09-26-2017, 01:56 PM
(09-25-2017, 09:03 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: I'd say the Steelers and Falcons have better weapons...but AJ Green is an elite WR. Lafell is good. Jones and Sanu were good #2 and #3 guys. Our backs were generally good too.
Sure, we perceive that our RB's are talented, and that may be true, but does it matter when they're constantly a bottom-feeder in YPC? Dalton has been in the league for 6 years and I'd say his receiver situation (outside of Green) was good only twice. 2013 and 2015. When we had MLJ and Sanu...and both were healthy. In those seasons, Dalton set franchise records for yards and TDs ('13) and his MVP caliber season in '15.
Every other season we had guys like Simpson, Binns or LaFell, who is steady but limited. TE has mostly been Uzomah/Kroft the last couple years. Crap o-line with crap run game. I think people have seen AJ Green and just automatically assumed the "weapons" were all good. They look good by association.
(09-25-2017, 10:12 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: While I agree with what you say, I still stand by my comment about a franchise QB should be able to elevate those around him.
And again, I ask; Have you seen that with our franchise QB?
He got a 700 season out of Jerome Simpson. He made Armon Binns look competent for 5 starts (people were surprised when we cut him). Gresh averaged 563 yards with Dalton and 362 yards with Palmer. Lafell just had the 2nd best season in his 7 year career and no other season was even close. He made Mo Sanu look like a passable #1 receiver when everyone else was injured in 2014. CJ Uzomah was on pace for around 600 yards when he was starting in Eifert's place last year.
I don't know about right now, but Dalton has elevated plenty of guys in the past.
(09-26-2017, 10:18 AM)ochocincos Wrote: Many of Dalton's misfires have been when he's not actually been pressured. There have been times in those situations where he prematurely started scrambling because he doesn't trust the OL whatsoever.
52 sacks (and hella pressure) in 19 games has probably messed with his internal clock. That stuff happens and it's real. Yet another reason why you protect your QB. Sacks kill drives, pressures throw off timing and a consistently pressured QB gets rattled.
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