Jimbo Fisher was hanging out with some folks at the Tallahassee Quarterback Club in Florida's capital city Tuesday evening. He addressed the crowd that was there to hear him give his thoughts and updates on the Florida State Seminoles.
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FSU Head Coach Jimbo Fisher speaking now at the Tallahassee QB Club. #Noles pic.twitter.com/lopSaF95z7
— Ariya Massoudi (@AriyaMassoudi) August 23, 2016
While it isn't a tangible quality, Fisher says that this year's team possesses a great deal of leadership and having strong practices aren't generally an issue. That's something that he definitely enjoys watching:
Fisher on what he likes most about his team this year: "When we tell them to go, they go. There's a tremendous amount of leadership."
— Ariya Massoudi (@AriyaMassoudi) August 23, 2016
Fisher says his 2016 team has a chip on its shoulder. Says they listen well, work hard and have plenty of intelligence. #FSU
— Ariya Massoudi (@AriyaMassoudi) August 24, 2016
Fisher says the 2016 fall camp has been a little more physical than the last few years. Credits getting ready for a tougher early schedule.
— Ariya Massoudi (@AriyaMassoudi) August 24, 2016
Florida State opens up against Ole Miss in Orlando on Labor Day so it won't be a cakewalk to start the season for sure. Fisher talked about a few of his defensive ends and he's been impressed with them so far in fall camp.
Fisher says true freshman DE Brian Burns has chance to be a very good player. Will contribute early for FSU this season.
— Ariya Massoudi (@AriyaMassoudi) August 24, 2016
Fisher says DEs DeMarcus Walker and Josh Sweat have had great camps.
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If you're looking for incredible feats of strength from defensive players, he's got that too.
Fisher says DT Derrick Nnadi squatted 750 lbs. They stopped him from attempting more.
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Safety Derwin James has been getting a lot of hype this offseason as one of the better secondary players in the country and Fisher is here to let everyone know that it is totally warranted.
Fisher in Derwin James: "I'm not one to hype up players and I hate to jinx it. But this guy gets it."
— Ariya Massoudi (@AriyaMassoudi) August 24, 2016
And there's another guy who could be thrown back in the secondary if needed thanks to his freak athleticism.
Fisher on LB Matt Thomas: "This guy is legit, he's a freak athlete. Could go play corner if we asked him to."
— Ariya Massoudi (@AriyaMassoudi) August 24, 2016
Of course, no Fisher podium talk would be complete without talk of running back Dalvin Cook. We all know he's good, but there's no amount of money Fisher would give up to trade this guy for any reason.
Fisher on RB Dalvin Cook: "I wouldn't trade this guy for all the money in China."
— Ariya Massoudi (@AriyaMassoudi) August 24, 2016
Fisher says Cook has made as a big a leap in leadership and maturity since arriving at FSU as any he's ever coached. Vocal leader now.
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Fisher says Dalvin Cook is 100 percent healthy. Weighs 213 pounds right now and hasn't lost any ability.
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So Cook is going to be as scary as we all thought and maybe even more so. But the most talked about part of the offense has to be the quarterback position since Sean Maguire is going to be out for a few weeks. Backup QB Deondre Francois will start the first week of the season at least and could end up with more starts under his belt. So naturally, Fisher had to talk about what he expects from the young man.
Fisher on Deondre Francois: "I won't compare him to a guy that played here a few years ago, but when he plays, you'll like what you see."
— Ariya Massoudi (@AriyaMassoudi) August 24, 2016
Fisher on protecting Francois with limited QB depth: "We'll do what we have to do to win. We can't play like that, teams are too good."
— Ariya Massoudi (@AriyaMassoudi) August 24, 2016
So expect Francois to be unleashed in full to start the season. If that doesn't get you fired up for the season there are few things that will.
[h/t TomahawkNation]
