenkrug, Freeman makes one man miss with a nice hard cut. Excellent run.

		HOPKINS,D. kick attempt good.
		Florida State 34, Maryland 10
		Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:53		Maryland's defense was tired, had lost a player, and FSU smelled blood.

		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 63 yards to the MD7, Pickett return 18 yards to the MD25 (STEVENS,T.).		Super high kickoff. Interesting. Good coverage.

1-10	Md25	O'Brien middle pass incomplete to Furstenburg, clock 05:47.	4-3	Tight coverage by Smith on the TE skinny post.
2-10	Md25	O'Brien throw away pass incomplete, QB hurry by JERNIGAN,T., clock 05:41.	4-3	Great pass rush.
3-10	Md25	O'Brien sideline pass incomplete to McCree (REID,G.), clock 05:37.	4-2	Great coverage by Greg Reid
		Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:23		Game was statistically over here.

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Because I am deathly afraid to edit this again for fear of the messing up the HTML code, I’ll mention this here: a big thanks to NationWideNole for cutting today’s teaching clips.

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 4:05 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs

rec'd for NationWideNole's contributions

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by RishiM on Oct 26, 2011 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Rec'd as well.

Film review, while stellar to begin with, has ascended a couple more notches with this. Fantastic!

by arrdub on Oct 26, 2011 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it's lazy

If you put the big plays in, ya may as well go ahead and plug every single play, offensively and defensively.

Seriously…How much longer could that have taken? 3, 4 days max?

Where’s the commitment?

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by CornNole on Oct 26, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm glad everyone is enjoying the video clips

I just wanted to contribute to the best site on the net and further enhance this outstanding community.

by NationWideNole on Oct 26, 2011 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions 10 recs

NWN, thanks and a big REC to you for your contribution(s).

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I'm not so sure this Jimbo fella is the right man for the job.

by FrankDNole on Oct 26, 2011 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Love the inclusion of the video clips

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by RishiM on Oct 26, 2011 4:08 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs

Yah this is fantastic with the video.

by Weasie on Oct 26, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions

re: the last clip

I also want to give props to Faircloth on his block. You could really see on the replay how he drove his man ~10-12 yards down the field to not allow him to pursue from the backside and prevent Freeman’s long TD.

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 4:19 PM EDT reply actions

give this man a raise!

Championship!

by TLHWG on Oct 26, 2011 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree...double my subscription rate. ;-)

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by Gripper on Oct 26, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Great Stuff. Could you please...

Put in a key or something to detail the offensive formations? I understand ace, etc, but what do the numbers mean exactly? And pony is our split back shotgun right?

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by seminoleit on Oct 26, 2011 4:25 PM EDT reply actions

The numbers reference the # of backs and the # of tight ends.

2-1 is 2 backs | 1 tight end

PONY is 2 running backs, and I note pony to differentiate between regular 2 back gun (with a fullback) and PONY, which has two running/tailbacks.

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Also, Jimbo has called that “pony” since at least the 2008 season, and probably before before.

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Thank you kind sir

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by seminoleit on Oct 26, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Anyone notice our WR blocking?

Seems like Dawsey has them all throwing up their arms after the ball carrier passes the blocked man to make sure we don’t get any more phantom WR holding calls.

p/k/a Blujay

by Psikik1 on Oct 26, 2011 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

Def. saw Reed do this on Thomas' long TD run.

Good practice. Anything to keep the enemy (other teams, and officials) honest.

by arrdub on Oct 26, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions

he had a handful of jersey right before that

Glad the regarding missed. His right hand grabbed, pulled, and released real quick.

by FredGarvin...NoleProstitute on Oct 26, 2011 6:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

regarding should be refs

Autocorrect

by FredGarvin...NoleProstitute on Oct 26, 2011 6:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I feel like it just draws more attention and will cause flags

D-Hop has tiger blood

by camfsu04e on Oct 26, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Scooter blocked 2 guys on one play IIRC

Championship!

by TLHWG on Oct 26, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions

saw that too..

That was a run by Thomas, correct? Coulda made a third if he wanted to..

Saw Peter Warrick play once. The rest is history...

by polknole on Oct 26, 2011 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I loved Jermaine's block!

and he looked like the fastest person out there other than joyner on that run down where g5 got out jumped.

D-Hop has tiger blood

by camfsu04e on Oct 26, 2011 4:31 PM EDT reply actions

He actually did TOO good of a job haha.

If you watch the clip, he de-cleats the DE so bad that he gets in the way of Faircloth blocking the DT.

Also, watching this play, I wonder if FSU practices against linemen stunts, because we still seem to be having a lot of trouble with them.

by FSUActuary on Oct 26, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions

I noticed Joyner as well on the long pass play over G5.

That guy is so fast, came out of nowhere.

by jimmygnole on Oct 26, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

He looked gassed and i think he came off the field for the next play

But that’s the hustle you love to see. And props to G5 too for running down the receiver on a shallow angle..and staying on the field for the rest of the drive.

Saw Peter Warrick play once. The rest is history...

by polknole on Oct 26, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Where was oleary this game?

D-Hop has tiger blood

by camfsu04e on Oct 26, 2011 4:32 PM EDT reply actions

He was in, missed a few blocks.

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

saw him make a couple nices ones too

He did a good job battling a guy downfield on one of the long plays towards the student section

by FredGarvin...NoleProstitute on Oct 26, 2011 6:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

In the Tomahawk Nation game thread....complaining about not getting the ball.

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by DRusso97 on Oct 26, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Football season and the disappearance of Volstud?

Coincidence? I think not.

by NolesFan8 on Oct 27, 2011 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions

hahah

I saw him post a few weeks ago… maybe it was during our bye week??

by newdynastynole on Oct 27, 2011 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions

Is that the kid on Vandy?

You guys know who he is?

by BostonNole on Oct 27, 2011 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Wait what?

How did NOL post in the game thread if he was playing, lost…

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by NoleCzar on Oct 27, 2011 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Volstud = NOL

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by DRusso97 on Oct 27, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL!

by FSUjab on Oct 27, 2011 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions

He has to get quicker off the ball

He’s been a half second behind the snap a lot.

I would bet they’ve shown that to him on film.

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by Sobering on Oct 28, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions

People mentioned this last week

but the table format is awesome…AND we now get video clip reviews too?!!
You SPOIL us!!

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by slc.nole on Oct 26, 2011 4:36 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks Bud and team - good stuff as usual

by 93noleman on Oct 26, 2011 4:37 PM EDT reply actions

Great breakdown

Favorite clip is Haggins cutting his man on the screen pass to Thomas, then getting up and blocking another guy out of the way. Excellent hustle

by RyanC on Oct 26, 2011 4:39 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Watching a WR cut a DB might be one of my favorite things in football, so that play made me 100% happy.

by seminalseminole on Oct 26, 2011 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

NOL was in Jimbo's doghouse based on BE's comments

I think NOL is going to be one fine player before his career is over but he was my co-pick for FSU freshman of the year and I’m beginning to doubt that is where he’ll end up.
Just one hell of a job again on this. It is my favorite part of the whole TN experience.
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by law74 on Oct 26, 2011 4:39 PM EDT reply actions

also,

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Awww, thats a shame.

That means less UM fans screaming F-bombs, cause they think yelling F**K is so cool. Maybe I can bring my kids to this game after all.

Gripper

by Gripper on Oct 26, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions

any idea how many tix they are returning?

by TriNole83 on Oct 26, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions

You totally misunderstood them

They aren’t yelling “F**k”, they’re yelling “Duck” and they do it whenever Jacory attempts a pass.

by RiverCityNole on Oct 27, 2011 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions

do NOLE fans get to buy those up?

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Incredible work

really setting the standard with this weekly piece IMO. & thanks to the NWN for the video clips!

From many comments, sounds like EJ has a lot of room for improvement. Also appreciate a few plays (3 by my count) which explained away what the casual observer would probably attribute to poor play-calling by Jimbo. Thanks.

Couple things:

I know it was garbage time and in most cases I wouldn’t care, but in the last O series (or 2) our OL was all Freshmen… did you analyze these plays? Love to hear what you thought of them…
Suggestion: might want to include a #ing key, which assigns a unique # to each play which would allow people to easily refer to, discuss, etc., a certain play.

Again, incredible work.

Championship!

by TLHWG on Oct 26, 2011 4:49 PM EDT reply actions

I did. My conclusion is that they ran basically three or four run plays, and FSU’s freshmen wore out their freshmen.

Good idea on the numbering

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Bud

are you going to give us your thoughts on what “appears” to be improved line play? Because you palyed the postiion I’d like your take on certain players as well. For example, Krug doesn’t seem to be teh liability he was back in September. B Hart seems to be improving. Faircloth looks like he’s proving his worth, etc.
You promised.
One other thing…on some of the sacks you indicate EJ should have gotten rid of the ball. I really like this kind of comment and hope you keep doing it as we may be able to differentiate between a sack that is all on the O line or the rbs and the so called “coverage” sack.
Last Sunday, C Ponder put on a show on how to avoid the sack by using his feet and his head. This is the type of sack analysisI think a lot of fans would appreciate.

by law74 on Oct 26, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions

you can count to five on the one Hart was beat on

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions

If 2.8 seconds is the magic number

for getting rid of the ball I guess it’s safe to say that one was on EJ (unless you’re a very fast counter).
Are you going to make some remarks about what appears to be improved line play?
FSU now ranks #86 in average yards gained per game and #69 in average yards gained per rush play (a not too shabby 4.0 which includes 20 friggin’ sacks). Two games ago we were about #110 in the first category and #105 in the other.
It is just an impression, but I have a feeling that we could count 8-10 sacks on the qb’s, 2-4 on the rbs, and the remainder on the line. If you’re not inclined to share your thoughts on the O line at this time I think we’d all like to hear your thoughts (or those of any other staff member that is involved in film review) on the numbers I threw out.

by law74 on Oct 26, 2011 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes i will at some point

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions

REALLY NICE

Helps to read & review. Gonna watch the game again going along with TN. DVR’d it this morning.

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by FSU on Oct 26, 2011 4:51 PM EDT reply actions

Adding the video and gifs just took this game review to a new stratosphere

Gimme some sugar, baby.

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exosphere or...

GTFO

by Bokata on Oct 26, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Good stuff...thanks

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by Kelvin Hunt on Oct 26, 2011 4:53 PM EDT reply actions

Love the video

This is my favorite read of the week. Love it.

by jimmygnole on Oct 26, 2011 4:54 PM EDT reply actions

Lamarcus Joyner is really really fast

Would be my co defensive MVP so far this season with Bjorn Werner as far as their consistency has been this season

by az5950 on Oct 26, 2011 4:59 PM EDT reply actions

I remember that play live and my jaw literally dropped! Reminded me of Darrell Green

by newdynastynole on Oct 26, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

except Greg made the tackle - Joyner did not

by 93noleman on Oct 27, 2011 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I was referring to his speed/coming out of nowhere.

by newdynastynole on Oct 27, 2011 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions

two first year starters

by TuckNole on Oct 26, 2011 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions

green

The ageless one for sure!

by pb4957 on Oct 26, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions

That. Was. Awesome.

Adding the video clips was great. As an aside, love how on JT’s td he doesn’t get more than 4 yds deep into the end zone because he’s turning back to celebrate w/the team. Really happy that he was running like it was 2009. And that chip decleater? Wow.

by nole country for old men on Oct 26, 2011 5:09 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Is it me or is EJ too frequently getting too deep on his drops?

Seems like most of his problems in the pocket happen when he gives the DE’s an angle around/past our OTs. Perfect example being the Reed rub route shown above.

Surprising if this is a problem, though, as it seems like this would be step 1a in QB development…. or maybe it’s a bad habit he’s picked up from the first few games with really bad interior blocking?

by arrdub on Oct 26, 2011 5:24 PM EDT reply actions

it seemed to me on the clip of the sack that Hart gave up that ej kind of drifted into it. it doesn’t really look like it’s supposed to be a designed roll out. i think if ej steps up and stays w/in the pocket the de would have passed wide behind him.

by nole country for old men on Oct 26, 2011 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

He does this alot, IMO

He also has issues with stepping back up into his pocket on some occasions. It makes the OL look bad on some plays.

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by CornNole on Oct 26, 2011 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Man you guys are just taking it to another level....

Sooner or later teams will come scout FSU on TN…..lol

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by phi*tau-nole on Oct 26, 2011 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

Lol, they have this done 2 hours after FSU plays, film for all

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Hart's reaction to the bad block and sack is priceless

You can almost see the “Oh shiza Trickett’s gonna kill me”

by vickers8 on Oct 26, 2011 5:42 PM EDT reply actions

Lol I thought that was hilarious too.

by fsunole23 on Oct 26, 2011 5:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

17 year old

lol

Championship!

by TLHWG on Oct 26, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Funny to see a 17 year old react.

by TuckNole on Oct 26, 2011 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions

He was worried he was gonna be grounded...

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by DRusso97 on Oct 26, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions

freakin master!!!!

Bud you are!

by tisc63128 on Oct 26, 2011 5:47 PM EDT reply actions

The missed call on the horse-collar call is hilarious

At the end some guy yells out “h**y s**t”.

by law74 on Oct 26, 2011 5:50 PM EDT reply actions

I can't believe the mic picked me up from row 50...

by BayNole9 on Oct 26, 2011 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I can't believe the mic picked me up from my living room

by FSUjab on Oct 27, 2011 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Greg Reid offside on FG attempt

This may not make any sense, and I don’t think this is exactly what Greg was going for, but is it possible that there could be an unorthodox strategy in being intentionally offside in similar spots?

Let’s say it is the end of a half, the offense is in the redzone, and there is enough time on the clock for 1 or 2 throws into the endzone followed by a field goal attempt. The defense could be intentionally offside, “recover” the shotgun snap, and run around like our FG team did and waste the entire rest of the half.

The offense would get 5 yards of course, and an untimed down, but the defense would successfully eliminate all of their throws into the endzone.

by 38Noles on Oct 26, 2011 5:50 PM EDT reply actions

Hard to imagine, but interesting thought.

by LouC on Oct 26, 2011 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I dont find it hard to imagine

That he was told to try to jump the snap; if he get flagged they rekick and lose time and if he doesn’t he gets a good shot to block the FG.

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by stevegrizzle on Oct 26, 2011 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I hab a suggestion

I enjoy the rebiews ebery week,vut I would like to see the quarters chopped up and released a day apart.

I also thought it would ve a good idea to switch all the "b"s with "v"s and bice bersa. I think i’m on to something vig.

by Garrett_TD23 on Oct 26, 2011 5:53 PM EDT reply actions

Ugh

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by CornNole on Oct 26, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions

send suggestions here

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by Bud Elliott on Oct 26, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs

bahaha

Link brilliance.

by paperjames on Oct 26, 2011 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Awesome.

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by CornNole on Oct 26, 2011 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Hilarious

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by pasadenanole22 on Oct 27, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions

Damn, at first

I thought you were Vald

by law74 on Oct 26, 2011 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions

BTW, anyone notice that our S&P+ defensive (and overall) ranking dropped (ranked 13th now), despite this performance against UMD. I’m thinking it was all in the opponent adjustment as 3 out of our 5 D-1 opponents lost.. OU, Duke, LA-Monroe, all lost.

by TuckNole on Oct 26, 2011 6:57 PM EDT reply actions

Meant to add that our FEI and F/+ rating rose overall.

Makes sense from a drive based metric, as UMD had a lot of drives go for less than 20 total yards.

by TuckNole on Oct 26, 2011 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I did notice and my thoughts on it are exactly the same as yours.

What’s also interesting, despite the fact big plays/quick strikes have really hurt in a few games, is FEI thinks limiting explosive drives is one of our stronger suits…..and giving up methodical drives is our weakest.

Give me a Wild and Free World, by committee.

by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Oct 26, 2011 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm also wondering just how much that 69 yard pass hurt our S&P rating.

That’s a big PPP jump, from that one play.

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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Oct 26, 2011 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Isn't that pretty much what we expected though?

Bend but don’t break?

Have to think that early season 3rd down struggles contribute to this trend as well.

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by CornNole on Oct 26, 2011 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions

No, I wouldn't have expected that.

From memory, I would’ve thought we’d done pretty poorly on limiting big plays/quick strikes and not been terrible (#70, I think) in limiting the sustained drives.

Give me a Wild and Free World, by committee.

by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Oct 26, 2011 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe we haven't been as successful in limiting sustained drives bc of the bad turnover luck.

by FSUjab on Oct 27, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Probably a meaningful amount.

by TuckNole on Oct 27, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions

This is a football junkies dream

Much appreciated

by patriotnole on Oct 26, 2011 7:36 PM EDT reply actions

Videos are an excellent addition

Watching Haggins block two players on the same play was one of the highlights of the game for me.

Devonta’s and Jermaine’s touchdown runs were impressive because you could see them both utilizing good vision along with hard running.

Also, the execution of the offensive line is noticeably better.

by patriotnole on Oct 26, 2011 7:53 PM EDT reply actions

Fantastic Job!

by brezNole on Oct 26, 2011 8:09 PM EDT reply actions

I hang out in Jimbo's office

What is Bud talking about?

There's another one: SMACK!

by Gator Slapper on Oct 26, 2011 8:37 PM EDT reply actions

Calls the Night Watchman Rusty…. we have a trespasser

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by FSU on Oct 26, 2011 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Excellent job guys. Top notch work.

Love the video clip addition.

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by pasadenanole22 on Oct 27, 2011 12:29 AM EDT reply actions

Absolutely excellent...

Considering a power outage kept me from DVR’ing the game, this is the next best thing… Love the analysis, commentary, and the video addition is wonderful.

THANK YOU!!

Starting to see glimpses of some truly elite play on both sides…Just need consistency, and please LORD help with fair officiating.

by burkenole on Oct 27, 2011 8:17 AM EDT reply actions

I don’t think it has been discussed too much in detail yet, but why are we not seeing more K. Williams at safety? Someone mentioned he hasn’t learned all the schemes but at some point shouldn’t we put him out there at least in garbage time? I always thought you play your best player available.

by Happypedro25 on Oct 27, 2011 9:03 AM EDT reply actions

It's been discussed a copious amount. But..

I think Terrence Brooks is very, very, close to him athletically. And way ahead of him scheme wise. I like Brooks and wouldn’t mind seeing him on the field more. Karlos has a long way to go IMO.

Partying like it's 2009

by Chief03 on Oct 27, 2011 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions