OFFENSE

After three straight years of offensive frustration, offensive coordinator
Jeff Bowden was forced out and replaced by highly regarded Jimbo Fisher. Fisher
arrives from LSU where he obtained the reputation for having an innovative, big
play offense. Fisher looks for a balanced offense, and to assist the running
game, FSU brought in one of the top offensive line coaches in the country in
Rick Trickett from West Virginia. Trickett’s zone blocking schemes with wider
splits in the line helped create the spread offense that has made West Virginia
so dangerous. So far the offensive results have not improved over Jeff Bowden’s
offense, but Trickett’s blocking scheme generally takes some time to learn, and
Fisher does not have the type of personnel that he would like, so the verdict is
still out on the improvement in the Florida State offense.

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