Antrim favourite Darren O'Hare has surprisingly hit out at the All-Ireland qualifier series for being of "little benefit" to the county.
The Saffrons have already accounted for Cavan this year but face an uphill struggle against Tyrone next time out and are expected to lose.
O'Hare said: "The qualifiers we've played so far haven't had the same championship atmosphere to them at all. We didn't learn anything from them."