It's officially over

[*psychdoctor*]

(10-01-2019, 08:29 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: Yes, he would — and he should.  I’m one of Andy Dalton’s biggest supporters on Planet Earth and I would genuinely love to see him finish his career with a winning team and even win a playoff game.  My utmost desire would be to see Andy win here in Cincinnati but after 2015 that’s not going to happen.  

Quite frankly, I’m afraid for him.  There’s no protection to speak of and Andy isn’t mobile.  He’s a good runner but he’s not mobile; those are two different skill sets.  However, simply letting Andy Dalton go and finding a more mobile quarterback isn’t a long term answer.  It doesn’t address the five elephants in the offensive line room.

But if you look back over years when the O-Line was decent, Dalton displayed similar traits.  He is an NFL quarterback that is good at some things but not really great at anything.  I think his lack of pocket presence, batted down balls, timely fumbles have been reoccurring for nearly 8 years.  Dalton simply does not have the intangibles, the leadership acumen to help this team overcome some of its weaknesses.  Dalton has displayed below average situational awareness during critical times in the game.  He is not off my much, but enough that he falls into the twirling blades of game-time mental mistakes. 

The O-line clearly needs talent and it will take probably 2-3 years to fix.  Unfortunately, there is no hiatus and games must be played.  Hopefully Williams is a keeper somewhere, either at OT or Guard.  Hopkins is good at pass-pro but does not get push at the LOS.  I Honestly think the team could replace 3-4 O-Line players over the next 4 years.