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Message: [QUOTE="Coxy, post: 2191784, member: 1764"] Yep, stability of position and being told he can chime in where he wants. Not just play his bit part while Lockyer and co run the show. I think that was one noticeable change in Bennett's coaching philosophy over the past decade. He stopped trusting individual players' instincts of what to do in attack and instead coached them to do their exact roles and nothing much else. Compare it to when he had the likes of Lockyer, Langer, Walters, Renouf, Sailor etc it was more a case of "you guys know what to do, go do it". Much more freedom. Admittedly the Broncos haven't had the natural talent in the past decade that they had the decade before, and that probably necessitated Bennett breaking things down more explicitly, but I think if anything he took it too far. To me, so far it seems Henjak has taken the leash off a little bit, particularly with the forwards. They seem more willing to try an offload. It means they'll throw some bad ones as they learn when it's the right time and when it's not, but it'll sometimes result in awesome performances like Saturday. Henjak seems to have changed the Broncos' style just enough to be noticeable, but without being a major change that confuses the players. He can see that Lockyer, Wallace, Hunt, Hodges, Folau, Michaels, McCullough and Thaiday in particular are good readers of the play in attack and don't need to be overcoached. Conversely, Bennett seems to be applying his "this is how we play football" plan to the Dragons who haven't really played in that style before, and it's taking them time to adjust. However, it will work for them in time. Soward is a fairly natural playmaker, but Hornby is anything but. He needs to know what's happening when to execute things right. [/QUOTE]

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