A year late-Andy Dalton is a Chicago Bear

[*jason*]

(04-11-2021, 11:14 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Because we had the #7 defense in the league.

Offense talent was not that much better. Running game was ranked 27th in the league in yards per carry just like the 2020 team.  WRs about the same.  2011 did have a better TE.

Most impressive aspect of the 2011 team was how well our rookie QB and #1 WR played with absolutely zero offseason OTA's or minicamps due to the strike.

Remember how bad they looked in the preseason too? Especially against Detroit. I had faith in that team to be decent that year. The defense was stout, AJ Green was a stud, and Dalton had been pretty damn good at TCU. Our schedule was pretty soft that year as well. I really enjoyed watching that team in 2011.

The irrational Dalton hate (from some) around here is funny. I like to laugh at people who are miserable for no reason. The guy played his ass off for the better part of a decade, and gave it all he had. He was great for the community on top of that. He wasn't Aaron Rogers but he did enough to steer the team to the longest sustained success in its history.