Genia's long kicking game is good.
My issue is his decision making regarding kicks. He is almost robotic now in kicking away turnover ball, and teams expect it. In recent games we have actually lost field position when turning over opposition ball thanks to Genia's kicks!
My other issue is that Genia's a bit robotic now with his style of play, he has missed a few running options earlier this year that he would've taken 2 or 3 years ago.
I actually disagree slightly with Dwyer on some aspects. To me, Dwyer tends to be locked in one to two decades old rugby. Most modern halfbacks will scoot first before passing, particularly vs static defence. This stops the pillars and posts from early sliding across field.
The slide defence these days is so much better than in Dwyer's coaching days that if you repeatedly just pass from the ground and put it through the hands, then even two man overlaps will be shut down quite easily. I suspect that if Dwyer coached a modern pro rugby team that they would look a little like the Stormers on attack - one dimensional and easily read.
Halfbacks need to be able to pass off the ground and maybe should do it more, but you can't criticise halfbacks for scooting first as it's a proven tactic.
