12-28-2019, 07:12 PM
(12-27-2019, 03:42 PM)Hammerstripes Wrote: Simply stated - no. Dalton has some of the worst pocket presence I have seen in a starter in recent years. His penchant for throwing the ball away or panicking in the pocket is a huge issue. Now, it's only college, but Burrow has shown an innate pocket presence against the best competition he's faced. He's more athletic and can make plays with his legs.
Just watch the Georgia game. some of the plays he made running the ball and running by Georgias linebackers and safeties should tell you something.
When people say you need to build around Burrow, it's not that we need skill guys, we need O-linemen to protect the investment made at #1 overall. No different that ANY team.
Again... these are all things said about Dalton. Give him an OLine and he can play.
Dalton has had how many years with Marvin Lewis? Lewis would prefer the throw aways over forcing an pass that would lead to an INT. Many coaches prefer that.
Dalton has also used his legs to make plays. However he was also told to avoid doing that because of the risk involved in a QB running with the ball. Again this was a Lewis mantra. Remember when he said running QBs don't last long? That is because they take extra beatings and as they get older they get slower.
If the coach tells you good job on getting the 1st down, but don't expose yourself next time by running, just throw it away... then that is what you do.
If Burrows doesn't do what the coaches tells him to do then he won't last long.
