The Dalton Dilemma

[BengalChris]

(04-23-2019, 09:56 AM)Catmandude123 Wrote: The Bengals are in a catch-22 situation with Andy Dalton. While he has been a decent QB in his tenure with the Bengals he hasn't really been effective since 2015. I would agree that letting o-line members walk and completely missing on their replacements have crippled the offense, can we expect different outcomes with the basically the same o-line. Do we keep Andy and resign him to a more lucrative contract? Do we keep him for two more years and draft his replacement now? Do we trade him now when he has the highest trade value and do a complete rebuild now? Weather you are an Andy Dalton fan or not all these options may lead you to the Super Bowl or lead you to the toilet bowl. I love the human being Andy but I don't believe he is the long term answer to get results we desire.

I'm not sure it's a Dalton dilemma.

Despite the obvious problems with the team, the front office has done little to correct the problems for several years now.

How many years in a row does the OL need to be at the top of the problem list?

For how many years has the LB corp been Burfict helped out by "some other guys"?

Mike Brown may have been able to convince Zac Taylor that he wants to win a SB, his actions say the opposite.

I have no idea what is going to happen in the coming draft, but I wouldn't be surprised if the team returned to its panic draft decisions of the 90s now that the level headed Marvin Lewis is gone. Mike Brown's 90s draft philosophy seemed to be "draft the player's ceiling and ignore his floor".

If we draft well and play well this season I'll be pleasantly surprised.