I wish I had learned more of this type of technical stuff decades ago. I have cousins who would understand you perfectly. Either way, thank you for putting this together!
Really good vid. I would have mentioned that GA Tech's Head Coach was an offensive lineman himself in college- He played at GA Tech! The HC being a lineman helps him evalutate, recruit & develop good linemen. Everything begins with how well the O & D Lines are playing.
Hawes, the GT TE whose name is mentioned almost every play, is SR+ transfer from Yale! Not a 5* guy. Just a smart football player who knows how to play football.
Most 4 & 5 star D-linemen have bad technique coming out of high school because they are usually so big/strong/fast that they never needed technique to win. It's the college coach that usually has to instill good technique into the players. I suspect that's where their failure was in camp; allowing the big men up front to just continue doing what they've always done.
A college friend of mine was a good high school football player, an undersized offensive lineman. He loved playing against college recruits because he could get lower and put them on skates.
Excellent video. I love this breakdown. Do you think FSU was practicing for the read option from Haynes King all week, and that's why they the DEs/OLBs aren't squeezing on those plays? My X's and O's knowledge is limited, but the way they stay home looks to me like they're trying to prevent King from pulling the ball and looping outside. For example at 12:45, it looks like #9 is playing option defense and his man is the QB. King's looks like he's staring right at him, too, making me think it might have been a read option play, or if not at least making #9 think it might be. In this case, it looks like it would have been better to force the QB to pull anyway (again, assuming it's actually an option play, which I certainly wouldn't guarantee), since #11 coming from the backside of the play probably would have been able to make the play. Again, I'm not knowledgeable enough to be confident in my assessment, but I have been playing a lot of CFB25 lately, which is almost as good as staying at a Holiday Inn Express. GT has similar plays in their playbook and the read looks similar.
I'm sure there was a focus on not letting King beat them on QB Reads. And as someone else mentioned, it could be that they were trying to run a stunt to mess up the blocking and Graham has the assignment of King on the play. It also does look read on the play for King, that if Graham comes down too far, then pull it. It's why they had a couple fumbles during the game cause King was trying to pull the ball on a counter because defender showed so quick. The problem I see here is that Graham starts squeezing and then stops and just stays wide allowing the kick out block to get space for both Hawes and Alexander to get up the hole. If he squeezed more while staying square, he can both blow up the blocking, and if King pulls the ball he can help chase with safety being able to come help clean up. Reason play goes big is that the TE is able to get up on the safety and block him. That's how I see the play at least.
@@BiggienSportsNetwork Thanks for the response. I think you're right, even just reducing the space inside would have made a difference on the play. I'm guessing the FSU coaches really drilled King's running ability into the players' heads leading up to the game, which led to #9 staying too wide. King looks goofy doing it, but he beat them on the outside with his feet a couple of times.
The play at 11:30 feels like GT got lucky with FSU's D-Line call. FSU mightve simply got caught in a stunt. That's why it appears the DE got sealed way too easily while the DT was pushing towards the TE. Would also makes sense why #9 doesn't squeeze, because preplay he's expecting his lineman to occupy that gap, and was trying to keep it inside
Marvin Jones Jr. was constantly getting washed out of plays due to hesitation to assert himself and some really bad technique. The Patrick Payton play was due to lack of focus. He’s so keyed up on outside containment on runs and pass rush that it’s a noticeable tell for a competent coach. My biggest concern is Marvin Jones Jr and his poor play. He looks great coming off the bus but that’s where it ended against GT. I really hope it’s not a sign of things to come. He’s definitely not a Jermaine Johnson or Jared Verse.
So what I’m seeing is that he’s essentially trying to play hero ball and beeline for the ball instead of blowing up the play and trusting his teammates.
The main reason that the first GA tech gain was nine yards, which you failed to cover, is that the near safety was as bad at tackling as any safety I’ve ever seen. Just pitiful. There was a chance that the play goes for about two yards at most if the safety hadn’t gone to his knees and whiffed. In fact, the LB forces the RB to the safety by attacking the TE and not giving the RB a two way go. The safety fits off of the LB, but he is awful.
Great analysis. Thank you. Question: Not blaming our losses on anything but do you think it's possible refs could be told by ESPN or acc to not call holding on blocking our players. I noticed alot of holds being called in the Georgia game too. Like I said not blaming our loss but just an observation. At the end of the day, having teams win over fsu makes them look better
A lot of Techs d line was getting held to, seems like they just weren’t calling it. Please don’t do this. FSU got the laziest PI call I’ve ever seen. GGs though
I don't think it would be possible at all for ESPN or the ACC to do that. It would be such a horrible thing that would destroy any sense of fair play in any game. It would affect jobs, scholarships, betting, etc. Refs just miss calls from time to time. They're human so it happens.
I realized after making and releasing this video overnight that I misspoke Efford's name in the video. Total screw up on my part...
I wish I had learned more of this type of technical stuff decades ago. I have cousins who would understand you perfectly. Either way, thank you for putting this together!
Great video! I'm a GT fan, and this is the first breakdown I've seen that explains to me what we did well compared to FSU.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Best of luck this season to your Yellow Jackets
Really good vid. I would have mentioned that GA Tech's Head Coach was an offensive lineman himself in college- He played at GA Tech! The HC being a lineman helps him evalutate, recruit & develop good linemen. Everything begins with how well the O & D Lines are playing.
Great video wish there was more like it out there.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Hawes, the GT TE whose name is mentioned almost every play, is SR+ transfer from Yale! Not a 5* guy. Just a smart football player who knows how to play football.
There's a reason the coaches use him as the 2nd blocker on the counter. I think he made every read right on what the guard was doing when I watched.
Gator here. Great vid! Love how clearly and concisely you explain how poorly FSU played (and how Tech was able to Run. The. Bawl.)
You might want to hold up on the smack talk with the absolutely brutal schedule Florida has
@@Day12My Nope, gotta get the licks in now lol
Ahem….just checking in.
@@Day12My Told you I had to get the licks in early!
Great content sir and as a lifelong FSU fan, this is just a complete cluster fk of coaching at all levels of the team. That rests on Mike!!!
Most 4 & 5 star D-linemen have bad technique coming out of high school because they are usually so big/strong/fast that they never needed technique to win. It's the college coach that usually has to instill good technique into the players. I suspect that's where their failure was in camp; allowing the big men up front to just continue doing what they've always done.
True ☝️
A college friend of mine was a good high school football player, an undersized offensive lineman. He loved playing against college recruits because he could get lower and put them on skates.
Excellent video. I love this breakdown.
Do you think FSU was practicing for the read option from Haynes King all week, and that's why they the DEs/OLBs aren't squeezing on those plays? My X's and O's knowledge is limited, but the way they stay home looks to me like they're trying to prevent King from pulling the ball and looping outside. For example at 12:45, it looks like #9 is playing option defense and his man is the QB. King's looks like he's staring right at him, too, making me think it might have been a read option play, or if not at least making #9 think it might be.
In this case, it looks like it would have been better to force the QB to pull anyway (again, assuming it's actually an option play, which I certainly wouldn't guarantee), since #11 coming from the backside of the play probably would have been able to make the play.
Again, I'm not knowledgeable enough to be confident in my assessment, but I have been playing a lot of CFB25 lately, which is almost as good as staying at a Holiday Inn Express. GT has similar plays in their playbook and the read looks similar.
I'm sure there was a focus on not letting King beat them on QB Reads. And as someone else mentioned, it could be that they were trying to run a stunt to mess up the blocking and Graham has the assignment of King on the play.
It also does look read on the play for King, that if Graham comes down too far, then pull it. It's why they had a couple fumbles during the game cause King was trying to pull the ball on a counter because defender showed so quick.
The problem I see here is that Graham starts squeezing and then stops and just stays wide allowing the kick out block to get space for both Hawes and Alexander to get up the hole. If he squeezed more while staying square, he can both blow up the blocking, and if King pulls the ball he can help chase with safety being able to come help clean up. Reason play goes big is that the TE is able to get up on the safety and block him. That's how I see the play at least.
@@BiggienSportsNetwork Thanks for the response. I think you're right, even just reducing the space inside would have made a difference on the play.
I'm guessing the FSU coaches really drilled King's running ability into the players' heads leading up to the game, which led to #9 staying too wide. King looks goofy doing it, but he beat them on the outside with his feet a couple of times.
This was awesome!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!!
I'd love to see BC FSU!
Oh that will be coming... I hadn't planned to cover FSU again, but it got worse this week....
Great video 📹
Good analysis.
Very nice.
Very good, but it would help if you would run the play at half or quarter speed. Then the actions become more apparent.
The play at 11:30 feels like GT got lucky with FSU's D-Line call. FSU mightve simply got caught in a stunt. That's why it appears the DE got sealed way too easily while the DT was pushing towards the TE. Would also makes sense why #9 doesn't squeeze, because preplay he's expecting his lineman to occupy that gap, and was trying to keep it inside
no luck all skill
Marvin Jones Jr. was constantly getting washed out of plays due to hesitation to assert himself and some really bad technique. The Patrick Payton play was due to lack of focus. He’s so keyed up on outside containment on runs and pass rush that it’s a noticeable tell for a competent coach. My biggest concern is Marvin Jones Jr and his poor play. He looks great coming off the bus but that’s where it ended against GT. I really hope it’s not a sign of things to come. He’s definitely not a Jermaine Johnson or Jared Verse.
Ga tech was the better coached team.
Lundy was good when he wasn't counted on to be the man. He's not a pressure man
No correction by our defense
So what I’m seeing is that he’s essentially trying to play hero ball and beeline for the ball instead of blowing up the play and trusting his teammates.
They oline better than our dline and oline and they backs know when to bounce counter and when theres a hole to hit
basic RB skills
The main reason that the first GA tech gain was nine yards, which you failed to cover, is that the near safety was as bad at tackling as any safety I’ve ever seen. Just pitiful. There was a chance that the play goes for about two yards at most if the safety hadn’t gone to his knees and whiffed. In fact, the LB forces the RB to the safety by attacking the TE and not giving the RB a two way go. The safety fits off of the LB, but he is awful.
They watched the uga tape from last year. TrueType couldn’t stop anything
But, but, but, FSU has the best dline in the country 🤣
What is FSU’s S #1 doing? Whiffed in first clip that should have only been a 3yd gain. Playing grab ass in the other clips.
Because they got a better dc it's really simple Fuller is trash
Never should have been hired.
Bad coaching on both side of the lines
Great analysis. Thank you. Question: Not blaming our losses on anything but do you think it's possible refs could be told by ESPN or acc to not call holding on blocking our players. I noticed alot of holds being called in the Georgia game too. Like I said not blaming our loss but just an observation. At the end of the day, having teams win over fsu makes them look better
A lot of Techs d line was getting held to, seems like they just weren’t calling it. Please don’t do this. FSU got the laziest PI call I’ve ever seen. GGs though
@@jsouth2129 Yeah no excuses I get it. Was just a question. Thank you for your response!
I don't think it would be possible at all for ESPN or the ACC to do that. It would be such a horrible thing that would destroy any sense of fair play in any game. It would affect jobs, scholarships, betting, etc.
Refs just miss calls from time to time. They're human so it happens.