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Slim margin for error: Tigers have to do the little things right to get back to Playoff

The margin for error is as slim as it's been for Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Tigers.

I was at a birthday party Sunday and was asked the same question whenever I see people in public – how are the Tigers going to do this season? My stock answer is that the defense is good, the offensive line and wide receivers should be better, but they will go as far as No. 2 (quarterback Cade Klubnik) takes them.

While the children played, I sat there thinking that I didn’t necessarily like that answer. What was it about last season that led to four losses?