10-09-2017, 02:18 PM
(10-09-2017, 08:31 AM)Sled21 Wrote: That high ball was a catchable ball as well. It was up high for a tall receiver, and AJ got his hands on it. 9 times out of 10 on a dry day Green makes that catch. I put all three turnovers yesterday on AJ..... outside of that he had a tremendous game.
(10-09-2017, 08:54 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Yeah, if that high pass was to any other WR on the team, I would pin it on Dalton. That said, if AJ Green is going to be considered an elite/top-5 WR in this league, if the ball hits your hands, it should be caught. In the same vein that a 5 sack season might be good for a normal DT, but it's very underwhelming if a player like Atkins finishes a whole season with 5.
If it hits AJ's hands, I expect him to catch it.
(10-09-2017, 10:35 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Really? Green screws up on 3 plays so Dalton gets the blame. A TE drops a 20 yard completion (perfect pass) and it is ignored. This is the problem with just using a QBR and not common sense. AD was accurate all day yesterday and under duress from a great defense and injury carved them up. No, it was not above average, it was a great game.
1st of all, the Bills defense is excellent. They had beaten some really really strong teams in the Falcons and Broncos as well as had a 1 score loss against an excellent Panthers team. Their D had been unreal and nobody had scored 20 on them. Frankly, if AJ Green is typical AJ Green, the Bengals probably would have gotten to 30 or really close.
2nd, Andy Dalton, against THAT Bills defense played a really good game. You have to weight these things properly, IMO. All things and stats aren't equal. The way he played against the Bills is more impressive, to me, then his stats against the Browns or the 1st half against the Packers.
3rd, the first INT to AJ Green happened right in front of me. That was on Andy Dalton. He threw it way high and behind an open AJ Green and there was no need to. AJ could barely touch it while in stride. It was wet, it happens.
4th, Andy Dalton is capable. No one can argue that he is incapable. But potential only goes so far. He has to be this good all the time. Not unbelievable. Just very good. The talent on the Bengals will do the rest. He doesn't have to be Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers week in and week out because the Bengals are much better than those teams talent wise. He has to be a good to very good Andy Dalton. I think that on Sunday, against that Bills team, he was VERY good.
