Sunday Morning Thoughts

[shandeezy7]

-Really impressed with the O-line today. Opened some holes for the RB's at times and kept the QB's off their backs. Probably the strength of the team right now. AJ's elusiveness also helped them out at times.

-Ish needs to be in the game on 90% of the offensive snaps. Dude is a playmaker and our best athlete at wideout. He can make plays, let's get him the ball

-Happy to see Raymon back and think he can have a big impact on our D-Line the rest of the year. We didn't pressure the QB as much as we have been this season, but I partly think that was from a lack of blitzing.

-Don't remember who said it (Shy's dad maybe) but if Eskridge really is as good as gone after this season, all I can say is best of luck to him. Missed open field tackles, dropped interception, out of position a couple times. I would chalk it up as a bad game against an elite team, but unfortunately it has been a theme for him this year. I know he has all the measurables, but right now it's not translating into results.

-The secondary as a whole has been a disappointment. Really had high hopes for Whigham, Eskridge, Reddish, Kelly, etc. and I think they have been a pretty big disappointment this year. I thought Winston was going to have a repeat of Golston's performance and complete 25 straight passes at one point. Man, Zone, it doesn't matter, guys are seemingly always open.

-All-in-all, a better than expected performance yesterday, but FSU hasn't really blown anyone out this year. With that said, if our red zone offense wasn't possibly the worst in college football, we really could have made it a game yesterday (insert Maryland, ND and Louisville games in there as well).

 

[City of Cuse]

I tailgated pretty hard yesterday so my opinion might be skewed, but my feeling during the game was that Reddish played great! Thought he was all over his man and I remember one play he got through a block and blew up a screen.

 

[NailstheCusefan12]

I tailgated pretty hard yesterday so my opinion might be skewed, but my feeling during the game was that Reddish played great! Thought he was all over his man and I remember one play he got through a block and blew up a screen.

Reddish was excellent. I think the biggest problem the secondary has is the lack of coverage skills of our linebackers.

 

[OrangePA]

Really good observation on Eskridge.

After watching him pulled from the turf for the umpteenth time this season, it occurred to me that he is just not tough enough or physical enough to play at the next level.

He should come back for another year.

 

[djorange1989]

I think Reddish has played very well for the most part. Unfortunately he is about the only one. We have a lot of areas that need an upgrade I think the secondary is at the top of the list. We are good enough to beat Wake, NC State, Pitt and BC. Not so sure about Duke, they are incredibly well coached. Clemson without Watson makes things interesting but can't see it. Out path to a bowl looks dicey to say the least but it did in 2012 too when we were 2-4 and were facing a schedule of Ville, at Mizzou etc. so, onward and upward and we need Eskridge and crew to step it up!

 

[Cuseman78]

Eskridge has been flat-out awful. I hope he realizes that besides the ND late TD return, he's put absolutely NOTHING on film this year that's going to appeal to an NFL scout. The secondary in general has been majorly disappointing.

 

[orangepassion]

Reddish has been far and away our best player in the secondary. Been disappointed in Whigham and Eskridge. Desir also misses a ton of tackles.

 

[shandeezy7]

Reddish has been far and away our best player in the secondary. Been disappointed in Whigham and Eskridge. Desir also misses a ton of tackles.

Didn't mean to single out Reddish in particular as playing poorly. More meant to state that the unit as a whole has been poor to downright awful much of the year.

 

[javadoc]

I tailgated pretty hard yesterday so my opinion might be skewed, but my feeling during the game was that Reddish played great! Thought he was all over his man and I remember one play he got through a block and blew up a screen.

He's done that a couple times now, sniffed it out, shed the block, closed pronto and solid tackle.

 

[AAM62]

Good observations on the secondary. Reddish should be a late round pick if he keeps it up. Based on a shamarko interview from last year, he mentioned scouts asking him about Reddish, so he must be on some radars. Whighham is rangy but has really poor technique. Eskridge leaving really surprises no one. He will get looks off of his tangibles, but he really does struggle in coverage. Desir is a very poor tackler. Sucks he couldn't redshirt his freshman year because it would have been beneficial. He had good hype coming out of high school but never panned out. Our secondary situation is very concerning after this year...

 

[orangemass]

You guys hit the nail right on the head... Was thinking the same think about Eskridge.. If I'm a NFL GM I pass...

Desir and Eskridge have to be two of the least proficient tacklers in D1 football... Hopefully our next batch of safeties can tackle..