FSU football: 3 offensive improvements needed in second half of season
By Kelvin Hunt
FSU football has shown a lot of offensive improvement with Jordan Travis at QB. Here are three areas where improvement is needed in the second half.
FSU football has seen its offense take on several iterations in the last few years. The offense was one of the best in the nation in 2016. It struggled in 2017 with a freshman QB and fell off a cliff in the 2018 season under Willie Taggart and Walt Bell.
Kendal Briles was able to improve the offense in 2019, but there were still massive holes preventing it from becoming one of the top offenses in the nation.
All of those names are no longer in Tallahassee, and Mike Norvell has to bring the ‘Noles offense back to life. He comes into the job with a reputation for fielding top offenses in the nation every year at his former job.
His offenses are usually explosive, establish the run, and can put up over 40 points on average every season.
This season is unlike any other we’ve ever experienced with COVID-19, and only having three spring practices. It showed in the first two games with James Blackman and the team struggling once the scripted plays were done.
However, the success on those scripted plays gave me hope, but Norvell’s ability to form an offense around Jordan Travis since the Jacksonville State game is even more impressive.
It’s not the offense Mike Norvell wants to run, but it shows he can be creative with limited pieces.
They have shown improvement in some areas under Mike Norvell. Jordan Travis has given a spark to the QB room, the offensive line has looked light years better than we thought possible at this point, and the running backs are collectively averaging over six yards per carry.
However, they are things to fix if the offense is going to help carry a defense that’s one of the worst in the nation. Here are three improvements I need to see from the offensive in the second half of the season.