+1
Widdop was way better calling all the shots before Barge Ass arrived on the scene.
In saying that however, a good coach would have worked out a proper game plan by now to work towards the strengths of both players.
they still seem lost at times not knowing when to call the shots and when to take a back seat...
Exactly what are Widdops strong points? I have never seen him break the line himself, can't remember him throwing nice passes putting other through gaps. He obviously isn't a great goal kicker. His defense is reasonably solid, especially in cover defense because he is a legs tackler. When defending front on this is certainly a weakness. His long kicking game is average at best. He obviously isn't a great in organizing the attack. The only part of his game that stands out at all are his grubbers but even there one could make a strong case that they aren't better than Benjis.
I guess we can say one point where he exceeds Benji is in the lack of mistakes but this is easy to understand when one looks at Benji's input compared to Widdops. One of them is always probing the line, looking to put players through gaps or break the line himself. The other runs sideways a little and meekly surrenders to the defence or passes well before the line screwing up the guys outside him. You tell me which is which?
Don't mean to sound too harsh but Widdop was/is a 'marquee signing'. As far as I can see he isn't even trying. Dugan and Benji could only be accused of trying too much. Given the state of the attack, they can hardly be blamed for that. If the other 'marquee signing' could help them out even a little it would relieve the pressure greatly.
