Jim Gavin impressed by attack mode of ‘deep thinker’ Jason Sherlock

When Jim Gavin admits he’s not a defensive coach, it might come across as peculiar that he added Jason Sherlock to his backroom team this season with a brief on improving Dublin’s attack. 

Even more unusual when it was the absence of a coherent defensive structure that proved their downfall in last year’s championship.

Might it be that he considers breaking down rigorous rearguards as the key to avoiding defeats, like that one to Donegal last year? Certainly, the recruitment of DCU Mercy basketball coach Mark Ingle complements Sherlock’s presence, Gavin’s 1995 All-Ireland-winning team-mate himself an ex-U19 international and member of St Vincent’s, Glasnevin.