07-07-2015, 08:23 AM
(07-07-2015, 01:11 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Actually Dalton played very well at the end of the year when Zampese got him straightend back out.
Only 2 of his first 5 opponents ranked in the top half of the league in pass defense (passer rating), and the best he faced was the #10 Pats.
Over his last 7 games he had to face the #1 ranked Browns and two other teams ranked higher than the Patriots (#6 Texans, #8 Broncos).
His 98.4 rating over his first 5 games was impressive, but when you consider the opposition his 91.2 rating over his last 7 games was also pretty good.
Uhhh....sort of. I think you're (intentionally) misleading people with these statistics.
If you take out the Saints game, his rating drops all the way down to around 83.5 for the last 6 games.
Other than completing a high percentage of his passes (IMO had a lot to do with playcalling if you consider his <7 YPA in all but 1 of the last 6 games), Andy looked off by the end of the year, injuries to other players or not. It's extremely misleading to claim that he was impressive to end the 2014 season, the only way you can even say that with a straight face is to include the Saints game and pretend the other games don't matter too much.
