Will FSU's Offense Change now that E.J. Manuel is Under Center?

I think we would go back to throwing Bubbles with this to make CB stay out so they cant support the run. Also I think we can now use the TE to attack the SS so they cant run up agents the runs. Play action roll-outs/bootlegs with more crossing with the TE and a wheel with the Slot. There is so much that they can do its just finding what fits with EJ and how well he picks up the other Def. If ponder tough him anything its how to read a Def.

2) it was 2007 not 2008 when he was one of the est qb in the country 2008 was his RS year
D) i doubt the offense would change much, he would probably throw deep balls more often as we saw against clemson,, ut by the time the fall cames i think he would have a great understanding of the offense remember he has been in the program for 3 years now but never participate in spring practice due to injuries, and thats one of the reason he is not totally confortable with the offense
green) the offense we run is the offense jimbo likes to run and is the offense he recuted ej to play in so why he would change any of that? for me it would be a middle point between 2008 and 2009 as q goes because manuel would bail on the play some times too early as ponder did in 2008 but not as often as he did, neither he would have complete control of the offense as ponder did on 2009.

E.J can read a defense, but can he do it at Ponder’s level yet? I believe he can, but it will take some time. Thanks for the comment.

gets his pad level low in the hole and makes defenders guess where he will come out… additionally he is low enough to deliver the blow if a safety enters the same hole he explodes through.
now, i dont want my qb delivering/receiving blows every play, but with Ej playing over 235lbs should hopefully (knock on wood) ignite a top 10 rushing attack in ’11.

if then the defense cheats up to stop the option run…. boom, check down bubble or watch out deep ball!

go noles!

Is how much audible power Jimbo will give EJ. Will he give him 3 plays and let him check into the correct one like he did with 7, or will his choices be more limited? We shall see.

EJs throw to Kenny Shaw against WF last year was sick. Cant wait to see more of that. I am sure HCJF will mix it up alot now that EJ is THE man. Always loved Ponder but was also very excited to have such a talent in waiting. Scary how good he could be.

EJ is not built like Tebow or Newton and cannot take a constant beating. I cringe to think what would happen if he gets dinged up.

I think it will look like something between our 08 and 09 offenses

Clemson was terrific in front 7 this year and that’s what we used at the end of the game to march down the field for DH’s moon shot.

I’ve read all the comments and don’t really have anything to add, though.

It will have QB options and runs plus alot stuff over the top. Jimbo loves to move the safety and to stop the option with EJ the safety has to play in the box which opens up the pass over the top. I don’t think EJ reads defense or sees the field as well as Ponder but that will come with time (The rest of the QBs at the Senior Bowl didn’t either). EJ does though have a world class arm and an ability to run the ball. If Jimbo can get him to go through his progression the sky is the limit.

For those that said, EJ won’t run as much as he did in the past think about this, who would have come in for EJ if he been hurt in the Clemson, USCe or VT game? The guys behind EJ are better this year then last and Jimbo clearly has no fear in sending in his 2nd or 3rd string QB. Plus don’t forget the way we run practice is different then most schools, our backup QBs get alot of reps due to the spliting the practice fields.

I’ll have an article on this soon discussing the need to change the offense during the season

Jimbo and Co seem to know there teams STR and the Oppos teams weaknesses very well. They also seem to know how to use each players the same way. Most of the time when EJ was in starting back to 2009 the play calling seemed watered down more for him but if you look with EJ it was more I formations with Twins. I dont know if its because hes more suited under center than in shotgun or what.

Over all the Offence will be changed but only for the better. JF wanted to get TE more involved and hes gone and got his recruits knowing EJ was going to be at the helm.

A few packages here and there that will utilize EJ’s natural ability to run the ball but I look for him to stand tall in the pocket and use that rocket of an arm to air it out a bit. He’s more of a pure passer than Christian was, and he will be throwing to some really great receivers. Let’s not forget that there are several true studs emerging at wide-out for FSU and that should really benefit the offense. Where EJ is really going to hurt the opposing teams is play-action. Basically, there is no way a defense is going to smother our wideouts or get enough pressure on EJ to even make him sweat. He’s played and won big games at FSU, so he’s no stranger to handling the pressures of the game. He’s had the luxury of learning from one of the best QB’s in current history and he will definitely shine.

I know what a “Pure Passer” is when I see it and EJ has all the necessary skills and mechanics to go with his god-given talent to out perform his predecessor in Ponder. I take nothing from what Ponder accomplished. He started off very raw but quickly became a very efficient passer. Efficiency should not be confused with the title of “Pure Passer”, though.

EJ’s ability to step into throws and the power and accuracy is hands down better than Ponder was at this same time in his career and Ponder was asked to start very young. Once EJ has had a full Spring, Summer and Fall to prepare, I will guarantee you will agree with me. Don’t forget, he sat out his first Spring with a finger injury and then he missed last Spring while recovering from surgery on his shoulder. Barring any unforseen injuries, he will prove why he was rated so high coming out of highschool. Take if from someone that has coached highschool QB’s for the last 12 years. He is a better “PURE PASSER” than Ponder ever was.

disagree that Taiwan needs to quit baseball. That is his more likely future. Taiwan is what Taiwan is – a dependable possession receiver. A playmaker in the sense that he will make that 3 and 7 catch, not in the sense that he will score breakaway td after breakaway touchdown. Nothing at all wrong with that, in fact, I really like Taiwan. Less a fan of Bert. I know he has been shifted around a bit, but for almost every good play he makes, he makes a not so good one. I tend to think he may have reached his peak at FSU and will be passed by Shaw or Greene. Would be great, though, if he woke up and fought so that he didn’t get passed by the young talent. I think if WH and RS continue improving like they did at the end of the season, the slot position will be able to work itself out.