I've never been impressed with the Stewart-Haas talent pool. I mean, outside of Harvick and Stewart, there has never been a driver in their lineup who is a consistent threat to win.
I think we often forget that cup rookies 15-20 years ago were already at least 25 years old before they even sniffed Cup. Now we throw 18-20 year olds in and expect them to light the world on fire immediately.