With the league done and dusted, thoughts are now turning to the championship and defending All-Ireland champions Kerry will be aiming for back-to-back titles.
The Kingdom last achieved that feat in 2006-07 and asked whether Kerry will again lift Sam Maguire come September, RTÉ analyst Joe Brolly's instant response was "most certainly".
For Brolly, the single-mindedness of Kerry boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice was instrumental in their success last year. Speaking further to RTÉ Sport, he said: "Fitzmaurice has altered things dramatically.
"He's very ruthless and extremely pragmatic. Look at the All-Ireland final where their tactics mirrored Donegal's. He was thinking to himself this is the only way we can succeed. He doesn't have any qualms about that.
“It's about winning. It's quite clear that he's friendless in the squad, but highly respected in the same way that Cody [Brian] is.”
Being able to mix and match how they play the game is, according to Brolly, central to Fitzmaurice's approach. "The team have a great basic skill level; they can play 'basketball' against the blanket defence," he added.
"They can spread the ball around and have players that can kick the ball over the bar.Two years ago against Dublin in that classic All-Ireland semi-final, they pulled Dublin all over the pitch. It was an immense performance against a better team.
“I now believe they are the most 'cynical' team in the game. Anyone who wins possession in the middle third is going to be held up and stopped. That will happen. They are at the head of the black card leaderboard, but the priority for Fitzmaurice is to win.”
Fellow RTÉ pundit Pat Spillane described Fitzmaurice as "a genius" for the way he revived Kerry's fortunes in 2014
"You have to admire the way he re-organised and re-grouped after the heavy defeat to Cork in the league," said the eight-time All-Ireland winner.
"In many respects last year, they were operating under the radar, with no pressure on them. The longer the season went on they built momentum.”
As for their prospects in the months ahead, Spillane added that "Kerry and Dublin are at the top of the pile with regard to winning the All-Ireland and are a fair bit ahead of the rest."
However, he did voice concerns about Kerry's defence.
"They have an abundance of talent up front and have the best midfield pairing in the country in David Moran and Anthony Maher. Their problem lies in defence. They had the worst defensive record in Division 1 this year.”
