07-05-2015, 12:50 PM
(07-05-2015, 12:43 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Well let me explain it to you using smaller words.
I showed that Dalton had beaten a lot of good teams. You said that did not matter because at times he had also lost to these teams. So it appears that your argument is that the only way to show he can beat good teams is if he never loses to any of them.
No, my counter point to you was that beating them once or twice when losing to them more than that does not show a positive trend or allow for a positive prognosis. unless it is recent and on an uptick. I also provided the record against another common foe and for the other teams you mentioned and they weren't anything to draw positive conclusions from.
A good example would be if he had lost to the Steelers 6 times in a row, but beaten them the last 2 straight and played really well. I think each situation and timing of these performances merits it's own micro look before putting it into a macro conclusion.
A real life encouraging example was how well the team played (AD included) in the Monday night game against the Broncos. That was a great thing to see from a development standpoint.
