Possibly. Or Geelong supporters are overestimating it, especially considering how many games have been played this year by players that will retire either this season or next.
The players on the verge of retirement coupled with our age demographic has been our achilles heel... the older players have been a liability and have cost us a game or two along the line this season.
Add to our current team a fit Menzel, Vardy, Duncan, Stanley and Clark and recruit who we're supposedly linked to, there would be a reason for Dangerfield to feel optimistic at the chance of success in the not too distant future.
In my opinion we could possibly contend again as early as next season... that's not me overestimating the list or being overly optimistic in regards to our fortunes, that's me being realistic when you factor in our liabilities either retiring or taking back seat and our age demographic improving significantly.
Pair Dangerfield with Selwood, Motlop, Duncan, Caddy and Guthrie and that forms the nucleus of a pretty good midfield.
Stevie J and Menzel in the forward half alongside Hawkins and a fit Clark and Vardy and it's actually a fairly scary proposition.
That's merely my opinion though.
My point is there's every reason Danger might think he'll get success at Geelong.