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Message: [QUOTE="Thelmus, post: 3017318, member: 8988"] What I don't get is these extremely complex set plays being thrown around our own half when we are flat out doing the simple things. In anything, you have to build on what you have and not try to balance the risks in your favour. A player running deep in a hit up, taking it to advantage line, or backline move with bodies in motion, and players running the angles are all simple things that can make a huge difference but you have to have everyone on the same page of the plan doing it. A drop ball is inevitable in a game, but week after week we have had someone with multiple drop balls, usually in short succession. Whatever happens from here on in, we need someone to direct this team around. A true playmaker. I've resisted the idea of promoting a young half because more often than not they struggle to make the step up, but if we keep losing like that something has to give. Right now I would go with Darius at 5/8th much to my own reluctance as they need direction and he as captain and leader should be able to give it. I'd wear the poor kicking, the slow footwork, if it means the team follows a plan. Right now that outweighs every problem. On the plus side, he is a strong runner and good defender (better than either Milford or knik at least). Throw him in the middle to drive the team and let him sink or swim doing so. Nothing else will fix our problem until a young half shows he's ready. The only other thing we can do is completely simplify our expansive attack to around the middle, so as to take advantage of our forwards running game, pushing our halves to back up the forwards for offloads and giving a pivot for runs. Its something Kodi would be good at. The only thing that put a smile on my face was carrigan's cameo late in the second half. I think I watched him make 5 tackles in a row and then do 3 hit ups the following set. I see why people are head over heels for him. He would be playing next week for mine, with a lot more minutes. [/QUOTE]

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