05-29-2016, 12:50 AM
(05-28-2016, 07:41 PM)Brownshoe Wrote: [quote pid='223266' dateline='1464469868']
Just ignore Dalton had almost no weapons that year. The only person he did have was an injured AJ green. That's why Green had those numbers. Plus on some games that we lost/tied Dalton played great, and the rest of the team played horrible. Even people like Tom Brady looks like game managers when they have no weapons. Just look at how he played in the game he didn't have Gronk in 2013. Game manager numbers as you would put it. Dalton has been a solid QB throughout his career, even when he didn't have much to work with like the vast majority of his career.
Dalton had AJ Green who was healthy enough to be effective for most of the season. He also had Sanu, Gio, Hill, and Gresham to work with. Not world beaters by any stretch, and thin at WR, but not as bad as you would like to make it sound.
Ok lets look at the 5 losses and the tie in 2014.
@NE( 12-4) - 15 - 24, 204 with 2 TDS and 0 INT
Game manager performance in a game that was never close. AJ Green had 81 YDS and 1TD
Vs CAR (7-8-1) - 33 - 43, 323 with 2 TD and 2 INT
I'm going to give Andy a good grade on this game despite the two picks. No AJ Green.
@IND(11-5) - 18 - 38, 126 with 0 TD and 0 INT
No AJ Green, but how can I call this anything but terrible ? No points on the board.
Vs CLE(7-9) - 10 - 33, 86 with 0 TD and 3 INT
Rock bottom bad in this one. AJ Green had 23 YDS on 10 targets
Vs PIT(11-5) - 21 - 29, 302 with 2 TD and 0 INT
This is a good game by Andy. The defense was a no show in the 4th quarter. AJ Green had 224 YDS and 1 TD
@PIT(11-5) - 27 - 38, 244 with 2 TD and 2 INT
Game manager performance. I can't find a reason to grade him higher than that with the 2 picks. AJ Green had 82 YDS and 0 TD.
So out of these six non-wins we have 2 good 2 bad and 2 game manager performances.
On the season as a whole that makes 5 good games, 7 game manager performances, and 4 absolute stink bombs.
On you final point I will agree that Dalton has been mostly solid through his first 4 seasons. And sometimes terrible, and rarely above average.
To be fair, I will add that Andy was mostly Very good in 2015.
