FSU football: Breaking down Clemson weaknesses and tendencies

Final Thoughts

I like this matchup for the FSU defense as long as everyone does their jobs and don’t try to play hero ball.

I know the sickness going around the team last week affected the defensive line, and hopefully, that’s out of their system. The trench battle is one the FSU defensive front should win more often than not.

Teams have not been able to run the ball well from a traditional standpoint, and Clemson hasn’t been much of a threat vertically.

Adam Fuller will probably see if they can get pressure with only four rushers. If so, great. If not, he’s going to have to bring pressure on clear passing downs.

FSU linebackers and defensive backs will have to avoid missing tackles in space. It should be a fairly simple game plan, and we’ve seen FSU defenses hold down better quarterbacks and better receivers in the past.

I hope to see the FSU offense take the easy stuff early and force Clemson to defend it, which will create those one-on-one opportunities. All FSU needs to do is protect the ball and let every man do his job, and FSU should win this game handedly.