I think it's a lot more forgiveable from a full back line player, because those guys realistically can't see the whole field ahead of them to the same extent and also the consequences of not getting the clearance away are a lot more severe.
IMO LS thats exactly the reason we are remaining in the dark ages in hurling and taking these baeting from KK and the likes. In this day and age none of the top teams corner backs, only when under severe pressure, do they lump the ball up field. The way I see it nowadays if no4 has the ball the top teams provide options in a diamond fashion where possible i.e. full back, no 7 and centre back ( sometimes even midfielder). Even most teams revert to the keeper in aneffort to launch new attacks. In Offaly we get the ball, try and take the tackle and then launch it up the field, giving 9times out of 10 no chance to the forwards.
get the ball as quickly as possible into the forward line. each kilkenny forward is expected to win their own ball, whether its eddie brennan or shefflin..no matter what way it is directed at them. a lot of kilkenny ball to its forwards last sunday was brady-esque. Forwards should be winning the ball sent in, that is expected of them no matter what county your from !!
Now to a certain extent I agree that fast ball is needed, but aimless ball does not suit our forwards in Offaly! We dont have the luxury that other teams have in placing big men, that can contest any type of ball in the forwards. They are just not there. We do have fast, skilfull and small forwards:
Carroll, Murphy, Hayden, Dooley, Egan, Slevin, Murray, Kealey, Coughlan, IMO these are some of the finest hurlers in terms of skill and finishing we have had in years.
Cody changed the traditional style of KK hurling to modernise and dominate..
Cork perfected the running game (Newtownshandrum style) to suit their small forwards..
Now I'm not saying we should copy any of thes styles, but we should take elements of both.IMO Hurling today is primarily about possession.. we in Offaly look to get rid of possession by continually preaching ground hurling. Its is completed outdated and needs to stop ( not just at county level). KK and all the top teams, learned from Cork's possession game and took elements of it to suit their hurlers. We need to anaylse the hurlers we have and devise a system of play that counteracts the dominant teams and suits our hurlers.. in other words let try and get ahead of the pack, not coming in behind 5years later!!