11-07-2015, 02:05 PM
(11-07-2015, 01:40 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: I remember thinking to myself after an early loss to Denver that this team had some fight.
Dalton's criticisms go like this:
9-7: "He can't beat the big boys in his division"
10-6, splits with "the big boys": "He can't win the division"
11-5: wins division: "He can't win in the playoffs"
10-5-1: Wild card loss: "He will never get this team over the hump, he is average, and he should not have gotten an extension"
2015: 8-0, #2 rated QB in the NFL "He still has to do it in the playoffs".
And while that last criticism is true, he has answered the criticism every time.
One of the announcers made a great point Thursday night. If Dalton had gone 8-8 then 9-7 and missed the playoffs his first two season he would be getting a lot LESS criticism than he is now.
That doesn't seem to make any sense, but when you think about it it is true. He would be getting lots of credit for how he is developing into a top NFL QB. But since he won MORE than that he is getting ripped instead of complimented.
