I reckon part of Cotchin's form issues at the minute stem from him trying too hard to be the captain rather than just playing his game.
We all said (well the vast majority did) last year he was the obvious next captain of this footy club. Why? Simple because of the way he played the game, the way he played clearly personified leadership.
So based on that I don't believed he needed to change anything about the way he plays.
But right now he seems to me at least that he is trying too hard to bring blokes around into the game (eg those "dinky" little chip kicks) rather than doing what he did last year.
Just reckon he needs to get back to playing his game and the rest of it; in particular the leadership side of things will automatically take care of itself