12-07-2015, 04:27 PM
(12-07-2015, 04:28 AM)CornerBlitz Wrote: Dalton is having a spectacular year. I certainly have enjoyed every game in which we've won. This team in general is a joy to watch...but and yes there is a BUT we have to win in the playoffs for all this to actually be meaningful. You have a year like this and the Bengals lose in the playoffs and the thing we will remember most about this season is that we choked yet again in the playoffs.
I don't want to think about the playoffs at this point but since others brought it up I thought I'd throw my 2 cents.
As far as being wrong about the dude.....yes I was wrong about him entirely if he continues to play like this. I have no issue admitting that.
I totally agree with you. This season will still be a disappointment if the team goes one-n-done again. All I'm saying is that Dalton is having a special season that proves he should be in the discussion with the best QB's in the game.
If Dalton fails in the playoffs, then so be it. He's a top QB who struggles (for whatever reason) in the playoffs. He shouldn't need playoff success to be acknowledged as a top QB though. Not when that status has been bestowed upon the likes of Palmer, Romo, Peyton (before he won a ring), Matt Ryan and others in the past.
It seems as if the media is refusing to take Dalton seriously until he wins a playoff game, yet no such thing is said about Palmer, who has gone much longer without a win. It makes no sense.
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