florida gators and colorado state football games 2018

Throughout the game, the offensive line was still a problem. There were no drops after the second drive, and Franks hit on 8-of-9 passes from then on.

Those were just temporary phenomena, though. They resulted in a missed receiver, a pick, and a pass breakup. After those two drops, three of his next four throws either were inaccurate or late. The second was bad passing early on from Franks. Each of the first two drives went three-and-out because of third down drops. There were three big things that held the offense back in this game. I’ll be watching to see if Forsythe is some kind of specialist on these plays or if the substitution was entirely coincidental. Starting RT Jawaan Taylor wasn’t hurt that anyone could tell, and he went back in the game afterwards. One footnote is that Mullen put Stone Forsythe in at right tackle for this series. All three plays were success plays, so I expect to see more from two-back sets in the future. When Mullen promised two-back sets, a lot of people (myself included) envisioned using them to run the ball. Van Jefferson finds a hole in the zone coverage on about a 20-yard in route, and Franks hits on an explosive gain. Davis goes in motion behind Franks to the left prior to the snap, and Franks does a play fake to Scarlett. The third play keeps Davis on the right and Scarlett to the left. Davis takes the safe gain of three rather than stretch it to the left. He might’ve had the chance to bounce it around the left end of the line for a big gain, but it’s 2nd & 2 and the right side of the offensive line has moved the line of scrimmage back two yards. Davis takes a handoff from Franks’s right side on an inside zone play. On the second play, Scarlett lines up on the left and crosses in front. Franks tosses it a bit high, but Davis is able to corral it and make a linebacker miss to get eight yards.

The handoff action draws a couple of defenders well enough that Davis is open going to the flat. Davis crosses in front of Franks, who does a play fake to Scarlett. On the first one, Davis begins on the left with Scarlett on the right. CSU was thinking run, which worked out for the Gators because two of the three plays were passes. The Rams countered the first one with a six-man box, though with a seventh defender nearby, and the second two with seven-man boxes. In each set, Feleipe Franks was in the shotgun with Malik Davis and Jordan Scarlett on either side of him. They finally arrived on the first drive of the second quarter, and there were three plays with them to start the series. For the first time in 2018, though, we saw some two-running back sets.

Florida gators and colorado state football games 2018