The season is already halfway over as of this week's game. Not too early.
They are most certainly worthy of playoff discussion. The next four games are really important in the playoff chase, especially after we kind of "gave away" a few games early we could have won. IMO, we need to snag 2 wins out of the Chargers, Rams, Packers, and Panthers games. That is not going to be easy, although we can hang with all of them.
Having 6 of our last 9 at C Link is helpful.
Looking at the NFC picture, we most definitely are in the thick of it. I think 10 wins will do it, maybe even 9 - for a Wild Card. Win 2 of the next 4, then 3 minimum of the stretch against SF, MIN, SF, KC, AZ.