08-23-2018, 06:16 PM
(08-23-2018, 05:03 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I'd re-frame this argument by asking:
(a) Is it worth it to pay a top tier WR? They nearly make QB type money, and rarely do you see a team with a well-paid top 5 WR win the SB. This is an argument that me and Berserker used to throw out occasionally on the old boards, and it was met with typical close-minded responses.
(b) Is Dalton better off when he spreads the ball around? We all know Green is a fantastic WR. This is fact. Most of Dalton's INT's come throwing at AJ though. Usually due to heavy coverage on AJ and force-feeding the top guy.
It'd be nice to have these sorts of deep conversations on here, but unfortunately, we fall into taking sides and scoffing immediately at any outside the box thinking. *Shrugs*
This is true. Top tier WRs are the reason how many teams have won SBs?
Other than the Cowboys and San Fran, I can't name too many others.
As I have said, Dalton thinking like many Bengals fans, that Green is the Greatest!, can actually hold him back. Throwing to double coverage and thinking that Green being 1 on 1 is the best option especially when the CB isn't the number 1, hurts Dalton a lot. As been mentioned Green doesn't flip to be a defender when the ball pops in the air. He doesn't think to bat the ball down, instead usually just watches the ball go to the defender and then tackles after the catch is secured.
