SRT,
Your first and second paragraphs are somewhat contradictory. I suspect that the little bag of seasoning may have contained some magic mushrooms.
Don't worry about Deans; he's doing just fine. Like a racehorse trainer bringing his charges to their peak for the contests that count. The groundwork's been done; we now work on putting it all together. It's been logical and measured progress and I think we are going to give you guys some very serious problems.
Once we fly in (relevance) and get down to business we'll see who's got the goods.