Another thing (in addition to the sign stealing by Auburn) that accounts for some of the slow FSU starts, is that teams always have new tricks up their sleeves when they play FSU. They practice things and don't use them in the games leading up to FSU so that they can surprise FSU with them. It's the price of being the biggest game of the year for most schools.

 

Besides, if the biggest critique of Winston's play you can find is that he starts slow in some big games before coming on strong after halftime . . . that's pretty laughable.

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