The big 3 is the problem

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(11-16-2017, 01:45 AM)bengalsturntup5532 Wrote: Actually let's just call it like it is. There are diehard Dalton fans who will wait years for him to succeed till he basically retires. And there's fans who are not impressed with the 7 long years they've seen him and don't think he is the answer and ready for someone new. That's all it comes down too.

There is no possible way to determine if McCarron would do better or go farther then Andy Dalton right now. He would need atleast a couple years starting under his belt to make any kind of comparison. Furthermore McCarron came in cold,they have no contact practices,and the backup doesn't get time with the starters.he was thrown into battle and didn't do bad for himself. He almost beat the Superbowl champs ,and came the closest to win a playoff game compared to Andy Dalton. I don't see how anyone can disagree with any of that.

There are fans that said that year on Facebook in my group that if McCarron won us a ring that year then the job goes back to Andy.  There are fans who will go to their grave saying Dalton wasn't a problem. That's what you call a Dalton lover. There are fans that want to just be right and say I told you so. There are fans that if Dalton went somewhere else,they'd secretly just follow him and root for his team to win.am I wrong?

This statement rang true in 2015.....when we had good protection, pretty good surrounding talent, and at least somewhat of a semblance of a run game.  In 2017, I can almost guarantee you he would be worse.  That's not a knock on AJ at all.  That's just looking objectively at film, scouting reports, etc.  He holds the ball too long, has too long of a "windup" and takes too long to make a read behind a line this bad.  Give him time, and he could be serviceable at the very least.  This is more of an indictment of how badly the FO has bungled up the roster the last few years, and the piss poor blocking scheme/talent.

As for beating the Super Bowl champs.....lest we forget, he fumbled that game away. In other words, he "Bengaled it". I really think the staff is too conservative and too scared/timid, and it rubs off on everyone. Even AJ. Both of them at times.