Every week we break down the result of the previous Florida State game. Who really played well for the Seminoles against Syracuse? Which players played poorly? Where did the coaches do well, and when did they screw up?
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| 1-10 | at Fs42 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs42 | 11 Tight | 10-Sean Maguire middle pass complete to 9S-Jacques Patrick for 3 yards to the FS45 (4-Franklin, Z.), clock 14:44. | Play action with 3 vertical routes from the receivers. Ruble and Izzo both get beat by the end, but Maguire does a nice job of climbing the pocket, finding his checkdown and getting rid of the ball. |
| 2-7 | at Fs45 | 00 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire deep pass incomplete to 1-Ermon Lane (15-Dowels, J.), clock 14:11. | Fade to Lane in a 1 on 1 situation due to the blitz. It looks like Maguire is trying to backshoulder this throw, but puts it too far upfield for Lane to let the defender run by. |
| 3-7 | at Fs45 | 00 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire deep pass complete to 15-Travis Rudolph for 35 yards to the SU20, 1ST DOWN FS (25-Whitner, K.), PENALTY SU holding declined, clock 14:02. | Maguire is forced to escape the pocket after Ruble gets beaten by the end. Great job by Rudolph of turning upfield when he gets to the sideline on the scramble drill and nice job of finding him by Maguire. |
| 1-10 | at Su20 | 21 Bunch | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush right for 5 yards to the SU15, out-of-bounds (11-Winfield, C.), clock 13:45. | Counter trey to the boundary. Patrick needs to run the corner over in a one on one situation like this instead of running out of bounds. |
| 2-5 | at Su15 | 11 Tight | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush toss sweep right for 13 yards to the SU2, 1ST DOWN FS (11-Winfield, C.), clock 13:21. | Toss sweep is working to perfection. Great blocking and Patrick isn't even having to change his path to avoid a defender until he's into the secondary. |
| 1-G | at Su02 | 23 | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush over left guard for 2 yards to the SU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:55. | Goal line power blocking. Patrick walks in untouched if he goes to the B gap, but follows the fullback and bulls his way into the end zone. |
| 19-Roberto Aguayo kick attempt good. | ||||
| Florida State 21, Syracuse 7 | ||||
| Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, TOP 03:32 | ||||
| 19-Roberto Aguayo kickoff 65 yards to the SU0, touchback. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Su25 | SYRACUSE drive start at 12:55. | ||
| 1-10 | at Su25 | 4-2-5 | 22-Fredericks, J. rush right for 11 yards to the SU36, 1ST DOWN SU (3J-Derwin James), clock 12:44. | Inverted veer is Syracuse's best play by far. With two defenders outside, Brutus should play inside leverage when he comes up in run support and not allow the back to turn it up inside. |
| Previous play was an end-around rush. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Su36 | 4-2-5 | 3-Philips, E. rush right for 2 yards to the SU38, out-of-bounds (3J-Derwin James), clock 12:17. | Inverted veer again, this time into the boundary. Derwin James takes a great angle, using the sideline as an extra defender and delivering a nice hit. |
| Previous play was an end-around rush. | ||||
| 2-8 | at Su38 | 4-2-5 | 2D-Dungey, E. sideline pass incomplete to 3-Philips, E., clock 11:53. | Play action rollout. Really nice man coverage from Jalen Ramsey. Completely destroyed the receivers route with his jam at the line. |
| 3-8 | at Su38 | 4-2-5 | 2D-Dungey, E. screen pass complete to 3-Philips, E. for loss of 6 yards to the SU32 (29-Nate Andrews), clock 11:34. | Screen pass fools no one, especially not when the Cuse QB pulls the ball down and resets. Can't double clutch a screen. |
| 4-14 | at Su32 | 92-Dixon, R. punt 27 yards to the FS41, out-of-bounds. | ||
| Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:40 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs41 | FLORIDA STATE drive start at 11:15. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs41 | 10 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire slant pass incomplete to 1-Ermon Lane, dropped pass, clock 11:13. | Tunnel screen with orbit motion bounces off Lane's hands. Thrown harder than it needs to be by Maguire. Doesn't matter because FSU doesn't block it well anyway. |
| 2-10 | at Fs41 | PENALTY FS illegal block (54-Alec Eberle) 15 yards to the FS26, clock 11:13. | ||
| Previous penalty was an illegal block after the play. | ||||
| 2-25 | at Fs26 | 11 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire sideline pass complete to 9S-Jacques Patrick for 18 yards to the FS44 (4-Franklin, Z.), clock 10:47. | Looks like 3 verts. The shallow cross is open but Maguire pulls it down and finds Patrick in the flat to the other side. |
| 3-7 | at Fs44 | 10 Gun Tight | 10-Sean Maguire deep in pass complete to 3-Jesus Wilson for 13 yards to the SU43, 1ST DOWN FS, clock 10:20. | Nice read on the dig route but Maguire's mechanics get wonky and he delivers this ball quite low with a wicked sidearm. Great job by Bobo of getting his hands underneath this ball. |
| Official Review: Call on the field is a complete pass. | ||||
| Official Review: Call on the field stands. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Su43 | 11 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire middle right pass complete to 1-Ermon Lane for 7 yards to the SU36, out-of-bounds (15-Dowels, J.), clock 09:33. | Curl route vs. off coverage. Take the free yards. |
| 2-3 | at Su36 | 11 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire wide receiver screen left pass complete to 8W-Kermit Whitfield for 7 yards to the SU29, 1ST DOWN FS (20-Hudson, C.), clock 09:01. | Package play, IZ with a receiver screen. Nice block on the edge by Lane. |
| 1-10 | at Su29 | 21 Pony | 10-Sean Maguire screen pass incomplete to 9S-Jacques Patrick (51-Simmons, D.). | Ruble gets beat by the DE here, but Maguire doesn't help matters by getting too much depth on his drop. Arm is hit as he throws. Good alert play by Patrick to pick up the ball even though it turned out to be incomplete. |
| Official Review: Ruling on the field was a backward pass. | ||||
| Official Review: FSU has challenged the ruling on the field. | ||||
| Official Review: Call is reversed. Ruled as an incomplete pass. | ||||
| 2-10 | at Su29 | 11 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire middle left pass complete to 81-Ryan Izzo for 1 yard to the SU28 (4-Franklin, Z.), PENALTY FS holding (55-Fredrick Jones) 10 yards to the SU39, NO PLAY, clock 08:26. | FSU had a tight end screen called here and it was set up well, but the end Izzo blocked to start the play was between Maguire and Izzo and by the time Maguire moved to get a throwing lane the defense had the screen sniffed out. |
| 2-20 | at Su39 | 11 Trey | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush left for 3 yards to the SU36, out-of-bounds (2-Morgan, W.), clock 08:11. | Counter trey. Izzo pulling through from the backside gets caught in traffic and can't get the backer blocked. |
| 3-17 | at Su36 | 10 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire slant pass complete to 3-Jesus Wilson for 12 yards to the SU24 (2-Morgan, W.;33-Hodge, M.), clock 07:32. | All slants. Cuse drops 8 into coverage, including 5 underneath defenders. Nice job to fit the ball into a tight window by Maguire. |
| 4-5 | at Su24 | 19-Roberto Aguayo field goal attempt from 41 MISSED - wide left, spot at SU24, clock 07:05. | Roberto has been mortal this year. | |
| Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, TOP 04:10 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Su24 | SYRACUSE drive start at 07:05. | ||
| 1-10 | at Su24 | 4-2-5 | 2D-Dungey, E. rush quarterback draw for 9 yards to the SU33, clock 06:40. | Designed QB draw with the center lead blocking catches FSU's DL in pass rushing mode and the secondary in man coverage. |
| 2-1 | at Su33 | 4-2-5 | 22-Fredericks, J. rush over left guard for 2 yards to the SU35, 1ST DOWN SU (44-DeMarcus Walker;91-Derrick Nnadi), clock 06:26. | Inside zone is defended well, but Cuse only needs a short yard for the first down and FSU is not selling out to stop the run. |
| 1-10 | at Su35 | 4-2-5 | 18-Strickland, D. rush over left tackle for 9 yards to the SU44 (3J-Derwin James;18-Ro'Derrick Hoskins), clock 05:49. | Split zone and both Nnadi and Northrup are in position to make the stop for a short gain, but take each other out and Syracuse pushes the pile out to a 9 yard gain. |
| Previous play was an end-around rush. | ||||
| 2-1 | at Su44 | 4-2-5 | 22-Fredericks, J. rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the SU48, 1ST DOWN SU (44-DeMarcus Walker;5-Reggie Northrup), clock 05:16. | True zone read. FSU's DL lets the Syracuse OL get underneath their pads and push them backwards. |
| 1-10 | at Su48 | 4-2-5 | 2D-Dungey, E. screen pass incomplete to 22-Fredericks, J., clock 04:53. | Screen to the back is read perfectly by Josh Sweat. Since giving up the long play on the double screen early in the game, FSU has been defending the screen game really well. |
| 2-10 | at Su48 | 4-2-5 | 27-Morris, G. rush over left end for 8 yards to the FS44 (5-Reggie Northrup;9-Josh Sweat), clock 04:28. | Triple option from gun. Zone read combined with speed option the other way. Keith Bryant gets in for a play. Keith Bryant gets pancaked. |
| 3-2 | at Fs44 | 4-2-5 | 2D-Dungey, E. slant pass incomplete to 9-Estime, B., clock 04:11. | The pressure FSU has applied is clearly affecting the QB as he rushes this throw and is way off the mark. |
| 4-2 | at Fs44 | 92-Dixon, R. punt 44 yards to the FS0, touchback. | ||
| Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, TOP 02:58 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs20 | FLORIDA STATE drive start at 04:07. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs20 | 11 Gun Trey | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush left for 3 yards to the FS23 (33-Hodge, M.;4-Franklin, Z.), clock 03:50. | Hey, outside zone! Wilson Bell doesn't get the backside blocker cut off and he chases it down from inside out. |
| 2-7 | at Fs23 | 11 Trey | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush left for loss of 5 yards to the FS18 (95-Slayton, C.), clock 03:19. | Counter trey and Eberle whiffs on the downblock of the DT. |
| 3-12 | at Fs18 | PENALTY FS false start (54-Alec Eberle) 5 yards to the FS13, clock 02:54. | ||
| 3-17 | at Fs13 | 11 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire sideline pass incomplete to 3-Jesus Wilson, clock 02:34. | Bobo runs a hitch and Maguire appears to be throwing an out. Not sure if it's miscommunication or a real bad throw. Maguire's mechanics continue to be poor on this drive. |
| 4-17 | at Fs13 | 38-Cason Beatty punt 43 yards to the SU44, 9-Estime, B. return 11 yards to the FS45 (23-Freddie Stevenson). | ||
| Drive: 3 plays, minus 7 yards, TOP 01:43 | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs45 | SYRACUSE drive start at 02:24. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs45 | 4-2-5 | 27-Morris, G. rush left for 11 yards to the FS34, 1ST DOWN SU (3J-Derwin James), clock 02:16. | Inverted veer again. Brutus gets juked. |
| 1-10 | at Fs34 | 4-2-5 | 2D-Dungey, E. rush left for 11 yards to the FS23, 1ST DOWN SU, out-of-bounds (8-Jalen Ramsey), clock 02:02. | True zone read and Casher gets caught inside. |
| 1-10 | at Fs23 | 4-2-5 | 2D-Dungey, E. flag pass incomplete to 18-Strickland, D., clock 01:39. | Fake jet sweep action, wheel route from the slot. Really nice coverage by Javien Elliott. |
| 2-10 | at Fs23 | 4-2-5 | 2D-Dungey, E. middle pass complete to 89-Parris, J. for 4 yards to the FS19 (91-Derrick Nnadi;18-Ro'Derrick Hoskins). | Stick route to the tight end underneat the linebacker. Nice tackle. |
| 3-6 | at Fs19 | Timeout Syracuse, clock 01:27. | Bizarre calling these timeouts. | |
| 3-6 | at Fs19 | 4-2-5 | 2D-Dungey, E. rush quarterback draw for 12 yards to the FS7, 1ST DOWN SU (3J-Derwin James), clock 01:18. | Newberry gets out of his rush lane on the twist and there's a gaping hole for the QB draw. |
| 1-G | at Fs07 | 3-3-5 | 3-Philips, E. rush up middle for 6 yards to the FS1 (29-Nate Andrews). | Zone read. Sweat and Andrews are on the same edge and both get frozen by the read. |
| Previous play was an end-around rush. | ||||
| 2-G | at Fs01 | Timeout Syracuse, clock 01:01. | Again, terrible clock management. | |
| 2-G | at Fs01 | 4-2-5 | 2D-Dungey, E. rush left for 1 yard to the FS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:56. | Zone read again, with the QB keeping it this time. Pretty well defended but Derwin James overruns it and the QB is able to twist forward for the TD. |
| 48-Murphy, C. kick attempt good. | ||||
| Florida State 21, Syracuse 14 | ||||
| Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 01:30 | ||||
| 12-Norton, R. kickoff 23 yards to the FS42, downed. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Fs42 | FLORIDA STATE drive start at 00:54. | ||
| 1-10 | at Fs42 | 10 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire screen pass complete to 9S-Jacques Patrick for 20 yards to the SU38, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (7-Vigille, O.), clock 00:46. | Great time to call the screen with two time outs in your pocket. Screens are a great call against deep dropping zones. |
| 1-10 | at Su38 | 10 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire slant pass complete to 15-Travis Rudolph for 17 yards to the SU21, 1ST DOWN FS (25-Whitner, K.), clock 00:38. | Extremely tight window throw. |
| 1-10 | at Su21 | 10 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire post pass incomplete to 15-Travis Rudolph, clock 00:29. | My goodness Rudolph is so wide open on the seam route and Maguire misses him badly. |
| 2-10 | at Su21 | 10 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire post pass incomplete to 15-Travis Rudolph, clock 00:25. | Same play, same route, same coverage, Rudolph is wide open for a TD again and Maguire misses him again. He just doesn't seem to have any feel for throwing this route at all. |
| 3-10 | at Su21 | PENALTY FS false start (5C-Chad Mavety) 5 yards to the SU26, clock 00:25. | ||
| 3-15 | at Su26 | 10 Gun | 10-Sean Maguire slant pass complete to 3-Jesus Wilson for 19 yards to the SU7, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds (11-Winfield, C.), clock 00:19. | Great job reading the coverage and putting this ball on Bobo's back shoulder so he can spin away from the defender. |
| 1-G | at Su07 | 21 | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush over right end for 6 yards to the SU1 (4-Franklin, Z.). | Maguire checks to an outside zone run, seeing the opportunity to outflank the Cuse defense. Nice cutback by Patrick comes up just short of the endzone. |
| 2-G | at Su01 | Timeout Florida State, clock 00:12. | ||
| Official Review: Call on the field is a tackle short of the goal. | ||||
| Official Review: Call on the field is confirmed. | ||||
| 2-G | at Su01 | 23 | 9S-Jacques Patrick rush over left guard for 1 yard to the SU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:09. | Straight Iso action and the FSU OL drives the Syracuse DL three yards into the endzone. |
| 19-Roberto Aguayo kick attempt good. | ||||
| Florida State 28, Syracuse 14 | ||||
| Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, TOP 00:45 | ||||
| 19-Roberto Aguayo kickoff 65 yards to the SU0, touchback. | ||||
| 1-10 | at Su25 | SYRACUSE drive start at 00:09. | ||
| 1-10 | at Su25 | TM-TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the SU23. | ||
| 2-12 | at Su23 | End of half, clock 00:00. | ||
| Drive: 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:09 | ||||
| Florida State 28, Syracuse 14 |