FSU Football: Spring Injuries Could Be Blessing In Disguise

FSU football is gearing up for its spring football game Saturday, but a number of players may not be available due to injuries.

This FSU football team is already ravished with injuries with close to 20 players missing practice earlier this week. Injuries are on both sides of the ball, but the wide receivers and the offensive line have been hit hard.

The ‘Noles have a deep offensive line unit due to its huge 2016 recruiting haul. However, they lack bodies when it comes to the wide receivers after signing just one in 2016 and losing three off of last years team.

Can The Injuries Be A Blessing In Disguise?

FSU football dealt with injuries last season, in particular in the secondary when Derwin James and Nate Andrews went down.

There were struggles early but those injuries allowed FSU to create depth with young players like Levonta Taylor, Kyle Meyers and Carlos Becker getting into games.

The same should hold true with the offensive line. With center Alec Elerbe out for the spring it allows players Baveon Johnson to get a ton of reps. The injuries also allow FSU to try players at different positions, cross-training them in the event players go down in the season.

Wide Receiver Shortage

The wide receiver situation is concerning because the freshman receivers coming in will not be here for a couple of months and likely won’t contribute much this season.

However, FSU has done a great job of recruiting tight ends and running backs in the last couple of recruiting cycles. These injuries have allowed Jimbo Fisher to try out different formations with tight ends split out wide creating mismatches against smaller defensive backs.

Also, we could see Fisher using running backs more in the passing game. Fisher did it last season with Dalvin Cook, lining him up at wide receiver in the Orange Bowl where he caught a long pass from Deondre Francois.

Cook also caught a number of wheel routes out of the backfield. The running back and tight end positions are incredibly deep with young players, and luckily a couple of them are early enrollees in Cam Akers and Tre McKitty.

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It’s never ideal to have a ton of injuries, but having them in the spring allows others to get much needed reps. Here’s to hoping the injury bug can stay away during the season.