04-10-2017, 06:40 PM
(04-10-2017, 04:02 PM)McC Wrote: You're making a whole lot of assumptions which may or not be supported by evidence. IMO, the most accurate statement you can make about him is that he did a pretty good job, considering.
He did not set the world on fire. Predicting he'll be good is not different that predicting he won't. Bth are just guesses and there is evidence both ways. And the evidence, btw, is limited at best.
He does have intangibles. He has a lot of heart and a lot of confidence. Being a scrapper might be his biggest asset. His intangibles might outweigh his tangibles, though. At this point, it's all just speculation. There will be a lot of factors that will play into the ultimate outcome and those factors are not even established yet.
League history is littered with QBs whose intangibles outweighed their tangible physical skills.
QBs like Tom Brady and Drew Brees actually improved their arm strength over time in the league, neither was viewed to have superior physical talents at QB entering the league.
Dalton himself has gained arm strength since he started working with Tom House (AJM works with House as well, and that's who Brady and Brees worked with).
I agree he didn't set the world on fire, but given the situation he was put in and the way he reacted to various items (zone schemes, blitzes, pressure situations, Hill's fumble and Tez/Pacman giving away the game) he is not a backup scrub QB.
He's a star in waiting.
It won't be here, but it will be somewhere.
