Every week we break down the result of the previous Florida State game. Who really played well for the Seminoles against NC State? Which players played poorly? Where did the coaches do well, and when did they screw up?
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| 2-9 | at St34 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. | ||
| 2-9 | at St34 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett crossing pass complete to 86-David J. Grinnage for 8 yards to the ST42 (42-Lamarcus Brutus). | FSU blitzes Terrance Smith off the edge and plays Cover 1 behind. Brutus is playing off man vs the TE who runs an in-breaking route and is able to get open. Brutus makes a shoe string tackle, allowing the TE to pick up an extra 5 yards. |
| 3-1 | at St42 | PENALTY ST false start 5 yards to the ST37, clock 14:34. | ||
| 3-6 | at St37 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett sideline pass incomplete to 7-Nyheim Hines (29-Nate Andrews), clock 14:17. | Empty formation from NC State with Trips bunch to the boundary. 3 down lineman for FSU with Andrews blitzing from the boundary and James from the field. Andrews gets a free release to the QB and bats the pass down (he might intercept this if he doesn't have the injured hand) but even if the pass makes it through, Ramsey is in great position in coverage to the flat. |
| 4-6 | at St37 | 9A-A.J. Cole sideline pass complete to 48-Cole Cook for 9 yards to the ST46, 1ST DOWN ST (37-Keelin Smith), clock 14:09. | The upback from the left side of the shield crosses the formation and releases into the flat, totally unaccounted for. Poor job by FSU special teams in the 4th quarter of a 2 possesssion game. | |
| Previous play was a fake punt. | ||||
| 1-10 | at St46 | 4-2-5 | 7-Nyheim Hines SP pass incomplete to 15-Johnathan Alston, clock 13:47. | Brissett hands to the RB on a sweep who tosses it to the slot WR for a reverse pass. Ramsey leaves his man downfield to go after the reverse but James is in position to help defend the pass over the top and the ball is slightly underthrown. |
| Previous play was an end around pass. | ||||
| 2-10 | at St46 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett sideline pass incomplete to 7-Nyheim Hines, clock 13:43. | NC State uses motion to change the passing strength but FSU adjusts nicely by rolling Elliott over top as the FS and James down over the slot in a Cover 1 look. Brissett rolls left and tries to hit the slot on an out route for a short gain but the throw is slightly off the mark. |
| 3-10 | at St46 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett sideline pass incomplete to 15-Johnathan Alston, clock 13:35. | 3 down lineman for FSU and they blitz James and Ramsey from the boundary with cover 2 behind. The blitz flushes Brissett to his left where Sweat falls and loses contain. Newberry shows great effort to chase down Brissett, not allow him to use his legs to pick up the first down, and force an inaccurate throw. |
| 4-10 | at St46 | 9A-A.J. Cole punt 29 yards to the FS25, out-of-bounds. | ||
| Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, TOP 02:03 | FSU defense kills any momentum that NC State had gained from the fake punt. | |||
| 1-10 | at Fs25 | FLORIDA STATE drive start at 13:27. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs25 | 12 | 4-Dalvin Cook rush right for no gain to the FS25 (58-Airius Moore), clock 13:10. | Counter trey from FSU. Are does a great job kicking out the force defender and Izzo wraps off Are's butt to pick up the linebacker. Mavety and Bell downblock on the 3 tech but Bell doesn't come off in time to pick up the backside linebacker who is able to make the play. |
| 2-10 | at Fs25 | 20 Gun Pony | 10-Sean Maguire middle left pass complete to 15-Travis Rudolph for 16 yards to the FS41, 1ST DOWN FS (11-Juston Burris;58-Airius Moore), clock 12:38. | Pony look from FSU out of 20 personnel with Cook and Patrick in the backfield. NC State blitzes, OL slides and Patrick does a good job picking up the DE to give Maguire a nice pocket. Flood-Curl concept in which Maguire pumps to Dalvin in the flat before working to Rudolph who finds a hole in the zone. |
| 1-10 | at Fs41 | 20 Gun Pony | 3-Jesus Wilson rush reverse for 4 yards to the FS45 (32-Riley Nicholson), clock 12:07. | FSU hands to Cook on a stretch who tosses it to Bobo for a reverse to the field. NC State calls a well-timed blitz by the Nickel who makes Patrick whiff on his block and forces Bobo to turn up into the teeth of the defense. |
| 2-6 | at Fs45 | 20 Gun Pony | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush up middle for 5 yards to the 50 yardline (93-Justin Jones), clock 11:26. | Split Zone. NC State walks a safety into the box as an extra defender against the run. Patrick has good vision here to cut back and find the hole. One of Mavety or Bell need to work off their double team to pick up the backer who is unblocked and makes the tackle. |
| 3-1 | at Fs50 | 22 | 4-Dalvin Cook rush over right tackle for no gain to the 50 yardline (98-B.J. Hill), clock 11:01. | FSU tries to run off tackle here with Patrick leading the way at fullback. NC State has the perfect run blitz called as they slant the playside lineman inside and send the backers outside. The outside backer meets Patrick 2 yards behind the LOS and the Mike is untouched to the ballcarrier. |
| 4-1 | at Fs50 | Timeout Florida State, clock 10:41. | ||
| 4-1 | at Fs50 | 22 | 4-Dalvin Cook rush over left guard for 2 yards to the ST48, 1ST DOWN FS (32-Riley Nicholson), clock 10:28. | FSU runs the same play but to the left side and NC State has the same run blitz called. Big Rod makes a great down block on the slanting lineman and Patrick stalemates the outside backer in the hole but the Mike is unblocked. Cook shows his power here and runs through the Mike for the first down. |
| 1-10 | at St48 | 11 Gun | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush over left guard for 3 yards to the ST45 (8-Dravious Wright), clock 09:56. | Counter trey. Looks like the 3tech knew counter was coming as he rips through the down block of Johnson, takes on Izzo who is wrapping and forces Patrick to turn upfield. This play is dead at the LOS but Patrick fights for 3 yards. |
| 2-7 | at St45 | 11 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire deep out pass complete to 8W-Kermit Whitfield for 45 yards to the ST0, 1ST DOWN FS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:35. | NC State blitzes and plays Cover 1 behind, leaving Kermit 1-on-1 with the safety. Kermit beats him on an out route and the safety injures himself coming out of his break, giving him no chance to make the tackle once the catch is made. OL and Patrick doesn't handle the blitz and stunt from the DL very well but Maguire gets the ball out before it matters. |
| Injured player for NCSU is #24-Boone. Helped off the sideline. | ||||
| 19-Roberto Aguayo kick attempt good. | ||||
| Florida State 34, NC State 17 | ||||
| Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:52 | Big drive by FSU to convert on 4th down, get a big play 2 plays later and go up 3 scores in the 4th Q. | |||
| 19-Roberto Aguayo kickoff 65 yards to the ST0, touchback. | ||||
| 1-10 | at St25 | NC STATE drive start at 09:35. | ||
| 1-10 | at St25 | 4-2-5 | 12-Jacoby Brissett thrown away pass incomplete, QB hurry by 4N-Giorgio Newberry. | Trips closed formation from NC State. They play action and cross the TE and #1 WR over the middle. Terrance Smith is late to see the WR crossing and if Brissett steps up in the pocket he has the WR wide open on the sideline. Instead he bails and throws it away.Brissett is clearly affected by the rush he has seen from FSU all day. |
| 2-10 | at St25 | 4-1-6 NASCAR | 12-Jacoby Brissett crossing pass complete to 15-Johnathan Alston for 1 yard to the ST26 (42-Lamarcus Brutus), clock 09:10. | FSU in Cover 1 with Brutus playing the robber. Alston gains a little separation on Ramsey with a drag but Brutus does a great job reading the eyes of the QB and coming down to make the tackle as the ball is caught. |
| 3-9 | at St26 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett sacked for loss of 4 yards to the ST22 (4N-Giorgio Newberry;3J-Derwin James), clock 08:21. | This is the same blitz we saw from FSU early in the 4th Q. Ramsey and James blitz from the boundary forcing Brissett to his left and Newberry is there waiting. Great rush discipline by the DL, not allowing Brissett to escape the pocket. |
| 4-13 | at St22 | 9A-A.J. Cole punt 43 yards to the FS35, fair catch by 3-Jesus Wilson. | ||
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 01:34 | Quick 3 and out for the defense. | |||
| 1-10 | at Fs35 | FLORIDA STATE drive start at 08:01. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs35 | 21 Gun Pony | 4-Dalvin Cook rush right for 4 yards to the FS39 (20-Mike Stevens), clock 07:42. | Outside Zone to the weak side. Great reach block by Mavety on the end. Patrick is the lead blocker, he needs to go outside Mavety's reach and block the force defender who ends up unblocked and forces Cook to turn upfield. |
| 2-6 | at Fs39 | 21 Gun Pony | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush over right guard for 6 yards to the FS45, 1ST DOWN FS (58-Airius Moore), clock 07:10. | FSU flips the formation and runs Split Zone to Patrick. NC State walks up the safety and blitzes him off the edge but Cook picks it up and there is a nice crease for Patrick. |
| 1-10 | at Fs45 | 21 Gun Pony | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush over right guard for 4 yards to the FS49 (6-Niles Clark), clock 06:25. | Same play. Patrick runs outside of the kickout block from Cook where a defender is waiting. Have to hit this inside where it is designed to go. |
| 2-6 | at Fs49 | 11 | 4-Dalvin Cook rush left for 20 yards to the ST31, 1ST DOWN FS (1-Hakim Jones), clock 05:57. | Stretch play to Cook. Jimbo uses motion to get favorable blocking angles. FSU blockers do their jobs: Izzo kicks out force defender, Johnson gets up and on the outside backer, and Kermit makes a great cut block on the safety to spring Cook for a big gain. |
| 1-10 | at St31 | 11 | 4-Dalvin Cook rush up middle for no gain to the ST31 (90-Mike Rose), clock 05:08. | Inside Zone. NC State sends a run blitz through the B gap and Mavety does a pretty good job of washing it down. Izzo's job here is to step inside and dig out the end but he is overpowered and beat by a nice squeeze from Rose. |
| 2-10 | at St31 | 12 | 4-Dalvin Cook rush left for 10 yards to the ST21, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (2-Josh Jones), clock 04:42. | FSU runs Inside Zone from the tight double wing look. Great blocks from Izzo and Wilson that seal the back side and give Cook a cutback lane. Corner from NC State takes a terrible angle on Cook that allows him to get outside and pick up another 7 yards. |
| 1-10 | at St21 | 12 | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush up middle for 4 yards to the ST17 (2-Josh Jones), clock 03:51. | Same exact play but with Patrick in the backfield. NC State LB's are filling the A-gaps and FSU is able to find creases in the backside C and D gaps. Patirck finds the cutback lane and meets the unblocked safety that is beginning to creep up to play the run. |
| 2-6 | at St17 | 12 | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush up middle for 2 yards to the ST15 (49-Bradley Chubb), clock 03:20. | Jimbo likes the look he's getting and calls the Inside Zone for the 3rd time in a row. This time the backside End from NC State plays the scoop from Izzo much better. He does not allow Izzo to wash him down and is able to squeeze down the block, close the cutback lane and trip up Patrick. |
| 3-4 | at St15 | 12 | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush up middle for 2 yards to the ST13 (31-Germaine Pratt;93-Justin Jones), clock 02:31. | Inside Zone the other direction. Backside linebacker shoots through the A gap and Wilson Bell is late to see him and cut him off. Patrick makes him miss behind the LOS but runs into the three technique who beats Mavety. This is a poor block from Mavety, drops his head and doesn't bring his feet so he's off balance. Rod Johnson just made this block look easy for three plays in a row. |
| 4-2 | at St13 | Timeout Florida State, clock 02:08. | ||
| 4-2 | at St13 | 22 | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush over left end for no gain to the ST13, fumble forced by 58-Airius Moore, fumble by 9S-Jacques Patrick recovered by ST 31-Germaine Pratt at ST13. | FSU runs a G-lead toss where they pull the playside guard to kick out the end man on the LOS. Are shows poor feet on the pull as he trips and causes the FB to slow down. Izzo also mises the cut block on the outside backer. Even if these guys were to make their blocks, FSU has no one to block the Mike who tackles Patrick at the LOS. |
| Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, TOP 06:03 | ||||
| 1-10 | at St13 | NC STATE drive start at 01:58. | ||
| 1-10 | at St13 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett sideline pass complete to 7-Nyheim Hines for 5 yards to the ST18, out-of-bounds, clock 01:54. | FSU rushes 3 and plays a loose zone to a 2x2 tight stack formation from NC State. Curl-Flat to both sides and Brissett hits the flat route to the boundary. |
| 2-5 | at St18 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett middle left pass complete to 86-David J. Grinnage for 7 yards to the ST25, 1ST DOWN ST (24-Terrance Smith), clock 01:44. | Empty formation and Brissett hits the TE underneath to the field. FSU giving them everything underneath and nothing deep up 17 and under 2 minutes. |
| 1-10 | at St25 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett middle left pass complete to 25-Reggie Gallaspy for 9 yards to the ST34 (3J-Derwin James), clock 01:25. | Empty formation and FSU rushes 3 and plays cover 3. James is misaligned at the snap and Brissett hits the WR in his zone. James shows his ridiculous closing speed and minimizes the gain. |
| 2-1 | at St34 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett middle pass complete to 86-David J. Grinnage for 7 yards to the ST41, 1ST DOWN ST (24-Terrance Smith). | Another check down underneath loose coverage. FSU doing a good job of keep everything in front and corraling the ball once it's caught. |
| 1-10 | at St41 | Timeout NC State, clock 01:15. | ||
| 1-10 | at St41 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett crossing pass complete to 15-Johnathan Alston for 14 yards to the FS45, 1ST DOWN ST, out-of-bounds, clock 01:08. | 3x1 formation from NC State as they clear out the zone with the trips and run the single reciever across the field. Elliott takes a bad angle on the WR as the ball is thrown and allows him to pick up and extra 10 yards. |
| 1-10 | at Fs45 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett deep pass complete to 13-Bra'Lon Cherry for 16 yards to the FS29, 1ST DOWN ST, out-of-bounds, clock 00:59. | NC State tries a double move on Marquez White but he doesn't bite. 3 man rush forces Brissett to escape to his right to buy more time. White doesn't finish the play and allows his WR to come back to the ball and make the catch on a scramble. |
| 1-10 | at Fs29 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett crossing pass complete to 7-Nyheim Hines for 14 yards to the FS15, 1ST DOWN ST (14-Javien Elliott;42-Lamarcus Brutus). | FSU blitzes James and Smith and plays 2 man under behind. NC State picks up the blitz and gives Brisset time to find a receiver. Elliott has inside leverage on the slot but allows him to cross his face and catch the drag across the middle. White misses the tackle and Hines is able to pick up an extra 7 yards. |
| 1-10 | at Fs15 | Timeout NC State, clock 00:48. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs15 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett sideline pass complete to 15-Johnathan Alston for 7 yards to the FS8, out-of-bounds (1H-Tyler Hunter), clock 00:39. | Boundary blitz by FSU as they send Ramsey and James. FSU is playing a soft Cover 2 to the field and Brissett finds his #1 WR on an out route. White misses another tackle but Hunter is there to get the WR out of bounds. |
| 2-3 | at Fs08 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett middle pass incomplete to 86-David J. Grinnage, clock 00:34. | FSU sends 5 to the QB and lets Sweat drop to spy Brissett. Man to man in coverage and Brutus is in good position vs the TE as the throw is high and out of the back of the endzone. |
| 3-3 | at Fs08 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett rush quarterback scramble for 2 yards to the FS6 (3J-Derwin James;4N-Giorgio Newberry). | Sprint out to the right and Brissett has a man wide open in the flat. Brissett is locked on to the corner route in the endzone but Hunter is in a good position so Brissett tucks the ball and gets what he can. |
| 4-1 | at Fs06 | Timeout NC State, clock 00:25. | ||
| 4-1 | at Fs06 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett rush left for 5 yards to the FS1, fumble forced by 29-Nate Andrews, fumble by 12-Jacoby Brissett recovered by ST 89-Benson Browne at FS1, 1ST DOWN ST. | NC State shifts the formation strength presnap which allows them to get a seal on Sweat and boot Brissett off play action. FSU covers up everyone in coverage and Brissett wisely uses his legs. Nice play by Andrews to close on the ball and force the fumble. |
| 1-G | at Fs01 | Clock 00:15. | ||
| 1-G | at Fs01 | 3-1-7 | 12-Jacoby Brissett rush quarterback sneak for no gain to the FS1 (1H-Tyler Hunter;9-Josh Sweat). | Awesome stand by the defense. FSU only has three down lineman on the field but Terrance Smith lines up in a 4 point stance over the center. What an effort by Smith and the DL to hold their ground and keep Brissett out of the end zone on the final play. |
| 2-G | at Fs01 | End of game, clock 00:00. |