I agree w/breezeway being quite a stagnant process. Even with out it, the boarding process seems alot messier as of late. I have trouble boarding zone 2 at the gate as all the other passengers crowd the entrance and you have to push through to get up to the gate. As soon as Zone 1 is called there is a rush to the area by the gate.
Then last eve, from LAS - SLC, the first boarding call for the 757 was for Zones 1,2, and 3, with no announcement prior explaining the boarding order - and the plane wasn't even running late.
I think the GA's need to take more responsibility and control their gates better, but I sense they've given up.