Too much blood letting.
Please stop comparing the current raw recruits to the battle hardened veterans that fought out last years campaign.
The salary cap means eventually all great sides crumble, it is a foregone conclusion - BUT, it doesn't happen in 1 year or in 3 years, it happens slowly over time, as other cashed up clubs w/ good coaches atract the top talent away.
Our current problem is NOT the above, granted too many fresh faces, but the main problem as anyone can see is in defence, and that is a team effort.
I like the fact that we have lost two straight for several reasons...
1. As reigning GF winners it is hard to go under the radar, but this makes it alot easier.
2. We have a metric ton of top talent coming back in the next couple of weeks. Now is the perfect time to get our fringe players fired up and learning from their mistakes (somethign that doesn't happen when you are a passenger in a winning side... lesss focus on this).
3. DES will #$$%% these guys up, and they know it. This week is NOT going to be fun at training, and i'm guessing they will have plenty to play for in the weeks ahead.