Trouble in the Trenches: Why FSU's offensive struggles start up front!

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  • Florida State has one of the worst offenses in college football in 2024. Every aspect has been struggling. While it's easy to blame DJU, I have a theory that, while he is part of the problem, a much deeper-rooted issue that has plagued this program for a long time is being exposed again, and that's the offensive line. The Seminoles have trouble in the trenches among many other issues. In this episode, we do a deep dive into why I feel this way and where FSU needs to be to compete at a championship level. Let me know what you think in the comments below! Thanks and Go Noles!
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  • @ronaldburkins-lv6xk
    @ronaldburkins-lv6xk วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I like how you break it down. Unlike Warchant, you give data analysis and not opinions. Your analysis is clearly actionable while Warchant is only giving their opinions which we know, like a-holes, everybody’s got one. Keep doing what you’re doing.

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Appreciate that!! I love digging into the numbers and data and then letting that form my opinion. We can see things with our eyes, sure, but the numbers never lie. It's just takes a lot of time, so we don't put out as much content. Thanks for watching!! 🤝 Go Noles!!

  • @ronaldburkins-lv6xk
    @ronaldburkins-lv6xk วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    This explains very well why Georgia was able to win national championships with a mediocre “game manager”. Kirby focuses on the offensive and defensive lines first, then the skill position secondarily. Everyone, please subscribe to this channel. I have not seen a more detailed analysis of the offensive troubles at FSU.

  • @douglastuten5340
    @douglastuten5340 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    Thirty minutes in and you are spot on with the problem!
    Good job! MN should have known for awhile now that we need a change in the Oline coach.

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      Appreciate that! 🤝 I have been a fan of Atkins, but the results aren't good enough, so we can't be scared to try something new. We also need to be more aggressive at getting elite HS linemen in here to develop.

  • @NCNoleFan
    @NCNoleFan วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    You killed this one! Enjoyed nerding out 😅 Seriously, though, you are on to something here. 2024 is a disaster, but this has been something we've struggled with for years now. The comparisons really paint a picture of that. They have to focus on building up the trenches. Great episode! Go Noles!

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา

      Appreciate that!! 🤝 Go Noles!!

  • @seminoldschool7032
    @seminoldschool7032 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I love nerding out like this. Great show, thanks!

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา

      Appreciate it!! 🤝 Haven't done one of these in a while, but I love doing them. It's like CSI for college football 🕵‍♂️ 😅 Go Noles!!

  • @ronaldburkins-lv6xk
    @ronaldburkins-lv6xk วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    You must be a statistician. Causation vs correlation. Love it!!keep spitting facts. Mike Norvell should hire you young man.

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา

      I wish!! That would be awesome!!

    • @douglastuten5340
      @douglastuten5340 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@plantthespearI think he’s a paramedic. Unlike me he probably can do drug calculations in his head without looking at SOPs like I did.

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      You are right. I am a medic by trade. I can do most of the drug calculations, but I still gotta check my math on some of those drips 😅😵‍💫💉

  • @mikeholley4488
    @mikeholley4488 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Great information, but I totally disagree with this thought that Atkins isn't responsible for the junior college o line. He's been here 5 years and has a top4 NIL budget. He also knew he was wrong when he gave Mims a ride and then lied when he was questioned on it the first time. If he isn't responsible for the o line then who the heck is? These coaches are responsible for everything that happens on the field. This entire team has zero accountability and no one has to answer for their mistakes. That's the problem

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I'm not saying that Atkins is not responsible. What I'm saying is that the OL has been a problem for a long time, and he hasn't fixed it either. In a previous episode, I'm on record saying that I think it is time for a change based on his results. I believe I said that at the end of this one, too. In this one, I'm just giving you the numbers and data to paint the picture, so you can form your own opinion. Hope that makes sense. Go Noles!!

  • @DavidMays-xf6mo
    @DavidMays-xf6mo วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Great Analysis!!!

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา

      Appreciate that!! 🤝

  • @ronaldburkins-lv6xk
    @ronaldburkins-lv6xk วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    That why Dabo hired Matt Luke as the OL coach instead of going into the portal. He knew the importance of developing his current players for long term sustainable success.

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา

      Exactly! If you look at Clemson while they were on their run, it's been good trench play and hitting on a few quarterbacks. The defense is the best example of this. Their DL has been LOADED for years and kept them in the conversation when other weaknesses were being exposed. He knew they had an OL problem and brought in Matt Luke to fix it.

  • @GorgeousBabyBlueWater
    @GorgeousBabyBlueWater วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Nerd Mode Activated! 🤓💡🧠✅📊
    Listening attentively, already liked the episode before watching entirely, Jesse.
    Love your show, guys.
    "Lose, win, or tie... NOLES till I die!"
    P.S. We need a WIN DAMN IT!!! Gambling Gods, please allow us to FINALLY WIN against Cal.

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา

      Haha appreciate that!! This one was definitely a little nerdy, but I love digging into numbers and data to tell the story. Haven't done one of these types of shows in a while.
      We DEFINITELY need a win in the worst freaking way. Just anything positive. Hopefully, if the defense shows up again and Atkins being back helps the offense get on track, we can get one. Really appreciate you tuning is as always!! 🤝 Go Noles!!

  • @LewisP86
    @LewisP86 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The Offensive line may be the root of all of this.

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา

      We definitely have a lot of other issues, but imo, the OL is the root cause and has been for many years. We just aren't good enough at the skill positions to hide it this year. I wish we could see this team behind a competent OL. Not saying we would win a title, but I highly doubt we're 0-3.

  • @JJackson27
    @JJackson27 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Very informative, insightful, and ultimately very sad that the issue had persisted so long and even worsened. I like learning about the "why" so no need for apologies as far as I'm concerned. Now, what do we do to solve the problem and will we?🤔
    Do you do financial analyses? I could use you. 😀

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  7 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Appreciate that!! 🤝 It is a long and disappointing history of underperformance by that group. Imo, at this point, based on results, we need a change at the position. We need to go get a proven guy with P4 or NFL experience who can also recruit. Then, spend whatever it takes (within reason) to fix it. Idk if it'll work, but that is the only path I see to getting where we need to be. Will we do that? That's another story. Maybe Coach Norvell will watch this episode and realize it's time to stop playing around in the trenches 😅
      I don't do financial analysis, but maybe I should! 🤔 😅

  • @taustinjacobs
    @taustinjacobs 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    This isn't dry at all. This was a HELL of a picture you painted. There were a ton "oh yeahhh" moments throughout this cast because you're not spitting conspiracy or fan-whining- this is meat and potatoes football analysis here

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Really appreciate that!! 🤝

  • @Bigmik938
    @Bigmik938 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Go noles

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา

      Go Noles!!🔥🍢

    • @kelseydickey7123
      @kelseydickey7123 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I just can't believe how bad this team looks!

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา

      Agreed.

  • @kenshall10267
    @kenshall10267 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    I honestly wondered all off-season how two O line transfers would make a difference in the run game when we were so bad in 2023.. atkins has never been good coach at o line...lets just say it...mike is going to fire him or bring him in help

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      The crazy thing is that he has signed a lot of HS linemen, and a good number of them were Blue-Chips. However, NONE of them have panned out. Most of our good linemen have been transfers that came in with experience, or they were HS recruits signed before they got here. We need someone who can develop the HS guys they sign or else signing them means nothing.

  • @hugolongjohnson5115
    @hugolongjohnson5115 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Not trying to be that guy, lord knows, but what exactly has Alex atkins done that’s impressed y’all? Jordan stayed running for his life, the guy hasn’t recruited a single prospect that’s worked out.none, not a couple, none. They get pushed around by everybody and thrown into the quarterback for years. He’s also kind of arrogant in his interviews, which would be totally fine if the product on the field didn’t look like it did. Even last year we struggled like hell to get a push on the line . Those boys are weak/soft/confused/not coached well. He is a group of 5 product coach and it’s just not good enough. Who would I let go of? And I literally mean right now today Thursday September 19th 2024? Walking papers go to Randy shannon(Do I even have to explain this one?) (Odell haggins, time to hang it up, can’t recruit for shit, coaching at this point is also questionable, legend, but time to go) Alex atkins(absolute dumpster fire of an offensive line in every season besides 2022, the guys been here long enough time to move on) . SEASON IS OVER, move on with the young bucks, youth movement, have fun the rest of the games and AIR THAT DAMN BALL OUT DOWNFIELD. Quit worrying about interceptions let that boy sling that thing. On to 2025 gentleman, good less go Noles.

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      Honestly, couldn't agree more. This is exactly what we've been saying. The results on the filed have to matter above all else. Go Noles!

  • @kelseydickey7123
    @kelseydickey7123 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Where can i find that video of edwin joseph and malik benson.

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา

      I know Warchant posted the Benson one, and I believe the Joseph one, too. Check their Twitter/X

  • @douglastuten5340
    @douglastuten5340 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    MJJ wanted to go into modeling and his dad made him play fooseball.

    • @JJackson27
      @JJackson27 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Is that true? Interesting, if so. I met them behind the scenes before he committed to Georgia and he did not seem "into it".

  • @kenshall10267
    @kenshall10267 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    awsome content...and adkins sucks

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Appreciate that!! 🤝

  • @douglastuten5340
    @douglastuten5340 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    It is on Atkins and all of the coaches before him. You can’t blame climate change on this shi! show. 😂

  • @tommygunzz8117
    @tommygunzz8117 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Who's to blame? Who signed an extension in Jan. and now get's $10mil/yr to field a competent team? Who put the roster together? Who's currently in his 5th year with still no true serviceable h.s. OT or QB to plug in? The proverbial elephant in the room. 🍢🍢🍢

    • @ronaldburkins-lv6xk
      @ronaldburkins-lv6xk วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@tommygunzz8117 no argument there. The blame clearly lies at the feet of MN. But if there was someone telling the FSU administrators to hold up and look at this data, perhaps there would have been second thoughts about giving Mike the extension and essentially making him too big to fail or more precisely to expensive to fire. Making decisions using emotions versus data most often end up in disaster.

    • @tommygunzz8117
      @tommygunzz8117 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@ronaldburkins-lv6xk bingo. I fear this program is in for an unprecedented few years

    • @tommygunzz8117
      @tommygunzz8117 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@ronaldburkins-lv6xk dark days ahead, begrudgingly

  • @ronaldburkins-lv6xk
    @ronaldburkins-lv6xk วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This explains very well why Georgia was able to win national championships with a mediocre “game manager”. Kirby focuses on the offensive and defensive lines first, then the skill position secondarily. Everyone, please subscribe to this channel. I have not seen a more detailed analysis of the offensive troubles at FSU.

    • @plantthespear
      @plantthespear  วันที่ผ่านมา

      Really appreciate that!! 🤝 That is spot on. The same could be said with Alabama for a few of the quarterbacks, too. The teams that can sustain being elite are almost always built from the trenches outward. Go Noles!!