Florida State Film Review: Seminoles 38 - Eagles 7

by Bud Elliott on Nov 9, 2011 12:40 PM EST in FSU Football

	FSU	BC
Score	31	7
Plays	47	45
Yards/Play	5.79	3.76
FSU outgained BC by 54% per play
Field Position	Own 45	Own 26
Stats are pre-garbage time

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 Boston College in anticipation of the Miami game.

Boston College is by no means a good football team. And they are certainly not well coached. But playing on only four days of rest is never an easy task, especially not when traveling. FSU did what it should do against a bad football team by taking care of business early.

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Dwn	Yd	Play	Formation	Analysis
		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 70 yards to the BC0, touchback.		Boom. Excellent kickoff.

1-10	Bc20	Finch,R rush for loss of 1 yard to the BC19 (WILLIAMS,V.;BRADHAM,N.).		Tremendous push by Everett Dawkins and Amp McCloud to stop the inside run.
2-11	Bc19	Finch,R rush for 3 yards to the BC22 (MCCLOUD,A.).		The entire defensive line had great push here. Wow. Would be a TFL is Vince Williams didn't press his gap.
3-8	Bc22	Rettig,C pass complete to Larmond,C for 7 yards to the BC29 (JONES,C.).		TE twist, ineffective and Bjoern Werner runs past the hole. Brandon Jenkins good pressure off the backside. Throw complete, tackle made.
		Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 02:03		Excellent opening drive and it sets up good field position.

4-1	Bc29	Quigley,R punt 33 yards to the FS38, fair catch by REID,G..		Smart fair catch.

1-10	Fs38	FREEMAN,D. rush for 2 yards to the FS40 (Kuechly,L;Appiah,D).	21 gun twins	Stretch to the weak side, Zebrie Sanders beat across his face.
2-8	Fs40	MANUEL,E rush for 5 yards to the FS45, fumble by MANUEL,E recovered by FS O'LEARY,N. at FS45, O'LEARY,N. for no gain to the FS45 (Kuechly,L).	11 gun	Straight drop, E.J. Manuel can't find anyone open. But there is no pressure and he decides to run. BC isn't even really rushing here. This is EJ's fault. Needs to wait and find someone open rather than taking an unnecessary hit.
3-3	Fs45	MANUEL,E rush for no gain to the FS45 (Appiah,D).	11 gun trips field	Manuel has all the time in the world and can't find anyone open. But he panics in the pocket again, and again, there was no need. There was no pass pressure here.
		Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 02:07		This is mostly on Manuel. He needs to have a better sense of pressure.

4-3	Fs45	POWELL,S. punt 50 yards to the BC5, out-of-bounds.		A good rugby punt becomes a great rugby punt when it rolls 10 extra yards. Well done.

1-10	Bc05	Finch,R rush for 3 yards to the BC8 (JENKINS,B.;MCCLOUD,A.).		Dawkins takes on a double, McCloud scrapes down the line, and Jenkins beats his man. BC's offensive line is not very good.
2-7	Bc08	Finch,R rush for loss of 6 yards to the BC2, fumble forced by MCCLOUD,A., fumble by Finch,R recovered by FS SMITH,T. BC2.		Dawkins and McCloud dominant on the inside again, McCloud forces the fumble and Telvin Smith is jonny on the spot with the recovery. This was all Dawkins and McCloud.
		Drive: 2 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 00:42		BC's offensive line did not come to play. FSU's did.

1-G	Bc02	WILDER,J rush for loss of 1 yard to the BC3 (Duggan,S;Appiah,D).	22 i	Faircloth pulls on the power, Jabaris Little misses his block, Wilder is stuffed. Why in the world does Jabaris Little continue to get playing time? You have all these star receivers. Spread it out and forget this multi-TE stuff until Cristo Courtzidis gets here. Also, might have been a false start.
2-G	Bc03	PENALTY FS false start 5 yards to the BC8.	02 gun	Faircloth
2-G	Bc08	MANUEL,E pass complete to REED,B. for 8 yards to the BC0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:07.	02 gun	Post to Bert Reed, well protected, well-designed play, accurate throw by Manuel.

		HOPKINS,D. kick attempt good.
		Florida State 7, Boston College 0
		Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:01		Nothing special, but it was effective.

		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 67 yards to the BC3, Evans,S return 25 yards to the BC28 (PARKS,T.).

1-10	Bc28	Finch,R rush for 5 yards to the BC33 (BRADHAM,N.).		Vince Williams can't get off his block and BC picks up 5.
2-5	Bc33	Rettig,C pass complete to Finch,R for loss of 8 yards to the BC25 (BRADHAM,N.).		Very late developing screen. BC's offense is a mess and Nigel Bradham reads this easily.
3-13	Bc25	Rettig,C pass complete to Larmond,C for 9 yards to the BC34 (REID,G.).		Receiver catches the curl, FSU swarms and makes the tackle.
		Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:15		FSU is dominating BC, but remember, this offense is pretty bad. Then again, you want to dominate bad ofenses.

4-4	Bc34	Quigley,R punt 52 yards to the FS14, downed.		Greg Reid needs to catch the damn football. Big screwup here.

1-10	Fs14	MANUEL,E pass complete to PRYOR,L. for 12 yards to the FS26, 1ST DOWN FS (Rositano, S).	21 i	Bootleg off PA. Throw to Lonnie Pryor is not good, but Pryor makes the best of it. Strong blocks by Rodney Smith and Jarred Haggins.
1-10	Fs26	MANUEL,E pass incomplete to SMITH,R..	21 i	quick out to Smith, Smith runs a poor route. A bit lazy here, rounds it off and then drifts.
2-10	Fs26	MANUEL,E rush for 11 yards to the FS37, 1ST DOWN FS (Kuechly,L).	21 i	QB sweep off PA. Excellent blocks by Beau Reliford, Lonnie Pryor and Faircloth.
1-10	Fs37	MANUEL,E sacked for loss of 6 yards to the FS31 (Divitto,S).	21 i	FSU has 6 pass protectors and BC rushes 5. Jermaine Thomas with the huge mental error, turns his man free. His guy crushes EJ, and Thomas sits on the bench for the rest of the game.

2-16	Fs31	PENALTY FS false start 5 yards to the FS26.	21 gun	Zebrie false starts. He started falling back in his stance.
2-21	Fs26	MANUEL,E rush for 7 yards to the FS33 (Asprilla,M).	11 gun	BC drops 7 into coverage, two FSU receivers run into each other, nobody open, good scramble. Pass pro was fine.

3-14	Fs33	MANUEL,E sacked for loss of 7 yards to the FS26 (Asprilla,M).	11 gun	the QB is always accountable for the corner blitz. EJ does not scan for it and gets dropped.
		Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, TOP 03:20		Have to get better QB play than this.

4-21	Fs26	POWELL,S. punt 44 yards to the BC30, downed.		44 yards isn't too bad.

1-10	Bc30	Team rush for loss of 9 yards to the BC21, fumble by Team recovered by BC Rettig,C at BC19.		FSU gets credit here for a -9 yard play, but this is all BC.
2-21	Bc19	Finch,R rush for no gain to the BC19 (JERNIGAN,T.).		Zone run by BC, BC is supposed to double Timmy Jernigan and they do not, giving Timmy an easy opportunity for the swim move and the highlight tackle.

3-21	Bc19	Finch,R rush for no gain to the BC19 (WERNER,B.;JERNIGAN,T.).		Straight handoff, Werner blows by his man and kills the runner. This is a give-up play.

		Drive: 3 plays, minus 11 yards, TOP 02:05		Lots of mistakes by BC here, with FSU taking advantage.

4-21	Bc19	Quigley,R punt 37 yards to the FS44, fair catch by REID,G..		Not a great punt, but they are scared of Reid.

1-10	Fs44	MANUEL,E rush for 5 yards to the FS49 (Kuechly,L).	21 i	Option to the strong side. Bobby Hart and Lonnie Pryor with good blocks. EJ correct decision to tuck it.
2-5	Fs49	PRYOR,L. rush for 9 yards to the BC42, 1ST DOWN FS (Hughes,H;Kuechly,L).	21 gun twins field	Misdirection to Pryor, catches the backers fast flowing, Lonnie runs hard and Faircloth gets an excellent block.
1-10	Bc42	MANUEL,E pass complete to REED,B. for 16 yards to the BC26, 1ST DOWN FS (Hughes,H).	21 gun twins field	EJ drifts into pressure, but gets out of it, then finds Bert Reed on the scramble drill. Excellent work on the broken play.

		2nd Quarter

1-10	Bc26	MANUEL,E rush for 5 yards to the BC21.	11 gun strong	Play action boot, excellent fake. Thought EJ had Shaw open here, but he ran it.
2-5	Bc21	MANUEL,E rush for 3 yards to the BC18 (Kuechly,L).	11 gun strong	QB sweep. This is pretty screwed up by a number of blockers and should have gone for a big play because FSU had numbers.
3-2	Bc18	FREEMAN,D. rush for 6 yards to the BC12, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (Kuechly,L).	22 i	Option to the boundary. Hart is slow off the ball and gets submarined. Jabaris Little gets PANCAKED. He is horrible. Excellent effort by EJ and excellent pitch. EJ took a big shot here. Should not have at all. Little cannot play. At all.
1-10	Bc12	FREEMAN,D. rush for 12 yards to the BC0, 1ST DOWN FS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:09.	21 gun twins field	Lead stretch to the field. Excellent blocks by Sanders, Pryor and Smith. Devonta doesn't mess around. Well done.

		HOPKINS,D. kick attempt good.
		Florida State 14, Boston College 0
		Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, TOP 03:18		Sloppy, but effective. Both offenses very sloppy on short rest. Luckily, FSU has better players.

		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 63 yards to the BC7, Evans,S return 18 yards to the BC25 (PARKS,T.).		Decent hangtime, but FSU's coverage team is insane. Karlos Williams destroys his man.

1-10	Bc25	Finch,R rush for no gain to the BC25 (CARRADINE,C.).		Anthony McCloud! Drives his man 3 yards into the backfield. Wowzers. Excellent job to stay low and explode off the snap.
2-10	Bc25	Rettig,C sacked for loss of 3 yards to the BC22 (JOYNER,L.).		Carradine loses contain, but Joyner destroys Rettig as he tries to scramble. Lamarcus Joyner's closing speed is insane.

3-13	Bc22	Rettig,C pass incomplete to Swigert,B.		6-man blitz. I think Stoops just wants to have fun here, because there is no reason to do so. BC drops the catch, but it would have been tackled well short of the marker anyway.
		Drive: 3 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 01:31

4-13	Bc22	Quigley,R punt 47 yards to the FS31, REID,G. return -1 yards to the FS30 (Kuechly,L).		Great punt. Greg needs to fair catch this ball.

1-10	Fs30	MANUEL,E pass complete to O'LEARY,N. for 58 yards to the BC12, 1ST DOWN FS (Divitto,S;Louis-Jean,A).	21 gun	21 gun. Play action, BC rushes only 3, EJ doesn't run himself into trouble, protection is very good. Nick O'Leary does a nice job not running too far and giving EJ room. He does fumble, though. I think.

1-10	Bc12	FREEMAN,D. rush for 11 yards to the BC1, 1ST DOWN FS (Divitto,S).	21 gun twins field	Lead stretch to the field. Not a great block by Sanders, but Devonta Freeman could have pressed the hole and had a nice run to the front side. As it was, he took a risk, reversed field, and made a great run.Risky, but he made it work. On 4-days rest, you'll take that. But I bet he got chewed for this.
1-G	Bc01	FREEMAN,D. rush for no gain to the BC1 (Rositano, S;Kuechly,L).	21 i twins field	Inside zone, not poorly blocked, think Freeman needs to push the hole.
2-G	Bc01	MANUEL,E rush for 1 yard to the BC0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:24.	GL	Sneak, easy, but Fahrenkrug definitely false started here.
		HOPKINS,D. kick attempt good.
		Florida State 21, Boston College 0
		Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:14		Excellent drive by FSU, and it wasn't all BC mistakes or athleticism. There was some executon.

		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 48 yards to the BC22, downed.		Weird kickoff. Actually bounced!

1-10	Bc22	Rettig,C pass complete to Amidon,A for 6 yards to the BC28 (JONES,C.).		Straight drop, BC hits the curl. FSU basically giving this to them here, expecting run. Reid a yard too far off?
2-4	Bc28	Rettig,C pass incomplete.		Nigel Bradham with excellent coverage on a crossing route, and Rettig is off target.
3-4	Bc28	Rettig,C pass complete to Swigert,B for 4 yards to the BC32, PENALTY BC holding 10 yards to the BC18, NO PLAY.		Jenkins splits a double team and is blatantly held . Great effort.
3-14	Bc18	Rettig,C pass complete to Swigert,B for 12 yards to the BC30 (PARKS,T.).		12 on 14? Punt. Nice tackle by Terrance Parks.
		Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:59		Excellent FSU defense here. Maybe the best series of the night.

4-2	Bc30	Quigley,R punt 28 yards to the FS42, REID,G. return 1 yards to the FS43 (Rositano, S).		Not much of a punt.

1-10	Fs43	MANUEL,E pass complete to PRYOR,L. for 13 yards to the BC44, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (Sylvia,S).	20 gun	PA, good protection, Lonnie nice juke to get 5 more.
1-10	Bc44	MANUEL,E pass complete to REED,B. for 11 yards to the BC33, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds.	20 gun	good protection, play action, hits Bert on the short side deep comeback.
1-10	Bc33	MANUEL,E pass incomplete.	20 gun	Play action, zone blitz, handled very well. EJ has plenty of time, no pressure, yet poor footwork causes an awful throw.
2-10	Bc33	FREEMAN,D. rush for 11 yards to the BC22, 1ST DOWN FS (Kuechly,L;Sylvia,S).	20 gun	lead stretch to the boundary (weak). Zebrie whiffs, but Fahrenkrug and Barron have nice blocks, as do Pryor and Reed. Very nice run by Devonta to dodge defenders.
1-10	Bc22	FREEMAN,D. rush for 3 yards to the BC19 (Edebali,K;Kuechly,L).	20 gun	lead stretch to the boundary (weak). Not a great job by Sanders, but Freeman puts his head down and gets 3. Well played by BC.
2-7	Bc19	MANUEL,E rush for 7 yards to the BC12, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds.	11 ace trips field	Motion to ace regular. Boot to the boundary, excellent block Beau Reliford. EJ smartly gets out of bounds.
1-10	Bc12	FREEMAN,D. rush for 4 yards to the BC8 (Clancy,N).	11 ace	motion to 11 ace strong field. Inside zone, nice blocks by Faircloth and Hart. Good cut Freeman. Falls down too early here.
2-6	Bc08	FREEMAN,D. rush for 5 yards to the BC3 (Duggan,S;Keyes,J).	21 gun twins field	Inside zone w/ Pryor lead. Nice block Pryor. Decent run, Fahrenkrug doesn't get his cutoff and prevents the score.
3-1	Bc03	FREEMAN,D. rush for 3 yards to the BC0, 1ST DOWN FS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:51.	21 gun twins field	Inside zone w/ pryor lead. Excellent blocks by Hart and Pryor. Very nice cutback Freeman.

		HOPKINS,D. kick attempt good.
		Florida State 28, Boston College 0
		Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, TOP 03:34		Very nice drive. These inside zones may have been reads, though EJ kept none of them. It's a safe play to run, as the D must account for EJ, but he only runs it if it is open.

		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 66 yards to the BC4, Evans,S return 20 yards to the BC24 (PARKS,T.).		Not too bad. Tougher to kick in 50 degree weather.

1-10	Bc24	Bordner,J rush for 25 yards to the BC49, 1ST DOWN BC (MOODY,N.).		Jenkins loses contain v. Zone read, and this new QB runs for a big, big gain. BC is so tricky! Fooled everyone, and Joyner poor angle on the tackle.

1-10	Bc49	Bordner,J rush for 6 yards to the FS45 (ERVING,C.).		QB draw, not very well done, but FSU is in pass-rush mode and seems it is not interested in playing the run.
2-4	Fs45	Finch,R rush for 2 yards to the FS43 (JENKINS,B.).		Zone read, BC's Qb messes up the read, and Jenkins/Jernigan play it very well.
3-2	Fs43	Bordner,J rush for 1 yard to the FS42 (JONES,C.;MOODY,N.).		Werner overplays the zone read, and is juked because he is off balance. Still, not bad defense.
4-1	Fs42	Bordner,J rush for 4 yards to the FS38, 1ST DOWN BC (WILLIAMS,V.).		Power play from empty? Creative, BC. Jenkins is washed inside and Bradham is trapped.
1-10	Fs38	Timeout Florida State, clock 02:06.
1-10	Fs38	Finch,R rush for loss of 1 yard to the FS39 (BRADHAM,N.).		After a timeout, FSU closes down the zone read. Jenkins and Bradham close very well.
2-11	Fs39	Bordner,J pass complete to Swigert,B for 37 yards to the FS2, 1ST DOWN BC (JOYNER,L.).		FSU is playing Tampa 2 coverage, I think. Vince Williams doesn't drop deep enough and the ball goes over his head. Nick Moody poor angle allows WR to make 15 more yards.

1-G	Fs02	Finch,R rush for 1 yard to the FS1 (WILLIAMS,V.;ERVING,C.).		Goal line run and FSU stacks it up. Cameron Erving nice job to get skinny and get penetration. Good job to converge by Jenkins.
2-G	Fs01	Timeout Boston College, clock 00:49.
2-G	Fs01	Finch,R rush for loss of 1 yard to the FS2, fumble by Finch,R recovered by FS WERNER,B. at FS2.		Backup QB and backup RB mess up the snap? Who woulda thunk it. FSU didn't do anything special here.
		Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 04:08		BC got FSU here with this third-string QB who had never played a down. FSU totally unprepred, but I don't ding them for that.

Dwn	Yd	Play	Formation	Analysis
		3rd Quarter

		Quigley,R kickoff 70 yards to the FS0, JOYNER,L. return 20 yards to the FS20 (Rositano, S).		Pretty deep kickoff.

1-10	Fs20	MANUEL,E pass complete to PRYOR,L. for 1 yard to the FS21 (Kuechly,L).	21 i twins field	Bootleg to the field. Not a bad fake, BC just plays this very well. Smith needs a better block.
2-9	Fs21	MANUEL,E pass complete to O'LEARY,N. for 6 yards to the FS27 (Kuechly,L;Duggan,S).	11 gun	All curls, good protection, 3-step, good throw, good route, good catch.
3-3	Fs27	MANUEL,E pass complete to FREEMAN,D. for 8 yards to the FS35, 1ST DOWN FS (Divitto,S).	11 gun	FSU wants the deep ball, BC covers it, EJ waits a long time to throw to the open Freeman, not a good throw, Freeman catches it anyway. Poor footwork by EJ.
1-10	Fs35	MANUEL,E rush for loss of 9 yards to the FS26, fumble by MANUEL,E recovered by BC Duggan,S at FS26.	21 gun twins field	EJ loses concentration and fumbles the snap
		Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:57		Two nice plays, one nice play by BC, and one mental error by FSU.

1-10	Fs26	Rettig,C pass complete to Amidon,A for 7 yards to the FS19 (BRADHAM,N.).		In-&-out route. WR on Bradham. Mismatch. Quick game.
2-3	Fs19	PENALTY BC illegal procedure 5 yards to the FS24.
2-8	Fs24	Finch,R rush for 3 yards to the FS21 (SMITH,T.).		Bradham's foot got stepped on, otherwise this is a stop for minimal gain.
3-5	Fs21	Rettig,C pass complete to Finch,R for 10 yards to the FS11, 1ST DOWN BC (PARKS,T.).		FSU brings the zone blitz and BC handles it very well, quickly flipping to the back.
1-10	Fs11	Finch,R rush for 4 yards to the FS7 (PARKS,T.).		Bradham doesn't hold the edgs and other backers don't fill quick enough.
2-6	Fs07	PENALTY BC false start 5 yards to the FS12.
2-11	Fs12	Rettig,C pass incomplete.		Excellent blitz, forces wild throw. This SHOULD be intentional grounding. He is not out of the pocket and flings the ball way out of bounds.
3-11	Fs12	Rettig,C pass complete to Swigert,B for 12 yards to the FS0, 1ST DOWN BC, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:56.		Zone blitz, Rettig drifts to his left and hits the open receiver. Harris has help to the inside and is too loose against the WR.

		Freese,N kick attempt good.
		Florida State 28, Boston College 7
		Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 03:07		Was more disappointed in this drive than the long drive to end the 2Q. BC had plays of 7, 3, 10, 4, and 12.

		Quigley,R kickoff 70 yards to the FS0, touchback.

1-10	Fs20	FREEMAN,D. rush for 5 yards to the FS25 (Divitto,S).	21 gun twins field	Lead stretch to the field, Pryor and Fahrenkrug nice blocks.
2-5	Fs25	PRYOR,L. rush for 2 yards to the FS27 (Duggan,S).	21 gun twins field	Misdirection to Pryor, Hart misses hit cutoff block.
3-3	Fs27	MANUEL,E pass incomplete to GREEN,C..	11 gun strong field	EJ throws to Green, who is clearly interfered with. Freeman is wide, wide open, and you can question if EJ should have worked the curl/flat to the boundary instead of going to the field side, but once he chooses to work the reads to the field, he can't suddenly swing to the boundary. Green WAS the appropriate throw to make once he decided to work the field side.
		Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:34		FSU has to punt, but there weren't big FSU mistakes here. Not a bad drive, considering the missed call.

4-3	Fs27	POWELL,S. punt 36 yards to the BC37, downed.		Bad, bad punt.

1-10	Bc37	Finch,R rush for no gain to the BC37 (WILLIAMS,V.).		Typical power run. Jenkins gets too far inside, but it works because of his high effort. Christian Jones and Vince Williams play this well.
2-10	Bc37	Rettig,C pass complete to Coleman,J for 5 yards to the BC42 (BRADHAM,N.).		Soft zone coverage, BC completes it to the flats. FSU basically allowing this uncontested.
3-5	Bc42	Rettig,C pass incomplete to Elliott,D.		Werner gets caught inside, loses contain. Rettig scrambles out. BC should have hit this play, as a guy was open.
		Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:19		Really not a great defensive series, but successful.

4-5	Bc42	Quigley,R punt 18 yards to the FS40, downed.		Not to be upstaged by FSU's horrible punt on the previous series, BC comes right back with one.

1-10	Fs40	MANUEL,E pass complete to SMITH,R. for 18 yards to the BC42, 1ST DOWN FS (Asprilla,M).	11 gun strong field	Play action roll to the field, good ball to Rodney Smith, nice run after catch. This play-action stuff worked well all night.
1-10	Bc42	MANUEL,E rush for 15 yards to the BC27, 1ST DOWN FS (Holloway,M).	20 gun	Zone read, Lonnie pulls off the backside, making me think this was designed. Good run, EJ doesn't take a hit. Excellent block by Sanders.
1-10	Bc27	PRYOR,L. rush for loss of 2 yards to the BC29 (Duggan,S).	20 gun	Lead stretch to Pryor (you know Fisher is just giving him some fun carries now). Hart misses the blitzer and this gets blown up. Good job by Pryor to get upfield.
2-12	Bc29	MANUEL,E pass incomplete (Duggan,S).	20 gun	Awful play. Bobby Hart gets overextended and allows a bad pressure. He's 17. Ej is not, and he drifts right and throws late over the middle. Ball should have been picked off.
3-12	Bc29	MANUEL,E rush for no gain to the BC29 (Kuechly,L;Appiah,D).	20 gun	QB sweep, think they wanted EJ to get OOB here, but O'Leary misses a block and EJ has to cut it up inside. Didn't like this playcall (or if it was a check, I didn't like EJ checking to it). But then, I can understand FSU wanting to get out of the drive with Bobby Hart self destructing.
4-12	Bc29	HOPKINS,D. field goal attempt from 47 GOOD, clock 04:43.
		Florida State 31, Boston College 7
		Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, TOP 02:20		Not a horrible drive.

		HOPKINS,D. kickoff 67 yards to the BC3, Evans,S return 17 yards to the BC20 (WILLIAMS,K.).		Great kick cooverage by Williams and co.

1-10	Bc20	Bordner,J rush for 5 yards to the BC25 (MCCLOUD,A.).		Zone read, Dan Hicks doesn't play this all that well, Telvin Smith needs to get off his block better to.
2-5	Bc25	Finch,R rush for 4 yards to the BC29 (MCCLOUD,A.).		Telvin Smith gets blocked by the center and is late to make the tackle. Speed is supposed to be his game, right?
3-1	Bc29	PENALTY BC false start 5 yards to the BC24.
3-6	Bc24	Bordner,J pass intercepted by SMITH,T. at the BC27, SMITH,T. return 13 yards to the BC14.		Werner is held, but forces Rettig out of the pocket. Telvin gets the interception, but didn't really do much. Rettig just made a terrible throw. Was not great coverage or anything.

		Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:57		Not a great defensiv drive.

1-10	Bc14	PRYOR,L. rush for 7 yards to the BC7 (Kuechly,L).	21 gun	Great blocking by literally everyone on that misdirection play.
2-3	Bc07	PRYOR,L. rush for 2 yards to the BC5 (Appiah,D).	21 gun twins field	Same play, Barron lets the nose guard go. Not sure why, but pretty sure that's not the design.
3-1	Bc05	MANUEL,E rush for no gain to the BC5 (Kuechly,L).	I form	I don't think Fisher understood how long this "one" yard was. If he had, he probably would not have called the sneak.
4-1	Bc05	FREEMAN,D. rush for no gain to the BC5 (Sylvia,S).	21 gun twins field	#1, it's the right call to GO for this. No doubt. This is not a bad playcall, and I think Devonta has it if he cuts it outside. Also, EJ could have flipped this to the other side to run behind Zebrie. It's not blocked all that poorly, really.
		Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:40		FSU has freshmen offensive linemen. This will play off next year.

1-10	Bc05	Rettig,C pass incomplete (WERNER,B.).		3-step game, FSU sitting in cover2. If Werner doesn't bat this down, it might be a pick-6. Great play.
2-10	Bc05	Finch,R rush for 2 yards to the BC7 (ERVING,C.).		Blockers controlled by Erving and Werner. Well done.
3-8	Bc07	Rettig,C pass complete to Larmond,C for 10 yards to the BC17, 1ST DOWN BC, out-of-bounds (JOYNER,L.).		A tough little in-&-out route w/ a rub. Pretty nice play, but Greg Reid should play this better.

		4th Quarter

1-10	Bc17	Finch,R rush for 8 yards to the BC25 (ERVING,C.).		Harris loses contain and Vince gets caught in the scrum. Otherwise, not poorly played. Harris needs to stay outside on this stretch play to the field.
2-2	Bc25	Finch,R rush for 6 yards to the BC31, 1ST DOWN BC (BRADHAM,N.).		Nigel a bit slow to react to this, but I also think he was thinking pass, as was the entire defense.
1-10	Bc31	Finch,R rush for 3 yards to the BC34 (JERNIGAN,T.).		Dawkins makes such a nice effort that it screws up everyone else's angle. Jernigan is a total freak. Not a bad play.
2-7	Bc34	Rettig,C pass intercepted by WERNER,B. at the BC36, WERNER,B. return 0 yards to the BC36.		Excellent, disciplined pressure by Jenkins and Jernigan. Werner realizes he won't get there and drops back into the passing lane for a very nice interception.

		Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, TOP 02:41

After that, the game entered garbage time and I do not have time to analyze snaps occurring once the game is 100% in hand.

Thoughts:

I'm not sure the offense will ever look totally smooth with E.J. Manuel, but it can certainly be effective. FSU's offense is explosive, but inconsistent. That has a lot to do with all the injuries, youth and resulting lack of cohesion this season. But I'm totally convinced FSU can win a national title by running EJ a lot (if EJ stays healthy). With a QB like EJ, he can be elite if his legs are having involved. If not, he'll only be good. That said, I wasn't enamored with his play in this game.

-Jermaine Thomas may have totally ceded the #1 spot to Jermaine Thomas. The coaches were really angry about that whiff on the block. And they trust Freeman in pass pro. That's a good sign. He's a good back.

-FSU won without Rashad Greene, allowing him to rest up for Miami and not risk the ankle in the cold before being 100% healthy. BC played very conservative and took away the deep ball. Forcing it would have been pretty dumb.

-Kudos to the coaches for finding freshman center Austin Barron. This kid has added at least 25 pounds of good weight and really looks like a player! He had no major offers playing for a school like Aquinas. FSU has lost 5 of its top 9 offensive linemen since spring to injury (though Stork might come back this week).

-Beau Reliford played better in the blocking game, and Nick O'Leary was pretty good as well. Jabaris Little is terrible and Fisher should not play him. He keeps making bad, bad plays. Just spread it out with the wideouts.

Defensively, FSU is very good. They've stayed healthy, are well coached, and have a ton of talent. And I like how unselfish they are playing. I'm amazed that true freshman Jernigan is not hitting a wall. There's still a hole at safety (Moody/Parks), and you have to wonder just how behind Karlos Williams is.

FSU is getting great effort on its coverage teams.

That's a wrap for BC week. From now on, it's all Miami talk!

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Top notch

as always.

“ceded the #1 spot to Jermaine Thomas” (think you mean Freeman)

by Ocalanole on Nov 9, 2011 12:55 PM EST reply actions

I thought he said it correctly

JT lost his job….because of being JT.

Give me a Wild and Free World, by committee.

by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Nov 9, 2011 1:01 PM EST up reply actions

JT surrendered the #1 spot to himself, k

by Ocalanole on Nov 9, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions

Freeman pass-pro

watched the game again on my DVR, Freeman made some great blocks, or at least great effort. I think Bud’s right, Freeman is now, without a doubt, our #1 back.

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by FTSNole on Nov 9, 2011 1:02 PM EST up reply actions

On the failed 4th and 1.

I think Devonta picks it up if Kenny doesn’t give up on his block. His man made the final hit.

Give me a Wild and Free World, by committee.

by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Nov 9, 2011 12:57 PM EST reply actions

On his show

Fisher was saying, we had the outside, further outside, but Freeman cut in to soon

by Ocalanole on Nov 9, 2011 12:59 PM EST up reply actions

Not doubting that

but I think he picks it up, even with cutting too soon, if Kenny maintains his block.

Give me a Wild and Free World, by committee.

by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Nov 9, 2011 1:05 PM EST up reply actions

That was a very frustrating play call. Lonnie Pryor NEEDS to be the go to guy on short yardage-whether that be via playaction or FB dive.

by ONOLE05 on Nov 9, 2011 1:22 PM EST up reply actions

Why? He’s not a great runner and Freeman is very good.

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by Bud Elliott on Nov 9, 2011 1:23 PM EST up reply actions

Easier for him to fall forward and get yardage than Free and on playaction he is either uncovered or working with a mismatch every time.

by ONOLE05 on Nov 9, 2011 1:33 PM EST up reply actions

He’s been here three years. If he was great in short yardage I bet they’d use him more.

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by Bud Elliott on Nov 9, 2011 1:35 PM EST up reply actions

I think it could partly be a case of taking one of your best blockers out of the equation. When LP has the ball, he’s not crushing someone.

by paperjames on Nov 9, 2011 1:36 PM EST up reply actions

They seemed more inclined to do so last year. The Ponder to Pryor playaction pass at the goaline on short yardage was used a few times including the bowl game v. USCe where CP short armed it to a wide open Pryor at the begining of the game.

by ONOLE05 on Nov 9, 2011 1:40 PM EST up reply actions

He did gain a lot of weight in the offseason....

Seems to run with a little more power this year.

by arrdub on Nov 9, 2011 2:33 PM EST up reply actions

yeah but in all fairness

some of the weight is how I carry my extra weight :)

by StM on Nov 9, 2011 2:47 PM EST up reply actions

Hey, it still factors into 1/2mv^2, though.

Like Nate Newton or Larry Allen or one of those Cowboy/dealers said back in the day…

“When the 4th quarter rolls around, all those muscles get tired — but I’m still fat.”

by arrdub on Nov 9, 2011 2:57 PM EST up reply actions

You can see from that equation which term is dominant, though.

Give me a Wild and Free World, by committee.

by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Nov 9, 2011 3:00 PM EST up reply actions

...says Lamarcus Joyner's forearm.

by arrdub on Nov 9, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions

Elite forearms.

Steve Garvey level.

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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Nov 9, 2011 3:04 PM EST up reply actions

Not a baseball guy; had to look him up.

No references to forearms, but appears to be an elite philanderer. Did you reference the wrong appendage?

by arrdub on Nov 9, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions

haha. no. they called him popeye.

Give me a Wild and Free World, by committee.

by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Nov 9, 2011 3:23 PM EST up reply actions

Says the Honey Badger forearm...

by fsugrizz on Nov 9, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions

Well...

there goes actually working today. Damn you Bud.

by teter10 on Nov 9, 2011 12:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Bud and Jabaris...

BFF.

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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Nov 9, 2011 12:59 PM EST reply actions

Looks like Hart had a poor game

I am excited for his future though

by newdynastynole on Nov 9, 2011 1:02 PM EST reply actions

Inconsistent, which is to say he is 17.

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by Bud Elliott on Nov 9, 2011 1:05 PM EST up reply actions

Regardless of how he turns out

I’ll always think it was a mistake to not redshirt him this year.

Shot a Gator in Jean Shorts just to watch him die.

by AMFKNole on Nov 9, 2011 1:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Just depends on who is recruited for 12, 13

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by FSU on Nov 9, 2011 2:24 PM EST up reply actions

No, what I'm saying is

We get 4 years of Bobby Hart. We are now guarantee# that at least one of those years of eligibility will be while he’s the age of a high school Junior. He’ll likely start next year, as you can probably would &Ave been the case no matter wha5, however he’ll never reach his full potential because even as a 4th year starter he’ll only be 20 years old. He’ll be playing against 22 and 23 year old men. Not having him that additi9nal year is a failure.

Shot a Gator in Jean Shorts just to watch him die.

by AMFKNole on Nov 9, 2011 2:42 PM EST up reply actions

Ideally coaches would have loved to follow that plan but the OL injuries made it a neccessity. We’ve had up to three starters out on the oline at any given time. The only other option would have been to use Matias instead of Hart who Trickett has been grooming at OG and not OT.

by ONOLE05 on Nov 9, 2011 3:52 PM EST up reply actions

Eghhh I think you may be wrong

I thought the same and I thought he would killed out there as a 17 year old, but he has played surprisingly well for a 17 year old. Yes he has made plenty of mistakes but he has also sown some very good encouraging play. Yes red-shirting him would have been ideal but he is getting valuable reps now and I think he will be a stud the next 3 years, but for sure his junior and senior years.

by SarasotaSeminole on Nov 9, 2011 9:05 PM EST up reply actions

Videos

Love the videos included in this, especially the TD’s. It helps me remember the plays that I was busy celebrating during the replays.

by SThomasFSU on Nov 9, 2011 1:06 PM EST reply actions

Guys hitting their stride right now:

Defense: Mccloud, Dawkins, Bradham, and Jenkins.

Offense: Bert Reed, O’leary, Dfree, Pryor

The defensive guys especially Mccloud and Jenkins are playing very well even though they are not necc tearing it up statistically.

by ONOLE05 on Nov 9, 2011 1:21 PM EST reply actions

disappointed on Ej's throws to the backs still.

Has gotten better but he lays em in too soft in the flats. Thought the O Line was sleep walking in this one, which could be expected. Much more to do and know on O than on D.

Good to see the WR taking every game serious. Very pleased with them though this entire year. Great job Coach Dawsey!

LB play has improved each week, thankfully, but Bo is so hot and cold along with little. Wonder if they have ever tried time at DE or Center?

by pb4957 on Nov 9, 2011 1:24 PM EST reply actions

Disagree, have never seen Little "hot"

by wnc_nole on Nov 9, 2011 1:26 PM EST up reply actions

I kinda agree

He does block so well on some plays and so bad on others. Thought he got better at making catches but route running didn’t get any better. Too much of a mixed bag.

by pb4957 on Nov 9, 2011 1:27 PM EST up reply actions

I meant bo not little, you're right on that.

by pb4957 on Nov 9, 2011 3:55 PM EST up reply actions

They are seniors and that’s not happening. Beau is so much better than Little

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by Bud Elliott on Nov 9, 2011 1:27 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, I just wondered. Seems a waste since they have some talent just not the grey matter for Offense.

by pb4957 on Nov 9, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions

This might win confusing comment of the week. haha.

LB play has improved each week, thankfully, but Bo is so hot and cold along with little. Wonder if they have ever tried time at DE or Center?

Give me a Wild and Free World, by committee.

by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Nov 9, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions

I was going down positives but lumped the big negative at the end. Not sure why?

by pb4957 on Nov 9, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions

Think Miami week has me more messed up than usual.

by pb4957 on Nov 9, 2011 1:29 PM EST up reply actions

As far as the receiver's newfound consistency...

Competition, competition, competition.

by GradSchoolNole on Nov 9, 2011 6:17 PM EST up reply actions

Awesome!

Thanks!

by FSU PHD on Nov 9, 2011 1:27 PM EST reply actions

So can we officially say Ty Jones career is done?

That’s two weeks in a row without a carry.

Although if Fisher wants to have 3 different backs carrying the ball. This game it was JT, DFree and LP, but I believe Ty was getting carries early in the year because LP seemed to be dinged up. Seems like he may just get another chance with JT’s latest blunder and Wilder’s ineffectiveness.

by FSUActuary on Nov 9, 2011 1:36 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Ty isn't the same

Even when he was inconsistent in his previous two years, he showed flashes of being a pretty decent back. I used to defend him, but he’s just nothing special at all when running the ball this year

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by SteadfastNole on Nov 9, 2011 1:56 PM EST up reply actions

JT did have a monster game vs UM last year....

by pb4957 on Nov 9, 2011 1:38 PM EST reply actions

had a nice game against them as a frosh as well. JT has had a very up and down career ar FSU.

by ONOLE05 on Nov 9, 2011 1:44 PM EST up reply actions

Was that a blown route where O'Leary and Reed collided?

Or did Reed getting jammed like that kind of move him into O’Leary’s route? Hard to tell just based on the video.

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by tricknole on Nov 9, 2011 1:58 PM EST reply actions

Noticed this too.

Looked like some type of rub route and the timing got thrown off.

by arrdub on Nov 9, 2011 2:35 PM EST up reply actions

On the Jermaine sack...

FSU has 6 pass protectors and BC rushes 5. Jermaine Thomas with the huge mental error, turns his man free. His guy crushes EJ, and Thomas sits on the bench for the rest of the game.

- Hart takes a step outside to take on the blitzing OLB
- meanwhile, the DE takes a step back, chips our TE, but then comes on the delayed blitz.
- Hart then shifts back in and takes on the DE without making any contact on that OLB, who then has a free shot at EJ.
- Looks like Jermaine watched Hart take a step out, diagnosed as Hart having the edge, and then moves into his screen route.

Can one of you OL guys break this down and tell me what Thomas did wrong, or what Hart did right? To me, it looks like Hart’s faux step towards the OLB tells Jermaine to proceed on to the interior. Would appreciate some insight into the keys/checks that the OT and RB have on a play like this at each stage.

by arrdub on Nov 9, 2011 2:16 PM EST reply actions

I just thought he went out too early. Had to make sure the blitzer wasn’t coming.

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by Bud Elliott on Nov 9, 2011 2:28 PM EST up reply actions

That's a simple enough explanation for me to buy.

At the same time, if you watch the progression you can understand why he thought the outside was covered. Hart kicks out towards the OLB for quite a few steps before completely bailing.

Think it was a well designed blitz/delay. With Jermaine heading up the gut on his route, it seems like he would have been more easily able to pick up a delayed blitz on the inside than to take the outside guy that Hart had seemingly already committed to.

In any event, if Jermaine got benched for it then I’m obviously off in my assessment.

by arrdub on Nov 9, 2011 2:42 PM EST up reply actions

Absolutely.

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by Bud Elliott on Nov 9, 2011 2:44 PM EST up reply actions

(replying to the well-designed blitz)

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by Bud Elliott on Nov 9, 2011 2:45 PM EST up reply actions

I am ABSOLUTELY off in my assessment, too, though, right!

by arrdub on Nov 9, 2011 2:58 PM EST up reply actions

I thought Bordner threw this ball

You wrote:

“Bordner,J pass intercepted by SMITH,T. at the BC27, SMITH,T. return 13 yards to the BC14.”

“Werner is held, but forces Rettig out of the pocket. Telvin gets the interception, but didn’t really do much. Rettig just made a terrible throw. Was not great coverage or anything”

Just a typo Im assuming.

Enjoyed the analysis as always though.

by WPNoleJ on Nov 9, 2011 2:38 PM EST reply actions

It's really the same guy

One just talks more smack than the other. They both suck pretty equally, though.

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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Nov 9, 2011 2:45 PM EST up reply actions

Bordner annoyed me. Glad he got owned....

by WPNoleJ on Nov 9, 2011 2:50 PM EST up reply actions

Kuechly

I won’t deny he was flying all over the field, but it’s almost comical what he gets credit for. I was at the game and the stadium announcer pretty much called his name for EVERY tackle regardless of where he was on the field.

by Weasie on Nov 9, 2011 2:45 PM EST reply actions

He's likely to get credited with a few in the FSU-Miami game, too.

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by Dr.KennethNoisewater on Nov 9, 2011 2:46 PM EST up reply actions

Someone will have to tackle us.

UM needs all the help it can get.

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by shonole on Nov 9, 2011 2:56 PM EST up reply actions

Im not doubting Kuechly is a good player but....

What is his NFL projection? I guess what Im asking is, is he really as good as some would make him out to be just because he gets 5,000 (approximate number) tackles/game? His he good in coverage, play recognition, getting off of blocks, etc?

Judging an LB solely off of tackles is like judging a fielder in baseball off of fielding percentage.

by WPNoleJ on Nov 9, 2011 6:58 PM EST up reply actions

Well, he did have 20 tackles (12 unassisted?)

I don’t know how many plays we ran, but I’m willing to bet that makes up a large percentage of them.

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by shonole on Nov 9, 2011 2:55 PM EST up reply actions

I saw at least three different running plays where he was the THIRD guy to make contact on a ball carrier and he was given credit for the tackle.

Hell of a player, no question, but I thought that was somewhat entertaining.

by NoleSir on Nov 9, 2011 2:58 PM EST up reply actions

BC counts Kuechly's tackles the way UM counts fans in attendance at their "home" games.

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by YouNoleIt on Nov 9, 2011 3:01 PM EST reply actions 4 recs

Why don't we have Brooks playing opposite Joyner?

Both Parks and Moody are bad, plus Brooks always seems to be around the ball, making plays, and laying the wood when he’s on the field. If Karlos isn’t ready yet so be it, but I see no reason that T. Brooks shouldn’t be the safety opposit Joyner. So many of the big plays given up this year are due to horrible angles and coverage skills from Parks and Moody, it’s so frustrating!

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by ItaliaNole on Nov 9, 2011 3:13 PM EST reply actions

Coaches probably feel that despite Moddy/Parks shortcomings they are the better bet b/c of experience vs. majority of teams who don’t have the personel to expose them anyways. That position hurt us big time v. Clemson, not sure UM poses enough of an aerial assualt to make us pay like that.
I’d be shocked if Brooks/Los are not splitting time at that spot next year full time with Parks graduating and Moody a candidate to go Mister Alexander.

by ONOLE05 on Nov 9, 2011 3:46 PM EST up reply actions

In Mister's defense

he made an NFL depth chart..

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

by polknole on Nov 9, 2011 6:40 PM EST up reply actions

"IF"

Moddy stays for his senior year I don’t want him within a country mile of that free safety spot. He is either a backup linebacker in 2012 or tell him to graduate after this year. Who’s with me?

by SarasotaSeminole on Nov 9, 2011 9:11 PM EST up reply actions

you go tell him. i'll wait in the car with the doors locked and engine running.

by The K-Man on Nov 9, 2011 11:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I may have missed it, didn’t pay attention to it, or didn’t feel like reading everything but what is Scooter Haggins status? Is he back from the broken hand he got in the OK game or is he still out?

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by JediNole on Nov 9, 2011 4:16 PM EST reply actions

Been back for a few weeks

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by Bud Elliott on Nov 9, 2011 4:59 PM EST up reply actions

Geez, I forgot all about Scooter.

This competition at receiver is downright RIDICULOUS. Makes the multi-tightend sets look even more ridiculous… Having said that, regardless of what the depth chart says, I still want Nelson Agholor,

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