FSU QB Francois out for the year. Ouch. That's a huge blow for FSU. The back-up is a true freshman and Francois was pretty much their entire offense with Dalvin Cook gone to the NFL. I really like their WR's and that TE of theirs but that OL didn't look that much better from the horrible FSU OL of 2016 and RB Jacques Patrick doesn't look like the kind of back that can carry an offense like Cook. Not even in remotely the same universe. 5* frosh Cam Akers might be that kind of back one day- but he didn't look like he was ready for prime time. Which honestly is asking A LOT of an 18 yr old true freshman to come in and be the savior game 1 against Alabama.
FSU offense is going to REALLY struggle without Francois and until Akers gets in his groove and figures it out that offense will be completely doomed because Patrick just ain't it and that OL is mediocre. They need an explosive big-play back like Cook who can make people miss and make things that aren't there happen because that OL ain't good. Gonna be even worse with a true frosh playing QB now.
FSU has an elite defense which will keep them in every game, but sooner or late that defense will break just because the offense will be so bad and their special teams were B-A-D against BAMA and their entire offense is in the tubes with Francois out for the year.
FSU needed Akers to come on-line and be the real deal sooner than later, significant improvement from it's OL, AND a healthy Francois to make the playoff. OL didn't look leaps and bounds better and Francois is out for the year. Have to think their playoff hopes are ruined.
