After a strong start to the season, the Blues are heading back to the drawing board.
Following their 15-12 loss to the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday night, the Auckland side fell to a 2-2 record for the season to fall back in line with the chasing pack.
There were a number of areas to critique for coach Leon MacDonald after the last-minute loss, with the scrum out-muscled by the Chiefs, and plenty of instances where they turned down the opportunity to kick at goal.
"In tight games, you should accumulate points when you can," MacDonald said of not taking the points on offer.
"It was a call made on the field by the leaders. From the box, we were pretty happy to go to the posts but they felt they wanted to try get into the game. Sometimes you've got to back your feel and often that's what they're doing out there. We have to respect that."