FSU football: 3 thoughts on defensive performance against Notre Dame
By Kelvin Hunt
Adam Fuller Did Try Different Things
Listen, anytime a team averages OVER 10 yards per play and has over 200 rushing yards at halftime, one has to wonder what’s going on.
However, there were countless plays where FSU players were in a position to make a play and didn’t. There’s only so much Adam Fuller can do in those instances.
At some point, players have to make plays, but it is up to the coaches to help players realize where they are coming up short.
For instance, we’re still seeing certain players slow to fill gaps or filling the wrong gaps. It looks like the defensive ends have forgotten how to set the edge, but these are things I know they are going over in practice and film sessions.
Fuller did seem to turn up the pressure packages in the second half, and the defense did see a bit more success.
They held Notre Dame to seven second-half points, but some of that was likely because Notre Dame shut it down to start running some time off the clock.