05-22-2021, 04:04 PM
(05-22-2021, 03:10 PM)Nately120 Wrote: That's possible, but (and here I go, acting like Carson's agent or something) he was well-regarded in AZ and Bruce Arians and Larry Fitzgerald give him high praise. I'd say he has some sort of leadership ability to hang with those guys.
Again, I get the fandom. Dalton and ZT were both members of this franchise for about 13 seconds before it was "obvious" that they were 10x the leaders that Palmer and Marvin were. We didn't even make it through ZT's first press conference before people were gushing about what a natural leader he was and how he was the first real leader this team has had since Sam Wyche.
Hell, I even remember when we drafted Dalton and AJ and people were going on about how they were the ultimate new combo Bengals and I jokingly said that I was waiting for the NEXT QB/WR duo because THEY were going to be the ultimate super best. Well I get the last laugh because Burrow and Chase are going to put 'em all to shame!
Yeah, I'm not saying Carson had no leadership ability, just that he was never the natural leader type, IMO. Sort of like Marino and Montana (not saying Carson and Burrow are those guys obviously
)...Marino had leadership qualities, but Montana was far more of a natural born leader. It's just the difference in personality types.
