I like Book a lot more than most Notre Dame fans and think he has the chance to be elite, but don't think he's there yet.
Yeah, Notre Dame needs its running backs and wide receivers to win a title - even if ESPN showed they had no knowledge of the actual personnel on the Notre Dame roster - but without better quarterback play, it won't make the difference against Clemson or Wisconsin.
Does Clemson win in 2018 without Trevor Lawrence going off? Does LSU win last year without Joe Burrow making the huge leap he did between 2018 and 2019? No, they don't. LSU had weapons all over and a great defense, but until they got elite QB play, they were a good but not great team.
Notre Dame doesn't need Book to be Burrow and it would be ridiculous for anyone to expect that kind of leap, but they do need him to be better this fall to beat Clemson and Wisconsin.