Class Act Dalton

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(12-08-2017, 01:38 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: On that particular sack, yes I think if Dalton goes to his left, he could've bought another second. It's just tough for me to kill Dalton over that one play, when any of those drops could've kept a drive going and maybe you're looking at Dalton differently right now. Nevermind the line falling apart at the end or Gio's penalty. If LaFell and Green don't have a pair of drops each, suddenly Dalton is "clutch" right there.

But of course, as usual, our choking isn't limited to 1-2 players, but the entire team. Defense giving up 20 in 2nd half. 4 crucial drops from Green/LaFell, penalty on Gio, line suddenly can't hold it down, and if you desperately want to include Andy, you can say he had poor awareness in the pocket on that final play.

I guess I'm seeing Andy as the very least of those problems, and if the receivers catch the dang ball, he's a hero. That was maybe the best game by a Bengals QB vs the Steelers during the Marvin era, and we're harping on the QB. I can't get past that. He deserved a W for his performance. He outplayed Piggy.

I agree minus the two bolded. Pocket awareness wasn't just an issue on that play. He's just not good at it. I have a hard time saying he outplayed someone that lead a game winning drive.