Much has been made in recent weeks about what Clemson doesn’t have this upcoming season.
It doesn’t have an experienced left tackle anymore. It likely doesn’t have an experienced kicker anymore. It lacks depth along both lines of scrimmage.
Sometimes, what a team doesn’t have can disqualify it from being a championship contender. The absence of certain critical elements can, over the course of a full season, keep a squad from realizing its full potential—even when other elements exist that suggest such a run is plausible.
The examination of what an entity doesn’t have is fine, but recently, Clemson’s flaws have become the story.