I feel confident because this team can still get so much better.

The defense is playing through key injuries and still overcoming some key mistakes. MyKel is dominant, though still getting healthy, and the defensive backs are improving every week. If the improvement trend continues - and I believe it will, all we need is the offense to get to about 80% of the kind of production it's capable of.

Beck's play wasn't good at all, but it wasn't as bad as the numbers suggest. Further, he's a rhythm guy, and the missed assignments and dropped balls from receivers prevented the him and the offense from reaching their potential.

I fully expect Beck to settle in, and I fully expect him to play to his potential moving forward. If that happens and stays consistent, this team will roll and probably win the National Championship.

I feel better about our chances than I did game 1.