10-01-2016, 10:06 AM
Trade Andy Dalton for Andrew Luck? No way. Not on this planet nor any other.
Andrew Luck is presently as good as he's ever going to get. He peaked early and the rest of his career will be a huge plateau with a few highlights and low points here and there. Conversely, Andy Dalton is going to get better and better. Some of the throws he made against Miami were ones he couldn't have made in his first few years in the NFL. Cincinnati fans forget how far Andy has come since Day One and what few of us can see is how great he'll be as his career progresses. The 2011-2013 version of Andy Dalton could not improvise behind 2016's sieve-like offensive line, for example, but now Andy can move, step up in the pocket, throw accurately on the run, run for first downs, and make plays when none seemingly exist.
Would any of us have predicted Andy could find ways to score without a credible running game? Without an offensive line? Without Marvin Jones, Mohamed Sanu, or Tyler Eifert?
Andrew Luck is presently as good as he's ever going to get. He peaked early and the rest of his career will be a huge plateau with a few highlights and low points here and there. Conversely, Andy Dalton is going to get better and better. Some of the throws he made against Miami were ones he couldn't have made in his first few years in the NFL. Cincinnati fans forget how far Andy has come since Day One and what few of us can see is how great he'll be as his career progresses. The 2011-2013 version of Andy Dalton could not improvise behind 2016's sieve-like offensive line, for example, but now Andy can move, step up in the pocket, throw accurately on the run, run for first downs, and make plays when none seemingly exist.
Would any of us have predicted Andy could find ways to score without a credible running game? Without an offensive line? Without Marvin Jones, Mohamed Sanu, or Tyler Eifert?
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