LATE UPDATE
Much like Monday, Jimbo Fisher said he was really pleased with what he saw from his team following Tuesday's practice. He described the session as good, hard and tough. He also said there was a lot of work done on fundamentals and preparing for other opponents. Fisher said it was a good day but there's still improvement to be done. He added, "We're going in the right direction. I like what I saw."
Fisher didn't give specifics as to what areas he's seen the most improvement. He did say there was consistency with technique and eye discipline. "Eye discipline was a lot better today," Fisher said. "Which allowed us to make better decisions which then allow us to make the right plays."
He continued by saying the offense didn't leave as many "big plays" on the field Tuesday. Leaving big plays on the field was a topic of conversation after Monday's practice. Fisher said there were about four or five large plays the Seminoles left on the field in a 14-0 win against Boston College last Friday. "We can't leave them on the field," he said. "You gotta practice that way. We didn't leave as many today as we had been."
Although Florida State has a young offense, Fisher said that doesn't mean there's liberty for the group to not convert on big plays. "If I ever expect it, that means I accept it. There may be something that happens but you can never accept it. There's never a time where you don't want to be perfect. You strive for perfection every day. You gotta think that way."
Fisher also discussed other issues such as how the offensive line is working to build depth and how they've handled blitz and stunts in practice. He said there's been progress when it comes to how the offensive line is improving in that department. "The thing they gotta understand is you have to like the grind," Fisher said. "You have to like to come to practice every day. If you have a great game, you have to turn around, come back to practice and do it again. These are longer seasons. Practice at the college level, at least here, it's like a game. We want that same intensity."
One more note. Fisher was asked about the linebackers and if any changes would be coming and his response was, "No. Heck no. You got those four guys in a great rotation there. Then you're in nickel and dime. When you go to dime and other things, you got DBs in there. We're comfortable with where we're at right now."
We're slated to grab five defensive players tonight in Nate Andrews, Lamarcus Brutus, Ro'Derrick Hoskins, Terrance Smith and Marquez White.
Check back throughout the evening and Wednesday morning for the latest content on our site.
EARLY REPORT
As Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said Monday, this week's practice would be used to refine, teach and work on upcoming schemes. Tuesday's open portion of practice was a reflection. The offensive line, receivers, defensive ends and defensive tackles all worked on technique and some of those positions also worked on what they could see later down the road. Now here's the news:
DE Chris Casher and DE Lorenzo Featherston both returned to practice in full pads. Both were out with knee injuries. Casher and Featherston appeared as if they were fine and had no hesitation on making cuts while going around the tackling dummies. Bit of a funny moment from Fisher who joked, "Who are these guys?" when Casher and Featherston were around. Fisher gave Featherston a bit of a low five.
RB Dalvin Cook was in a blue non-contact jersey for a consecutive day. Get the feeling this is nothing major at all. Just a chance for Cook to stay active and get conditioning without taking any sort of wear and tear at practice.
Going back to the defensive ends, there were a few items they worked on. Namely, they worked on how to get beyond pulls and traps. Defensive ends coach Brad Lawing had his players go through a two-step process. First, they would try to shed the first "offensive lineman" and then get into the backfield.
The wide receivers worked on getting off the block. Meanwhile, the defensive linemen were working on how to win 1-on-1 battles. Roderick Johnson, Kareem Are, Corey Martinez, Wilson Bell and Derrick Kelly were the first team. Ryan Hoefeld took first-team snaps but it was more for him to get reps. The second team unit featured Ethan Frith, Cole Minshew, Hoefeld, Chad Mavety and Brock Ruble.
Here are two things to take away from the offensive line. With Minshew and Mavety being healthy, those are two players who could figure into the eight lineman rotation Fisher would like. Fisher said in late August, he'd like to have eight linemen the Seminoles could use. He mentioned it again Monday when discussing how he watched the New England Patriots use a rotation to rest guys "mentally and physically." Depending upon Mavety and Minshew's progress, that would give FSU eight players it could use.
A second point was offensive line coach Rick Trickett was on his line about their communication, or in some cases, how the communication needed to be better. He got onto Bell and Kelly about needing to speak more when they call out what they see. Right after he did that, Johnson and Are were extremely verbal leading to Trickett's satisfaction.
Here's the Tweet of the Day:
We're set to get Jimbo around 6 p.m. Once we're done with him, we're supposed to be getting at least two players. No word yet on who that will be.
Until then. Goodbye for now.
Much like Monday, Jimbo Fisher said he was really pleased with what he saw from his team following Tuesday's practice. He described the session as good, hard and tough. He also said there was a lot of work done on fundamentals and preparing for other opponents. Fisher said it was a good day but there's still improvement to be done. He added, "We're going in the right direction. I like what I saw."
Fisher didn't give specifics as to what areas he's seen the most improvement. He did say there was consistency with technique and eye discipline. "Eye discipline was a lot better today," Fisher said. "Which allowed us to make better decisions which then allow us to make the right plays."
He continued by saying the offense didn't leave as many "big plays" on the field Tuesday. Leaving big plays on the field was a topic of conversation after Monday's practice. Fisher said there were about four or five large plays the Seminoles left on the field in a 14-0 win against Boston College last Friday. "We can't leave them on the field," he said. "You gotta practice that way. We didn't leave as many today as we had been."
Although Florida State has a young offense, Fisher said that doesn't mean there's liberty for the group to not convert on big plays. "If I ever expect it, that means I accept it. There may be something that happens but you can never accept it. There's never a time where you don't want to be perfect. You strive for perfection every day. You gotta think that way."
Fisher also discussed other issues such as how the offensive line is working to build depth and how they've handled blitz and stunts in practice. He said there's been progress when it comes to how the offensive line is improving in that department. "The thing they gotta understand is you have to like the grind," Fisher said. "You have to like to come to practice every day. If you have a great game, you have to turn around, come back to practice and do it again. These are longer seasons. Practice at the college level, at least here, it's like a game. We want that same intensity."
One more note. Fisher was asked about the linebackers and if any changes would be coming and his response was, "No. Heck no. You got those four guys in a great rotation there. Then you're in nickel and dime. When you go to dime and other things, you got DBs in there. We're comfortable with where we're at right now."
We're slated to grab five defensive players tonight in Nate Andrews, Lamarcus Brutus, Ro'Derrick Hoskins, Terrance Smith and Marquez White.
Check back throughout the evening and Wednesday morning for the latest content on our site.
EARLY REPORT
As Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said Monday, this week's practice would be used to refine, teach and work on upcoming schemes. Tuesday's open portion of practice was a reflection. The offensive line, receivers, defensive ends and defensive tackles all worked on technique and some of those positions also worked on what they could see later down the road. Now here's the news:
DE Chris Casher and DE Lorenzo Featherston both returned to practice in full pads. Both were out with knee injuries. Casher and Featherston appeared as if they were fine and had no hesitation on making cuts while going around the tackling dummies. Bit of a funny moment from Fisher who joked, "Who are these guys?" when Casher and Featherston were around. Fisher gave Featherston a bit of a low five.
RB Dalvin Cook was in a blue non-contact jersey for a consecutive day. Get the feeling this is nothing major at all. Just a chance for Cook to stay active and get conditioning without taking any sort of wear and tear at practice.
Going back to the defensive ends, there were a few items they worked on. Namely, they worked on how to get beyond pulls and traps. Defensive ends coach Brad Lawing had his players go through a two-step process. First, they would try to shed the first "offensive lineman" and then get into the backfield.
The wide receivers worked on getting off the block. Meanwhile, the defensive linemen were working on how to win 1-on-1 battles. Roderick Johnson, Kareem Are, Corey Martinez, Wilson Bell and Derrick Kelly were the first team. Ryan Hoefeld took first-team snaps but it was more for him to get reps. The second team unit featured Ethan Frith, Cole Minshew, Hoefeld, Chad Mavety and Brock Ruble.
Here are two things to take away from the offensive line. With Minshew and Mavety being healthy, those are two players who could figure into the eight lineman rotation Fisher would like. Fisher said in late August, he'd like to have eight linemen the Seminoles could use. He mentioned it again Monday when discussing how he watched the New England Patriots use a rotation to rest guys "mentally and physically." Depending upon Mavety and Minshew's progress, that would give FSU eight players it could use.
A second point was offensive line coach Rick Trickett was on his line about their communication, or in some cases, how the communication needed to be better. He got onto Bell and Kelly about needing to speak more when they call out what they see. Right after he did that, Johnson and Are were extremely verbal leading to Trickett's satisfaction.
Here's the Tweet of the Day:
We're set to get Jimbo around 6 p.m. Once we're done with him, we're supposed to be getting at least two players. No word yet on who that will be.
Until then. Goodbye for now.
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