Josh Hoffman has large mental and phsyical problems. KHunt and Dugan were/are bigger fullbacks who get/got belted but could handle it, I would also say he doesn't have the 1000 MPH style of either of those two in terms of creating even more occassions for heavy contact. It reminds me a bit of...
How bad the season is? McCrone has had a fantastic backend to the season. You judgement is hopeless but you still think Hoffman is awesome so that mKes sense. Plenty of good halves running around, just because we have none doesn't mean they aren't out there.
Shaun Johnson is instinctive and creative Wallace and Norman are reactive and predictable. Either Wallace or Norman would suit having Johnson next to them as they wouldn't have to come up with plays they simply aren't capable of.
We will not make the 8 next year, we have been found out since Origin and we have recruited NO ONE to deal with the very serious problems we have in our backline.
It is simple we have a reserve grade standard spine.
Hoffman - Is not even close to a top grade fullback, he is poor defensively, gets hurt far too easily and his attack is comical
Norman - He is a joke in the halves he doesn't know how to pass and when he does it goes to no one then he knocks...