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EARLY
BIRD 2006 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW
RELEASED
THANKSGIVING 2005
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FLORIDA
STATE SEMINOLES |
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OFFENSE
- 7
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------RETURNING
STARTERS------
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DEFENSE
- 4
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KEY
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OFFENSE:
James Coleman-FB, Leon Washington-TB, Willie Reid-WR,
Matt Henshaw-TE, Donnie Carter-TE, David Castillo-C,
Matt Meinrod-OG |
DEFENSE:
Brodrick
Bunkley-NG, Kamerion Wimbley-DE, A.J. Nicholson-WLB,
Marcello Church-WLB, Gerard Ross-CB, Kyler Hall-ROV,
Pat Watkins-FS, Chris Hall-P, Ernie Sims-SLB (NFL),
Antonio Cromartie-CB (NFL) |
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Receiver
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Quality veterans
combine with an ample supply of top
rated youngsters to give FSU the deepest
pool of talent in the ACC.
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Offensive
Line
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Yes,
there are some starters back this
time around. But this was one of the
worst OLs in the ACC. Injuries crushed
this unit in 2005.
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WR
Chris Davis
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LB
Ernie Sims
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* DEPTH CHARTS were only designed as a simplistic
gauge for listing players that departed and players that
received the most playing experience (consistent starters).
NationalChamps.net recognizes the importance of missing
personnel data not listed such as redshirts, transfers,
injuries, incoming recruits, back ups and alternates.
Their coverage will begin with our full 2006 Preseason
Preview due out this coming spring. |
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FLORIDA
STATE 2006 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/Key
Players |
OFFENSE |
QB |
Drew
Weatherford-So |
Xavier
Lee-So |
FB |
.. |
.. |
TB |
Lorenzo
Booker-Sr |
Antone
Smith-So |
WR |
De'Cody
Fagg-Jr |
Greg
Carr-So / Fred Rouse-So |
WR |
Chris
Davis-Sr |
Kenny
O'Neal-So |
TE |
.. |
.. |
OT |
Cory
Niblock-Sr |
.. |
OG |
Jacky
Claude-Jr |
.. |
C |
.. |
.. |
OG |
John
Frady-Jr |
Cornelius
Lewis-So |
OT |
David
Overmyer-So |
.. |
K |
Gary
Cismesia-Jr |
.. |
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DEFENSE |
DE |
Alex
Boston-Jr |
Darrell
Burston-Sr |
DT |
Andre
Fluellen-Jr |
.. |
NG |
Emmanuel
Dunbar-So |
.. |
DE |
D.J.
Norris-Jr |
.. |
SLB |
Lawrence
Timmons-Jr |
.. |
MLB |
Buster
Davis-Sr |
Sam
McGrew-Sr |
WLB |
Geno
Hayes-So |
.. |
CB |
Tony
Carter-So |
Michael
Ray Garvin-So |
CB |
J.R.
Bryant-Jr |
.. |
ROV |
Darius
McClure-So |
.. |
FS |
Roger
Williams-Jr |
Kenny
Ingram-So |
P |
.. |
.. |
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QUICK
ANALYSIS
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Did
an unknown hurricane hit Tallahassee? How does
this much talent look so poor? The answer comes
in multiple forms. The first is by injury. Upwards
of 12 starters were sidelined through 2005, making
a preseason No. 14 team finish unranked. The good
news is that some of the walking wounded should
return, including ’05 preseason all-American
CB Antonio Cromartie. FSU constantly garners high
ratings for its recruiting catch of five-star
RBs and WRs, as evidenced in this class of sophomore
receivers. Greg Carr and Fred Rouse are some of
the more athletic pass catchers in the ACC and
some upperclassmen talents join them. While the
recruiting staff has concentrated on loading up
at the skill positions, they have ignored the
OL. The results have been devastating. If healthy,
the returnees do have experience, but the prognosis
is still a far cry from righting the ship. Drew
Weatherford appears to be the future at QB, which
is promising. Unfortunately, rumors that top-rated
Xavier Lee is transferring will result. Although
highly touted TB Lorenzo Booker may stick around
for his senior season, he doesn't have the blocking
up front to push enough so that his small body
gets through the line of scrimmage. Thus, FSU
remains one-dimensional and easily dissected.
Look for the younger Antone Smith to again make
this a TB by committee. Defensively, the Noles
are sure to improve with the secondary no longer
relying on freshman. Questions abound at safety,
however, as new faces fill the gaps. Linebacker
is where FSU will continue to excel with so many
able bodies, especially if Ernie Sims returns
for another season. The biggest problem outside
of injury has been a stale offense. It took Joe
Paterno losing four out of five seasons to realize
he had to make some changes to get his skill players
involved. Make no mistake - Bobby Bowden has the
talent, as does any school in the sunshine state.
But unless a complete overhaul of the offense
is completed, don't expect FSU to see the light
of a top ten ranking.
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2006
SCHEDULE
9-9
Troy
11-25 Florida
Western Michigan
Rice
@ Maryland
Clemson
Wake Forest
@ North Carolina State
Boston College
Virginia
@ Duke
@ Miami FL
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