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Published 15:54 25 Jun 2021 BST
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"Cavan are Ulster champions and they end up in Division 4, Tyrone get destroyed by Kerry, Dublin pretty much destroyed Donegal; whether you like the tactics or not, they were at their ease.
"Is this a case that Ulster football, after being so strong for so long, since the start of the 90s', could be on the slide?"Former Donegal forward, Brendan Devenney was also on the show and having represented his county in the Ulster Championship for years, he was best placed to try and provide an answer. "I think, is it just a question of Dublin raising the bar so high?" asked Devenney. "Kerry, being the former kings of football, are trying to respond and they're just putting absolutely everything into that. "They're realising that they have to up their game substantially and if you look where Kerry are - outside of last year in terms of that defeat to Cork which was a huge shock - they're so far ahead of everybody in Munster, and Dublin are so far ahead of everybody in Leinster.
"Are we looking at two squads that in modern times, in modern football, in terms of squad ability, and the backing that goes into these teams - it's so close to professionalism - are the Ulster teams at that level?"They're certainly not squad-wise, at that level. I don't think they have the necessary back-up of those two counties, they operate at a different level. "I think Mayo probably are close behind that, they seem to have huge resources in terms of financial backing, and I'm not saying that's a singular reason, but I just think that if you look at Ulster, there's like a chasing pack there.
"I think Donegal, Monaghan, Tyrone and now Armagh have stepped up as well, and that's why the Ulster Championship for me is probably more interesting than the All-Ireland itself."There's so many chances that are a cut of each other in it. Teams seem to be getting their house in order, if you look at Derry coming up and Antrim coming up as well. Down are out of sorts and the Cavan relegation was very surprising. "I think all of those sides are certainly playing catch-up to the teams that are seemingly pulling away from everybody else and if you think about Croke Park and how good Dublin are there - how used to it Kerry are as well - they're both grounds that they come to their best in. "Ulster teams coming out of Ulster, having shots and cuts at each other, it's just such different football when they go to Croke Park." You can listen to the full discussion on the GAA Hour now.
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