my tv broke wrote:
I never expected him to be a good coach, but I thought he'd get them playing somewhat competitively. Instead, he's making some bizarre decisions and doesn't seem to have any conviction in anything he's doing. Flip flopping week to week on who he thinks should be in the side is not a good start. Can't seem to get anything right in terms of substitutions..
In part, I think he's way over his head, and in part, I think the problems run way deeper.
I feel like he came in with a great belief in himself to instill the old "Broncos" culture and things would take care of themselves from there. Get some old boys in around him and wala, the lads would showcase their ability. He saw a talented group that just needed a bit of motivation and belief. He thought he could challenge the players to be better each week and they'd respond. Instead it was all talk. They haven't responded. They don't have it in them as a group at the moment. They're mentally shot. And he's got nothing in the tank now. He's used all the sprays he can use.
Its probably going to get worse for the rest of the season.
I tend to think this is fairly accurate - but I also don't think that's a slight on Kevvie.
In fact, that is exactly what was required and there were glimpses of hope but it is becoming ineffective on blokes that are now devoid of confidence.
A couple of earlier wins (e.g. against the Panthers) and things might be a different story but the recent drubbing's, on the back of last years spoon mean that we need to keep dropping decent players that have lost confidence (Milf, Isaako, Niu, Oates etc.) and in other cases we are now moving on.
It could get worse before it get's better but unlike last season where this happened during the final few rounds, to me there is still an opportunity to finish the year strong.
We aren't going to make the finals but our goal should purely be to finish the season strong (ala the Titans in 2020), so that we can make the club positive/attractive again and build over the off season.
my tv broke wrote:
yup this is where the problems started. handing out stupid deals to players without any forward planning. mgmt asleep at the wheel. never recruited anyone of note, just had some misguided belief that the juniors would just be stars that wanted to play for the Broncos. The way the Bennett situation was handled was terrible, but the problems began when he was there.
Signing Jack Bird on 800k with no real position in mind was a huge alarm bell. Boyd four year deal. They gave Gillett a four year deal when he was already past his best. Macca was seemingly untouchable for years on years without ever delivering anything. Thaiday was afforded way too much time when his last few years were pretty bad. During those periods they passed on opportunities to recruit key players because they had no room to move and "it just wasnt the Broncos way".
Its surprising how White/Morris and co really get no heat over what has happened to the club, but i guess that's newscorp
/ok i'll shut up now.
It is way too simplistic and unfair on players to blame the roster.
This isn't fantasy football and even the most average players on paper can start looking great when they come together as a team and start winning games.
All the players you mentioned are proven good footballers......under the right environment.
Without seeing first hand what the culture was off the field, I tend to lay most of the blame on White/Morris and the management over the last 5 years or so.
Obviously this is pure assumption but the way the Bennett saga played out is a fair indication the culture, which is driven from the top, was off the mark.
Hopefully that has been rectified (and unless you are involved we won't be privy to that) because if you get your off field stuff in order, the rest will follow.
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