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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 2989288, member: 8215"] It's a good thing for the future, but I wonder the Broncos blinked first and sold out. Hypothetical here, and I'm sure I'll get painted as a Bennett apologist but when has that stopped me from throwing a theory on the table. As late as Friday, the Broncos were on board with Bennett being our coach for 2019 (if they genuinely wanted the swap done ASAP, they had the grounds to sack him far earlier). Leading up to that point, with the negotiations for a swap going on in the background, you can understand why Bennett would have thought his days were numbered and had been working with Souths. But nothing was ever official, and when the Broncos once again asked Bennett on Friday morning what his choice was, Bennett was in his rights to decide to stay, as not only did he promise the players he'd be here, but had a contract to do so. So what changed? I wonder if the tense words between White & Bennett was about the press conference. Bennett wanted to stick it to the media, but White knew that it would only make things worse for the Broncos vs Media relationship. And, of course, it did. The media went harder than ever against Bennett. So the Broncos (well, News Limited, as is being reported) blinked. Another season of constant media bashing would be extremely difficult to overcome. The team may have galvanised under Bennett, but with so many young players, not used to the constant pressure and attention, it would have been hard to keep their minds on the job. So the Broncos relented. They gave the media what they wanted, which was a headline of The Brisbane Broncos Sack Wayne Bennett. [/QUOTE]

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