FSU football: Jammie Robinson putting in extra work before summer

FSU football coaches brought in several players from the transfer portal in hopes of giving the Noles an upgrade in experience and culture.

These transfers will allow some of the younger players time to develop and get acclimated to the college game while giving the Noles a better shot of winning right now.

One of those transfers is defensive back Jammie Robinson, who figures to be in the mix many snaps in the FSU secondary.

He was on one of the transfers who stood out in spring camp, and it’s great to see he’s still working on his own before player ran practices begin this summer.

This work ethic is the type of culture Mike Norvell and the coaching staff is trying to build in Tallahassee. A collection of players that want to put in the work when it’s not mandatory.

The summer is when players can make the largest gains in terms of hitting the weight room and working on fundamentals. If they aren’t taking summer classes, they have a lot of extra time to address those areas.

However, those areas began to fall off in the latter stages of the Jimbo Fisher era and continued under Willie Taggart. Some players would post videos of themselves working out, but it didn’t make much sense for a defensive tackle to be running sprints with a defensive back.

Here we can see Jammie Robinson working on breaking on passes and changing directions, which are all things he’ll do in actual games in the secondary.

I haven’t seen many players posting workout videos on social media, but that’s not to say they aren’t doing them. However, any time I see a player putting in extra work, I want to highlight it and speak on its importance.

The FSU secondary has been abysmal the past few seasons. Some of that has been a lack of pass rush, and some blame can be placed on poor safety play. The experience and production Robinson brings to the safety position should be a welcome addition in 2021.