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Message: [QUOTE="Coxy, post: 2239265, member: 1764"] I will say that the Dragons' season is almost a carbon copy of the Broncos' seasons in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Playing excellent, solid football for most of the year. Lead the premiership. Then come finals time, when other teams are lifting, the Dragons' stayed at the same level or dipped a bit, and ended up being beaten week after week. Then, sure enough, cannon fodder in the finals. It's fair to say Bennett has developed a habit of overcoaching in the last decade. By that I mean implementing a very conservative game plan with very few "plan B" options. It works well in the premiership up until the 3 quarter mark where teams start to experiment and develop their finals tactics, but by that stage everyone's studied everyone else and you know how to nullify it. I think that's where Bennett falls down. He thinks what worked in round 2 will work in week 2 of the finals. Some of it will, but you need more. 2006 showed he was capable of changing it up when it counted. Even 2008 he did the same. Maybe he just didn't have the confidence in the Dragons this season to try it. But as I said earlier, 2010 will make or break Bennett and the Dragons. They need to make the finals in a decent spot (no lower than 5) and they need to win in week 1. [/QUOTE]

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