When does the coach start taking the blame?

I don't think Watts had been a failure.

He may not have lived up to expectations but he has now played nearly 100 games of footy, including a handful of great games, many good games, many more solid games and a handful of stinkers.

In that time he has grown into his body, spent time learning to play forward, midfield and defence, all while having no senior onfield leaders to guide him, 6+ coaches and accompanying game plans to learn, and has had to play alongside one of the most inept and worst performed football teams in the history of the AFL/VFL as a predominantly outside finisher type player who typically relies on the ball coming out.

I don't know how he could be considered been a failure. I'd argue that he is still sticking it out and improving, that he has had a successful beginning to the start of his career, developed a bit slower than hoped but not really slower than can be expected based on the above, nor on his height, and he is now about to come into his prime as a player and as a leader.

Edit: autocorrect typos

Well said

He has probably 6-7 seasons to go, if that means another 130-odd games like he had this week, or better than that, he will have been a fine acquisition indeed

Edited April 6, 201510 yr by Curry & Beer