We are a legitimate playoff contender

[SinCityCane]

I know the first thing that will come to mind is that this is an overreaction or it's too soon. That's fine and understandable. I bet games every week and watch as many as I can. Nobody on our schedule looks better than we have so far. The FSU team that played in Boston college today will get stomped. Yeah, they had a bad game, but they're not close to what they're being built up to be. They beat an overrated LSU team after a strong finish last season and got way too much credit in the rankings.

It's not just our remaining schedule that has me thinking this way. We are elite at quarterback, offensive line, and coaching. Plenty of teams have won it all with just a strong combo of those three...with less talented and weaker defenses than what we are currently fielding.

The perennial powers aren't looking nearly as strong as they have for the last 10 years. I think we have the best combination of quarterback, OL and scheme...and our defense is nothing to be laughed at and will keep getting better as we get healthier.

I expect a lot of negative feedback for this and could really care less. 25% of the season in, I can confidently say that we have turned the corner and can beat anybody in the country.

 

[305407cane]

Might be Texas and usc battling it out.

 

[ristwasdown]

No

 

[canes_aaron]

it will be a different FSU team when we go up to Trailerhasse

 

[816Cane]

I love the excitement, but I have been enjoying this one game at a time thing.. let's just enjoy each game as it comes and let the cards fall where they may. #GoCanes

 

[Colombie]

Let's beat Temple first.

 

[Caned Peach]

Were it next season and the new 12 team format, then yes. This one is way too early to think this, imo.

 

[CaneDog66]

Still a big premature thought but one some of the fan base can get excited about. We need to only focus on Temple. It’s our first road game and we need to come out focused and with physicality.

 

[Mnhurricane]

A lot of teams are going to challenge us. The takeaway this week isn’t that we are gods the rest of the teams are weak it’s that middle tier teams are talented so watch out. Most people are counting our wins before UNC already

 

[mcnaire2004]

Yep I completely agree. We have a championship level roster and championship level leaders. This year is for real.

 

[Gables Cane]

I need to see more…much more.

 

[FL Cane]

No we’re not. We’re looking like a potential 9-3 team at worst. Anything better than that and it’s gravy. Let’s take it a step at a time.

 

[PRcane787]

We don’t have the depth (yet) but we’re dam sure heading in the right direction…

 

[Firesite]

We are still a long ways away. But this may be the one year where there isn't a clear favorite to run away with it.

 

[Suhrthing]

Good post OP.

We CAN be in the conversation if we keep improving and depth takes big steps.

We need luck, breaks and to stay healthy and we can make a 2017'ish run.

 

[NC_Canes_11]

Mix in a water big dog. This teams best win is against a likely 8-4 A&M. This program hasn’t won in Kenan in a decade and hasn’t beaten Clemson anywhere in over a decade.

Nuke this thread until the team is 7-0.

 

[MiamisMoperiestMopes]

Qb play is everything. It’s early but Bammer, uga and osu look pedestrian so far.

 

[pyhooya]

 

[RightSaidFred]

We've made huge steps compared to last year, but I think we're a few classes away still from being a legit contender. We still don't have the depth when we get late in to the season IMO. That said, there isn't a game on our schedule that isn't winnable. But running the table is hard, and you need to have depth to be able to do that and we're still in a place where there's a big dropoff from the starters to the second and third teams as we saw against Bethune

 

[canester95]

One game at a time. I’m sure F$U thought they were waltzing thru Chestnut Hill…