Good Andy/Bad Andy

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(10-05-2017, 02:58 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: Good stuff and good work.

The only real point left when debating where Dalton ranks in terms of his peers is how he plays in prime time (sun, mon night) and how he plays in the playoffs.

There's really no debating he's on par with any QB regarded in the 3-10 range but his lack of "big" wins stands out like a bloated sore thumb. There is really no getting around that until he starts to win some of those. The "good andy/bad andy" comes strictly from that. 

I can't blame Andy Dalton for prime-time and playoff wins/losses due to the lengthy history of failure in such situations under Marvin Lewis. It hasn't mattered who the QB is. Marvin is 0-3 in the playoffs with other QB's, and his prime-time reputation preceded Dalton.

It's simply not fair to pin all of that on one player. Not when there's a list of others who haven't performed in the same situations. Palmer got better elsewhere, and because of that, I can't help but feel Dalton would as well. And I disagree that the good Andy/bad Andy talk comes strictly from that. People have specifically stated that Dalton has more bad games and worse games than other QBs.

Here's an example, and the reason I made this thread:

http://thebengalsboard.com/Thread-Tale-of-Two-Andy-s?page=2