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Message: [QUOTE="LittleDavey, post: 3669548, member: 8255"] Look I agree to some extent, but I'm sure Kev would be the first to tell you that's no excuse because everyone in the squad is NRL quality and we should be winning games regardless of who takes the field. And he'd be right. Yes there is a drop in quality from Walsh to Sailor, and Reyno to Madden/Rogers. [B][U][I]Our game plan needs to take that into account[/I][/U][/B]. This is the "structure" that some of us on here keep banging about which seem to still be non-existent 4yrs into Kev's tenure. There's a huge drop in quality from Cleary to Penrith's backup halves as well. Muster/Hughes to their backup halves. When you have star players in the squad of course there's usually a drop in quality. The game plans must accommodate those changes - we would have been without Walsh for weeks over Origin anyway. Reyno has spent time on the sidelines every year he's been here. These aren't unforeseeable, I'd say these are guaranteed occurrences and it's the coaching staff's actual job to make sure we are competitive when it does occur. If our tactics rely on superstars, we desperately need new tactics which don't, so that we don't fall in a heap should the superstars not be available. [/QUOTE]

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