FSU football: How much can ‘Noles defense improve over 2021?
By Kelvin Hunt
A glance at 2020
Let’s set some parameters with the 2020 season. The FSU football defense allowed 36 ppg and 6.47 ypp. Offenses converted first downs 46 percent, and teams averaged 5.12 yards per rush.
Man, when I tell you that is awful, that’s an understatement. However, not having a spring camp or full summer is akin to telling an auto mechanic to fix the car without giving him any idea what’s wrong with the car.
Sure, he might fix it, but it wouldn’t take quite as long if he were giving some direction. So that that take place with the offseason after 2020 concluded. The team still had to deal with COVID protocols, and some players missed practice when they normally wouldn’t, and those practice reps are extremely valuable.
I know some folks will say everyone had to deal with these issues, but it’s a different impact when you’re new staff, and the fans believe there’s more talent on the roster than in reality.
There’s a reason almost all of the players receiving All-ACC Honors were transfers for the 2021 season.
However, with an infusion of talent from the transfer portal and a closer to normal offseason? We saw some improvement early in the 2021 season.