FSU Football: 5 ways offense remains elite in 2017
By Kelvin Hunt
Continue Red Zone Dominance
First things first, if the FSU offense continues to dominant in the red zone they will be fine. They were No.1 in the country in red zone conversions at over 96 percent, scoring a touchdown 77.19 percent of the time (No. 3 in the nation).
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The only thing to improve upon is the number of times the offense actually got into the red zone. The ‘Noles only made 57 trips inside their opponents red zone last season which ranked No. 31 in the nation.
In contrast, Clemson was No. 1 with 76 trips inside their opponents red zone but did play two more games than FSU.
FSU has to find a way to increase the number of opportunities of getting into their oppositions red zone.
One thing I’d like to see Jimbo Fisher change is his philosophy on relying long field goals. Fisher will opt to kick a 40 yard field goal on fourth and two instead of going for it on fourth down deep in the opponents territory.
He avoid long field goals. If the offense doesn’t convert, the opposing offense has to drive 70-75 yards to score a touchdown against what should be an elite defense.