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FSU football film review: Fourth quarter vs NC State

A promising freshman quarterback performance is wasted

By Dakota Moyer
NCAA Football: North Carolina State at Florida State Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports

Welcome back to our weekly film review sessions of Florida State’s 2017 season. Every play broken down, with video and analysis.

As always, this content is best viewed on a computer or tablet, not on a phone.

Florida State had so many opportunities to win this game. The ’Noles traveled to the red zone six times, but were forced to settle for field goals when touchdowns were needed. After Auden Tate went down, the red zone offense was lackluster and NC State was easily able to neutralize it.

Defensively, a few costly mistakes allowed NC State to drive down the field on Florida State. As you’ll read below, FSU had every opportunity to make key stops on the Wolfpack, but mental errors and blown assignments allowed NC State to capitalize and score.

It’s a shame that FSU is 0-2, because the level of talent on this team is obvious. Get those mental errors down and play to your talent level and this team could make some noise later in the season, especially if Blackman continues to perform at this level.

FSU vs NC State - 4th Quarter

D-D At Formation Play Analysis
D-D At Formation Play Analysis
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
2-15 ST16 11 Gun Blackman, J sacked for loss of 4 yards to the ST20 (Chubb, B.), clock 14:29. Izzo split out wide. This is likely a QB Draw with Rasul and Leonard as the lead blockers, but Blackman seems to panick with Chubb in his face and eats it for a sack. Christian Ponder actually chimed in on Twitter and confirmed that it was a run because the RT was pulling.
3-19 ST20 11 Gun Blackman, J deep pass incomplete to Murray, N, clock 14:12. NCSU brings a delayed blitz and Blackman's pass is just off the mark for Noonie. Jimbo mentioned on his coaching show that Noonie ran the wrong route here and had to keep running higher on the smash route.
4-19 ST20 Aguayo, R field goal attempt from 37 GOOD, clock 14:08.
NCST 20, FSU 16 Another promising drive that stalls in the red zone.
Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 03:06 TOP
Tyler, L kickoff 65 yards to the ST0, touchback.
NC STATE drive start at 14:08.
1-10 ST25 4-2-5 Hines, N. rush over left guard for 7 yards to the ST32 (Jones, F;Sweat, J), clock 13:42. RPO, with Finley reading Hoskins crashing down. WR on the outside looking for the bubble screen as well. Finley hands it off to the RB and the interior OL gets good blocks on Aime and Wilson.
2-3 ST32 4-2-5 Hines, N. rush over right end for 8 yards to the ST40, 1ST DOWN ST (Wilson, M;Aime, W), clock 13:13. Hoskins does a good job of crashing down to set the edge, and Rice is in a good position to make a play but gets run over. Our first look at five-star DT Marvin Wilson as well.
1-10 ST40 4-2-5 Finley, R. screen pass complete to Samuels, J. for 8 yards to the ST48, out-of-bounds (Marshall, T;Rice, E), clock 12:37. Samuels gets lost due to the motion and is wide open for the easy pass. Looks like Marshall has man coverage on Samuels on this play.
2-2 ST48 4-1-6 Hines, N. rush over right guard for 6 yards to the FS46, 1ST DOWN ST (Marshall, T), clock 12:05. FSU is out of linebackers at this point and has six defensive backs on the field. Straight dive from the RB and there isn't enough beef up front from FSU to stop it.
1-10 FS46 4-2-5 Hines, N. rush up middle for 1 yard to the FS45 (James, D), clock 11:24. Nnadi whips his man almost immediately, which forces the RB to improvise. Derwin is in a great position to make the stop.
2-9 FS45 4-2-5 Finley, R. sideline pass incomplete to Meyers, J., clock 11:03. Westbrook has man coverage on the WR, but the WR falls down on this play for the incompletion.
3-9 FS45 Timeout NC State, clock 11:03. Did NCSU get this timeout off before the penalty? Ehhh....
3-9 FS45 4-0-7 Finley, R. sideline pass complete to Louis, S. for 10 yards to the FS35, 1ST DOWN ST (Taylor, L), clock 10:37. Man under. Jimbo mentioned that Taylor needs to be underneath the receiver, not behind him. Credit to the WR for going up vertically to snag this ball.
1-10 FS35 3-4 Hines, N. rush right for 17 yards to the FS18, 1ST DOWN ST, out-of-bounds (Marshall, T), clock 10:08. Josh Brown checks in at OLB and NCSU runs right at him and washes him out of the play. FB gets a chip on Hoskins and Derwin is blocked out of the play as well.
1-10 FS18 3-4 Hines, N. rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the FS14 (Christmas, D), clock 09:42. NCSU going heavy run here. Adonis Thomas does a good job of standing up to the FB. Christmas makes an awesome solo effort to stop this run.
2-6 FS14 4-1-6 Finley, R. shovel pass pass complete to Samuels, J. for 14 yards to the FS0, 1ST DOWN ST, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:16. Westbrook has man coverage on Samuels here, but doesn't stick with him through his motion and is out of position to make the tackle. NCSU does a good job of running this play to the area where McFadden is blitzing from and using the RB motion to pull Hoskins out of position.
FS03 Wise, C. kick attempt good.
NCST 27, FSU 16 Couple mistakes from the defense cost them seven. Now it's crunch time.
Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 04:52 TOP
Bambard, K. kickoff 65 yards to the FS0, Campbell, G return 24 yards to the FS24 (Morrison, S.;Lacy, N.).
FLORIDA STATE drive start at 09:10.
1-10 FS24 11 Pistol Patrick, J rush over right guard for 3 yards to the FS27 (Morehead, J.;Fernandez, J.), clock 08:43. Counter with Dickerson and Izzo as the pulling blockers. Street disrupts the play in the backfield but Patrick does a good job of getting something from this play. Murray got blown up on a blocking attempt as well.
2-7 FS27 11 Gun Blackman, J sideline pass complete to Campbell, G for 13 yards to the FS40, 1ST DOWN FS, out-of-bounds, clock 08:31. 10-yard out for Campbell and Blackman throws this ball nicely.
1-10 FS40 12 Gun Blackman, J wheel route pass incomplete to Rasul, A, clock 08:07. Wheel route to Rasul with Dickerson as a pulling blocker. Same play that Cook score on vs Miami last year. But, Blackman underthrows this, perhaps because of the pressure in his face. Hit Rasul here and he either scores or gets a huge gain. Shame. Blackman takes a nasty shot from Chubb at the end of this.
2-10 FS40 12 Pistol Blackman, J screen pass complete to Rasul, A for 3 yards to the FS43 (Fernandez, J.), clock 07:37. Screen to Rasul all the way and the speedy sophomore does a good job of picking up something from this.
3-7 FS43 11 Trips Blackman, J deep out pass incomplete to Murray, N, clock 07:23. Tad too high for 5-11 Murray on this throw. Jimbo mentioned that Murray needs to attack his man and flatten out the route more.
4-7 FS43 Tyler, L punt 54 yards to the ST3, downed. Dang good punt.
Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 01:59 TOP Promising drive, but it's cruch time and FSU can't afford to give away possessions down by two scores.
NC STATE drive start at 07:11.
1-10 ST03 4-2-5 Hines, N. rush over right end for 1 yard to the ST4 (Sweat, J;Rice, E), clock 06:48. Great initial push from Sweat to disrupt the timing of this play. Rice makes a good play to get around the blocker to make the tackle.
2-9 ST04 4-2-5 TEAM rush for loss of 4 yards to the ST0, TEAM safety, clock 06:26. Safety! Finley fumbles the snap and perhaps bats this ball out of bounds instead of giving up a touchdown. Smart.
NCST 27, FSU 18
Drive: 2 plays, -3 yards, 0:45 TOP
Bambard, K. kickoff 69 yards to the FS11, James, D return 49 yards to the ST40, out-of-bounds (Boone, S.). Great return. This is why you put a guy like Derwin at kick returner.
FLORIDA STATE drive start at 06:18.
1-10 ST40 12 Offset Blackman, J deep pass incomplete to Campbell, G, QB hurry by Roseboro, D., clock 06:13. Play action, with Leonard pulling to sell the fake. Too high for Campbell, but Gavin was running wide open across the middle.
2-10 ST40 10 Gun Blackman, J wide receiver screen left pass complete to Murray, N for 4 yards to the ST36, out-of-bounds (Alston, J.), clock 06:10. Pre-snap RPO, with Blackman reading the favorable numbers outside the box on the screen to Murray. Gavin needs to make a better block on the outside.
3-6 ST36 PENALTY FS false start (Kelly, D) 5 yards to the ST41, clock 05:49. Fourth-year player making false starts, not his first in the game.
3-11 ST41 11 Gun Blackman, J deep pass incomplete to Patrick, J, clock 05:21. NCSU gets great pressure with just four rushers, causing Blackman to scramble. Patrick runs a great route and makes a fantastic adjustment to this catch but is pushed out of bounds. Nearly a highlight play.
4-11 ST41 Timeout Florida State, clock 05:21. Blackman doesn't see the play clock winding down and Jimbo is forced to burn a timeout to keep it a manageable fourth down attempt.
4-11 ST41 10 Gun Blackman, J deep pass incomplete to Murray, N. NCSU brings a double A-gap blitz and FSU has only five blockers for six rushers. A free rusher gets to Blackman, but he spins out of a tackle and makes a terrific effort to get this ball downfield. Unfortunately, no one was in the area.
Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 01:04 TOP Great defense from NCSU here.
NC STATE drive start at 05:14.
1-10 ST41 4-2-5 Hines, N. rush for 4 yards to the ST45 (Christmas, D), clock 04:35. Terrific blocking from NCSU's OL against a tired FSU DL.
2-6 ST45 4-2-5 Hines, N. rush right for loss of 1 yard to the ST44 (Burns, B), clock 03:59. Sweat overpowers the RT, which allows for Burns to chase this run down from the backside.
3-7 ST44 4-2-5 Finley, R. shovel pass pass complete to Samuels, J. for loss of 3 yards to the ST41 (Burns, B;Nnadi, D), clock 03:40. Shovel to Samuels again, but this time FSU is in a good position to stop it. Burns takes on the pulling blocker and makes a nice stop.
4-10 ST41 Timeout Florida State, clock 03:40.
4-10 ST41 PENALTY ST illegal motion (Autenrieth, D.) 5 yards to the ST36.
4-15 ST36 Cole, A.J. punt BLOCKED, recovered by FS Brewton, C at ST23 (blocked by Burns, B). Great individual effort by Burns to block this punt. This is exactly what you want to see from five-star athletes.
Drive: 3 plays, -5 yards, 01:43 TOP
FLORIDA STATE drive start at 03:31.
1-10 ST23 11 Gun Blackman, J middle right pass incomplete to Gavin, K, clock 03:26. Five-yard in route to Gavin. Blackman throws this a little too high, but Gavin needs to sit down in the route to make this easier on the QB.
2-10 ST23 11 Gun Blackman, J crossing pass complete to Gavin, K for 6 yards to the ST17 (Moore, A.), clock 03:08. Same route from Gavin, who does a good job of sitting down in the route.
3-4 ST17 Blackman, J middle pass incomplete to Gavin, K, clock 03:05. Same route again from Gavin, but Blackman throws this ball behind him. Darn.
4-4 ST17 Aguayo, R field goal attempt from 34 GOOD, clock 03:01.
NCST 27, FSU 21
Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:30 TOP Defense has to make a stop, or else it's game.
Tyler, L kickoff 65 yards to the ST0, touchback. Kicking it deep with no timeouts and 3:00 left in the game? Hmmmm...
NC STATE drive start at 03:01.
1-10 ST25 4-2-5 Hines, N. rush up middle for 3 yards to the ST28 (Christmas, D;Burns, B), clock 02:41. Good push from Christmas and Sweat, which allows the linebackers to come up and help clean up this run.
2-7 ST28 4-2-5 Hines, N. rush up middle for no gain to the ST28 (Hoskins, R), clock 01:57. Sweat overpowers the RT, and a great individual play by Hoskins to read and react to make the stop.
3-7 ST28 4-2-5 Hines, N. rush right for 15 yards to the ST43, 1ST DOWN ST (Westbrook, A), clock 01:13. Derwin overpursues this play and an OG is able to get to the second level to get a block on Hoskins. FSU is out of a gap here, which allows for the free release of the RB. Ballgame.
1-10 ST43 TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the ST41, clock 00:50.
2-12 ST41 TEAM rush for loss of 5 yards to the ST36.
END OF GAME: NCST 27, FSU 21 :/

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