TALLAHASSEE -- Florida State’s offensive line has been problematic for years now, but it hit rock bottom in the Seminoles’ 30-7 loss to Syracuse.

FSU’s offense continually stalled regardless of what it attempted this past Saturday, prompting coach Willie Taggart to succinctly sum up the most pressing problems with his offense as FSU needing “to be much better up front.”

“That’s where it all starts,” Taggart said.

Pass protection has routinely been an issue for the Seminoles in recent years, but at least the line was capable of carving out enough room for its running backs to operate. But not even run blocking is working right now, as evidenced by FSU’s yard-per-play average of 5.0 (110th nationally). Taggart inherited a line with major question marks and deficiencies, and the staff knew it was going to be thin up front in 2018.

But how the did the line get to the point where a traditionally poor Syracuse defense had its way with the Seminoles?

Noles247.com goes over the past, present and future of FSU’s line in order to put the position group’s woes into perspective.