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FSU football: 3 takeaways from ‘Noles loss against Virginia

By Kelvin Hunt

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 02: Cam Akers #3 of the Florida State Seminoles warms up prior to their game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 02: Cam Akers #3 of the Florida State Seminoles warms up prior to their game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 2, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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This Loss Is Clearly On the Defense

Listen, the FSU offense didn’t play great but they played well enough to win the game. James Blackman wasn’t the problem folks, it’s the defense that gave up three consecutive touchdowns in the fourth quarter

Virginia averaged 8.2 yards per play in the fourth quarter on top of all the dumb penalties the defense committed(a couple of wack calls) but still.

That is atrocious.

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FSU fans are incorrectly blaming time of possession for the defense’s performance in the fourth quarter.

Listen, Virginia only ran SIX more offensive plays than FSU. That’s all folks. There is absolutely no reason Virginia should have that kind of success against a team as talented as FSU.

The UVA two-point conversion by Bryce Perkins was a prime example. FSU’s defense gets pressure and has him running for his life, yet he runs like 40 yards and runs into the end zone untouched.

The Cavaliers converted five of 12 third downs and the fact they only had 12 third downs to try to convert is telling.

Yes, the defense forced two turnovers, but they were more so a result of Perkins being inaccurate than anything else. Both turnovers took place deep in FSU territory too, so things could have been even worse if not for that.

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