05-27-2019, 01:11 AM
(05-26-2019, 10:50 PM)capcom link Wrote:I too would hate any coach naming specific individuals in a post game interview... that's left to internal discussions.
But are we really better? The ladder position suggests otherwise.
But (and though this was not on Bolton's watch) think of Robinson and Betts still with the club. We sold ourselves into mediocrity. Same with Waite despite the fact he's now retired.
This obsession with youth gives us little grounding. Those clearances for little return or salary cap impact were beyond dumb.
Dropping players and naming them to the media are both levers the coach can pull to set the expectations and hold them accountable. BB probably doesn't do it to protect them as most are young. Which probably feeds into the mentality of the players a little bit that they aren't men yet and therefore the expectations aren't as high as other clubs.