We are currently on 30 competition points.
Things could easily be very different.
We lost to the Reds by 4 in a game we threw away (+3)
Lost to Highlanders by a point. Missed a simple conversion plus a penalty fell short near the end. (+3)
Lost to the Force by a point after playing horrendously (+3)
Lost to the Bulls by three points after stuffing up a scrum late in the game costing us a win (+3)
Lost to the Cheetahs by a point in a game we should have easily won (+3).
There were also the close games against the Crusaders and the Stormers that in better years we could have potentially snatched.
If we had made smarter decisions at key times in matches and had better on field leadership, we could be 15 points better and equal on points with the Brumbies. If that was the case then none of this baying for blood would be happening. It is mostly for this reason that I think it would be a mistake to axe coaching staff which would really just be to appease the press and Inside Shoulder (or Greg Growden as I believe he is otherwise known).
I think we have the players to be really competitive in 2013. I think there is plenty to be fixed, but I think it can be done with the people we have at the organisation. If 2013 is a terrible season, then make some big decisions. There has been a lot of change in 2012 with a change in coach and our long time captain retiring and the loss of our defensive coach. Adapting to that change has obviously proven to be far more difficult than expected.