Exactly and whether we are not good enough to implement a MM game plan skill wise, or his game plan is simply outdated by todays standards is the main issue.
We get plenty of clearances and hands on the ball first but then chip sideways/backwards and play the boundary line to minimise damage if a turn over occurs and it does not suit us this style of play hence why Mick is now gone. You need to take the game on and not plan for **** ups and turnovers IMO while backing yourself, kicking 2m from the boundary line in case you may have errant kicks is wrong and conceding defeat and admitting a poor level of skill before you even run out there.
Was it the right decision??? Well if you read this place for the last 8 weeks it certainly was as Mick gets no love and now we have acted and as a great a coach as Mick was his game plan was outdated by todays standards and magnified horribly by our skill level which i agree is below par, couple this with not tackling when we are not in possession it was a forgone conclusion that Mick and Carlton were parting ways and that is the way it is in the AFL nowadays.
We move on and hopefully do due diligence in appointing a new coach and get the best bloke suited for the role with our current list and IMO Dew is the best fit right now out there.
Absolutely. The problem with the boundary plan is that modern footballers are fit and are capable of covering boundary and corridor play. It made you really predictable and meant that teams would just leave a half of the ground uncovered as they protected one side, a zonal flexibility which didn't exist as much in previous years. And it hurt you as a team which lacks good foot skills, if you're playing through the corridor, you have so much more space to kick to and more unpredictability, meaning you're the opposition can't pressure you as much because they have more ground to defend, and your forwards have more space to lead to. It's actually easier for a bottom team to play corridor football for their players.