05-19-2018, 01:25 PM
We all know what the consensus is among guys who are paid to write interesting articles "experts". Of course, we all know why that consensus exists: Dalton has been abysmal in the playoffs, they wrote Dalton off after that, and then group think takes over. Now writers would really be putting themselves on an island to make any positive claims about Dalton. Their credibility would be questioned.
I was listening to Tiki and Tierney the other day, and they compared Dak Preskott to every other starter. When they got to Dalton, Tierney paused. After a bit of silence, he went on to say that he didn't know for sure he'd take Dak over Dalton. Said Dalton gets a bad rap for the playoffs, but he doesn't think the reputation matched reality. He finally said he'd lean with Dak, but only due to the playoff performance.
1. Tierney is right. Perception of Dalton doesn't match reality.
2. That perception exists mostly due to the playoffs.
Then we come back to what I've been saying for years: How do you judge Dalton separately for choking, when Marvin's teams have been known for choking for 15 years? Isn't Marvin also coaching Dalton? Some just want to have their cake (blame Marv) and eat it too (blame Dalton). Logically, it makes little sense to put heavy blame on both Dalton and Marvin simultaneously.
If you think Marvin is the source of the choking in playoffs/prime-time, you should also believe this has had an effect on Dalton.
I was listening to Tiki and Tierney the other day, and they compared Dak Preskott to every other starter. When they got to Dalton, Tierney paused. After a bit of silence, he went on to say that he didn't know for sure he'd take Dak over Dalton. Said Dalton gets a bad rap for the playoffs, but he doesn't think the reputation matched reality. He finally said he'd lean with Dak, but only due to the playoff performance.
1. Tierney is right. Perception of Dalton doesn't match reality.
2. That perception exists mostly due to the playoffs.
Then we come back to what I've been saying for years: How do you judge Dalton separately for choking, when Marvin's teams have been known for choking for 15 years? Isn't Marvin also coaching Dalton? Some just want to have their cake (blame Marv) and eat it too (blame Dalton). Logically, it makes little sense to put heavy blame on both Dalton and Marvin simultaneously.
If you think Marvin is the source of the choking in playoffs/prime-time, you should also believe this has had an effect on Dalton.
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