12-23-2019, 07:46 PM
(12-23-2019, 07:25 PM)bengaloo Wrote: Palmer bailed on us plain and simple.
Benching Dalton happened AFTER we were eliminated from playoff contention. He had every right, as a first year coach to see what he had in Finley. Not too mention, Dalton was frazzled and flustered and that whole thing needed an intervention for Daltons sake as much as everyone elses. Once you are eliminated from playoff contention, is basically means as a team you didnt achieve the goal you set out for and its completely out of reach now. Hence the season was already a failure. Benching Dalton did nothing to futher damage an already failed season. Its clear that ZT isnt interested in building around a 30 year old QB. From a winning, investment and business standpoint, its a good thing he thinks that way.
Then they should have benched him sooner.... or at least be in communication with him. Dalton's reaction is not of someone who was kept in the loop, but was surprised at the decision.
It isn't so much as to benching him, but the way they went about it.
You really think our philosophy is a winning standpoint? Really?
No it is not. You don't waste good. Dalton has shown to be good. ZT is taking the coward approach to the failure of this season by claiming that Dalton is not "his guy" and that is why we failed.
I get it though. However since he has laid out his cards, it is up to us to hold him to task. He takes Burrow and he better produce with him. Not in a "few" years.... NEXT year. 2020 it is postseason or bust for him. At least it is in my eyes, should be in yours as well.
