If being held out of the end zone in the season opener against Virginia Tech and struggling to put away FCS Samford in Week 2 didn’t incite enough panic among Florida State fans, last Saturday’s 30–7 loss to Syracuse got the message across to the last remaining 2018 Seminoles optimists. Sitting at the bottom of the ACC standings at 0–2 and looking for answers on offense ahead of a Week 4 date with plucky Northern Illinois, whose defense has already kept two Power 5 opponents in check amid losing efforts this season, Florida State has had to drastically adjust expectations in year one under head coach Willie Taggart and may soon have to dial them down even more.