08-24-2018, 10:25 PM
(08-24-2018, 06:46 PM)YsCascadia Wrote: This is NOT the notion. The notion is that for all we know, given that we really don't know much on any given play, Green might be the one that we should be critical of. Hence Green holding Dalton back. I have posted the Arizona game as an example. The Miami game of 2013 is another. Even though we beat Buffalo last year, Green was the worst player on that field.
When people call someone a cancer they aren't saying that those guys are making their team better.
Dalton throwing to Green in double coverage is not necessarily the wrong decision. Green is after all a hell of a WR. The point is that Green's ability can make Dalton choose that option instead of looking elsewhere. If Green isn't on the field, then Dalton actually does better at reading the defense and taking what is given to him. Yes Dalton does deserve to be criticized, I would NEVER claim that Dalton is the best QB. However the point that is going over many people's head is that having Green be the top WR that he is can actually be a detriment to the development of a team.
Look I am all for having Green, I wouldn't want to see him go anywhere else. Yet to claim that Dalton is holding Green back is wrong.
One thing I agree with you on is the selfish T.O., OchoCinco type of ME first WR. I can’t stand that type of player and I agree that regardless of thier talent they can still have a negative impact on a football team. Also I see AJ Green as a very good WR, but he does not dominate in the way that Randy Moss and others did.
I get what you are saying about Dalton locking on to Green at times when it might not be a great choice, and maybe Dalton is better at making decisions when Green is out of the lineup. But even if that is true that is a Dalton problem, not a case of Green holding Dalton back.
