We agree on that one, Sproj. Kev with an elite support team around him is capable of being competitive.
Where we may diverge in view is that I don’t think Kev feels he needs the help or is unable to work with the support staff he needs.
We can speculate all day about whether guys like Briers or Ikin leaving had anything to do with Kev however the Ikin situation made it really clear that Kev wasn’t wanting his support. Burgess has now said the same about Ikin and others.
You see a mass turnover of support staff bookended by 2 cases of them openly saying they or others couldn’t work with Kev - imo where there is smoke there is fire.
Here is Adam talking about how OFarrell was our best asset. Now he’s gone, all of sudden our defence and tackling technique is back to 2021 standards. From what I can see, he isn’t doing anything else of significance right now so the better opportunity argument is a fragile one.
Brisbane Broncos contact coach Brett “Bumper” O’Farrell is a figure skipper Adam Reynolds says is integral to the club’s success in the NRL this year.
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I’ve seen nothing from Teo’s coaching that tells me he will be of any great benefit as a defensive coach.
Look, Kev seemingly wants it his way or the high way. He needs full control so he can be the single point of accountability for both the successes and the losses. This isn’t a knock on him, as others have said Bellamy and Wayne would be similar. I can respect this approach, and it’s how I have operated in my own professional life. “One back to pat, one ass to kick” as they say. Kev has stripped back the supports around him so he can implement his vision, and live or die by it.
Like I said, I respect it but it also means that when everything starts and stops with you, and you immediately dissolve into an astronomical failure, you take your medicine.
