I don't like Jones but its got far more to how he progressing our attack than his selections, we got the different players at 9 and 10 and its still a problem. Sure center is an issue and the wings but they're what is available we're just not using them in any effective way.
Self-important opinion alert...
I agree.
We're a mess at IC because... we don't have any good options who are actual, real-life ICs and play the bulk of their rugby there.
We're transitioning at 8-9-10... (and 13 & 15), and they need time, and some hand-holding would be nice (however much we criticise Eddie for saying so).
We've got a bunch of non-wingers, and non-1st players on the wings - and were asking them play as if they were the 1st choice players, whilst really not having the same game as May / Watson / Coka.
That last part is really not getting the best out of them... But... It means we don't have to change the game plan to include them, sacrificing this match for the match in 12-games time, when we want this 8-9-10 to play with May / Watson / Coka on the wings*.
We're not doing so very well, but that's a different matter.
TBH, were doing the same with the centres, we all know Eddie would love to have Farrell and Tuilagi at 12-13, Slade is the closest we've got to Farrell**, Marchant is the closest we've got to Tuilagi.
It's not what you or I would do, but IMO, there's rationality behind it.
Please don't ask me to explain Daly - away from wing, I have nothing - much like his defence.
* I very much agree that we've got better play-a-likes to put there, but they're further from the squad, and we'd probably complain that we're wasting too much game-time on 5th choice players with obvious flaws if we actually put Radwan and OHC put wide.
** I'd still argue that Slade is a better IC than Farrell as well, if not so competitive. Both took their sweet time to get used to the position, neither are supported there by their club.
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