FSU football: 3 areas 'Noles offense must improve in 2022

FSU football: 3 areas ‘Noles offense must improve in 2022

By Kelvin Hunt | Aug 11, 2022

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 09: Jordan Travis #13 of the Florida State Seminoles reacts as he waits for a replay decision on a touchdown call during the second half of their game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Kenan Memorial Stadium on October 09, 2021 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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Red Zone Opportunities

The Noles were excellent in the red zone, as they scored touchdowns 73 percent of the time once they got inside the 20-yard line. The only problem is they only got inside the red zone 42 times in 12 games.

They scored on 38 of those possessions (90.48 percent) and 31 touchdowns (73.81 percent). The touchdown percentage was the best since the 2016 season (77.19) when the Noles had a top-15 offense according to advanced metrics at BCF Toys.

The problem is the 2016 offense had 57 trips inside the red zone. Now, imagine how many more points the 2021 offense would have scored had they had more red zone opportunities? FSU had three games where they lost by a field goal.

A more consistent offense that could stay on the field could have been the difference between 8-4 and 5-7. FSU had 17.1 percent of its offensive drives end in zero or negative yards, which ranked No. 118 nationally.

FSU had only had 64 percent of their offensive drives to earn at least one first down, which ranked No. 103. FSU had 12.4 percent of their possessions resulted in a turnover, which ranked No. 82. If FSU improves in all of these categories they should have more red zone opportunities.

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