Decies may be falling off the pace

I felt for Waterford in yesterday's National League quarter finals against Tipperary.
At times there were flashes of the brilliance that have entertained us over the last ten years but they are looking increasingly vulnerable to pace at the back.
The Tipp goal just before half time was the turning point in the game and try as they might Waterford never again really got to grips with the Premier men once the goal went in.
It was tough watching Tony Brown giving his lot to make on the ground on the goalscorer Seamus Butler but he couldn't close the gap and the Decies were undone yet again for a lack of pace.
Justin McCarthy probably quite rightly reckons that his ageing warriors were not up to the strain of a tough All-Ireland campaign after a long run in the league but his men look off the pace and Dan the Man Shanahan is playing only in fits and starts.
There doesn't seem to be anyone coming into freshen up last year's side who should have at least gone to the All-Ireland final and I fear that the Decies might be the next side to drop off the pace being set by the Cats and Cork.