Whiteboard Wednesday: Breaking down Norvell’s offense

Florida State offense used to be a source of pride for fans.

Not since the days of Jameis Winston and Rashad Greene (with a sprinkle of Dalvin Cook here and there) have Seminole fans witnessed a consistent, explosive offense. Recent seasons have found mixed success scheming around what has simply been one of the worst offensive lines in the country.

A lot of football coaches say they want to be multiple and want to fit their scheme to the players they have, but few are as committed to doing so as new head coach Mike Norvell. Whatever you want to call his offense — a Smashmouth-Spread or RPO Spread-I or just a Pro-Style Spread — it is a spread-to-run-based offense with an explosive pass game…