Well, Brennan seems to like Rein.
Floundering? Not even close.
Considering Rein was at dummy half while Peats WAS ON THE FIELD AT THE SAME TIME, it's your good self who's making 'clutching at straws' look as though it should be a university degree.
Let’s look at your arguments so far:
“McInnes threw a forward pass”
Well, at least he can pass it straight.
“Yeah, but he always throws them but they never get picked up”
Indeed. So does the current Australian captain/best hooker the game has seen. Doesn’t make him a lesser hooker.
“Yeah, but McInnes got dumped by his old club”
Rein has been wanted by 2 former clubs.
“Yeah, but McInnes got punted for an old Robbie Farah”
Rein got punted by the bloke who was ‘replaced’ by Farah, then by no one at Penrith!
“Yeah, but the coaches who punted Rein were under pressure”
The coach who punted McInnes literally got sacked a year later, while those who punted Rein are (rightly or wrongly) still in a job.
“Yeah, but Rein played hooker while Peats was on the field during a 54-8 demolition”
...really?!
I’m very interested to see what ‘justification’ you come up with next!