The ball doesn't necessarily need to go wide, you could pop it inside, go short outside, go outside then back in again. You could have the eventual contact point in the exact same spot as a pick and drive thereby nullifying the point re potential turnover, but putting 1 or 2 clever passes together but the risk of dropping the ball currently outweighs the gain of a line break.
Eitherway, imo an entertaining side, is one that is always trying to make a line break not just when in the contact battle.
The way you make a line break is by putting the ball into space, yes you are more likely to lose possession, but you are also more likely to gain a quick possession with no defenders there.
You are also much more likely to score a try.
I personally believe in beating the other side with your skill, constantly asking different questions, constantly making the defence run and cover for eachother.
However, as it is now the percentages seek to just wear the other side down through sheer possession even if it is a nothing possession.
The question you have to ask yourself is what do you prefer to watch, teams trying to beat eachother through skill or power. Because nowadays its mostly about power, I would prefer it to revert to skill.
That said, I understand why pick and drives are used in the modern game, I understand the role of the gym pumping war horse in the modern power game. But this thread is about what you would change. Change the rules to get players practicing skills out on the footy field and not spending their time dropping funny shakes as a 15 yr old in a gym.
