Donegal boss Jim McGuinness was happy with the points but not all of the "metrics" as he pinpointed areas that need finetuning after his side's Allianz Football League Division 1 defeat of Kerry.
McGuinness' men made it two wins from two with a first victory over the Kingdom at the Ballyshannon venue of Fr Tierney Park since 1990.
It was a little bit of revenge for last year's All-Ireland SFC final, which Kerry won at a canter by 10 points, though McGuinness certainly wasn't indulging in any back-slapping.
Kerry were without David Clifford and will, no question, be a different animal come the business end of the championship.
Instead McGuinness focused on his team's weaknesses, airing frustrations at some aspects of the display.
"Happy to get the points, I suppose, and we played well in a lot of areas today, but then in the second half, Kerry became very dominant on their own kickout," he told RTÉ Sport.
"I think they maybe won every one of them in the second half. So definitely work to be done there and I wouldn't be happy with our discipline as well. We gave away a lot of free-kicks in scoreable areas.
"We'd be happy with a lot of it but the goal was very disappointing. The free-kicks are disappointing. And the opposition kick-outs, they are three areas definitely that you wouldn't be happy with at all today, particularly in the second half. I suppose from that point of view, that can have a big impact on the scoreboard. Those three metrics can have a big impact on the scoreboard.
"But as you say, a lot of lads played well outside of that, if you like."
McGuinness is keen to build depth in the panel throughout the league campaign, with the likes of Shea Malone getting a good shot against Dublin last week and Kerry today.
"What you're trying to do is give everybody minutes and sort of, you know, get them ready," said the manager.
"Ryan (McHugh) was fine today. We just felt it may be better coming into the game. He's played a lot of football and hopefully he'll freshen up for down the line.
"We're looking forward to getting the full complement back, if you like. But also, you know, four points now on the board might give us a bit of flexibility down the line for looking at these younger lads, maybe for extended minutes or maybe full games and stuff. That is probably the biggest plus from today."
McGuinness would not be drawn on how Donegal nursed the scars of their All-Ireland loss over the course of the winter. He said they quickly turned the page, refusing to declare any ambition beyond getting his players properly conditioned for a good summer.
"Our thinking in the league is the same as what we spoke about before the league happened. We want to create a bit of depth in the squad. We want to make sure everybody gets through it as safely as possible.
"We want to try and create a bit of depth. And so we will do that over the course of the next five games. If that puts us in that position (to win it), fine, and if it doesn't, then we'll just be getting ready for the Championship.
"If we go back to last year, we had a good start to the campaign in the league. We had a very good run in the Championship. We lost one game and we've had a good start now.
"So if you put all those games together, it's a decent run from the team. Everybody will focus in on last year's game in Croke Park in the final but, listen, that's beyond our control, if you like. We're happy that the lads are still working hard and training and progressing. As I said, them other bits and pieces with the younger lads, that'll be a big focus for us now."
