09-09-2015, 01:04 PM
(09-09-2015, 10:51 AM)djs7685 Wrote: Not many QBs are going to consistently hit A.J. in stride there though, so I'm giving Andy props for what he did do, and he definitely didn't melt under pressure of a close game.
(09-09-2015, 12:56 PM)PhilHos Wrote: The thing some people need to remember (and I'm not speaking of you, djs) is that no QB throws on target passes every pass. Even the greatest routinely rely on their receivers to make a play on the ball. That's not to say that Dalton (or any QB) can't or shouldn't improve on his accuracy, just that he (or any QB) shouldn't be held to an impossible standard (again, just to be clear, not talking about you, djs) of accuracy.
I completely agree, I just can't get on board with calling it an amazing pass if it wasn't an amazing pass. I won't hold him to a crazy standard, but I also won't over-exaggerate what he DID do positively either. Let's not forget that even the most elite WRs in the league make mistakes as well, so we shouldn't be holding A.J. to an impossible standard either. I think a lot of our guys get bashed unnecessarily and are held to some crazy standards, and that's not even about just Andy or A.J. JJ Watt gets stood up sometimes, Aaron Rodgers will throw some ducks over the course of a game. Shit happens.
I clipped out a part of my earlier post above, so I certainly agree with your general point here. As I said in another post too, A.J. has no excuse to bobble that pass whether he had to slightly re-adjust or not. I'm just glad he held on and make the moves to get in the end zone.
