Back in 2017, Dublin set fire to Tyrone’s defensive blanket, winning the All-Ireland semi-final by 12 points.
The end of such negative tactics was hailed and, in the intervening years, there were promising signs that teams were throwing off the shackles and taking less of a safety-first approach.
Not all games have been rich in entertainment, of course, and last year’s Derry-Donegal Ulster final was one of the worst I’ve ever witnessed.
