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Message: [QUOTE="rnabokov, post: 2589449, member: 1847"] I think it's a whole lot more than his passing game. He just doesn't have a football brain for a half. He doesn't read the play, can't organize. When there are opportunities, I think he just doesn't see them 'cos he can't. Either that, or his ego is bigger than I thought. His presence at 5/8 is a festering sore which is infecting the entire team's structures, such as they are, and I guess it was blind optimism to hope Barba could play both full time FB and 5/8, which I think is Hook's strategy. As it stands, Barba has put on weight from what I have read and can see in his running game. While he can add a fair bit as a 2nd play maker, his role as FB is compromised. Hook can't have it both ways. He is blunting Barba's style and weakening the entire team's potential. Just look at how Slater played last night. That's what we need from Barba - our 3rd play maker whose primary role is FB. This problem is being compounded by the extra pressure on Hunt who looks like he is having a few problems of his own in organizing and reading the game. Last night showed that, aside from his excellent grubbers which is a good sign that he is starting to think like a half and not a bench hooker. Solution? For mine, it's either Hodges or Barba at 5/8. I reckon even Gillett would do a better job than Hoffman, which means Oates could get a good run in the back row. Something has to change, or this season becomes a lottery. I don't know about others but each game now, I reach for my blood pressure pills and valium, washed down with liberal shots of vodka and pirogi. [/QUOTE]

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