12-19-2016, 04:32 PM
(12-19-2016, 04:11 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: lol, I remember this argument: Flacco took 5 games to get good in the playoffs, give Dalton 5 games to get good. I'm not arguing for 5 games, I'm saying he started to progress in his 3rd year.
But, let's run with your argument and ignore the fact that you're arguing that more development occurs over the course of a playoff game than over a whole season. You're saying that we have to wait until at least Dalton's 7th year in the league (since you guys are out of the playoff hunt) for him to play in his 6th playoff game before we can then compare him to Flacco during his 3rd year?
For your sake, I really hope Dalton in year 7 (or later) is as good as Flacco's 115 QB rating performance on the road in KC during his 3rd year.
Lol at you for thinking Flacco would have any playoff wins playing for Marvin Lewis. Flacco was able to play 5 playoff games in his first 2 years because the rest of the team actually showed up. They won games where Flacco had a 10.0 passer rating, and another where he went 9/23 for 135 yards. That's a benefit that's never been afforded to Andy Dalton. You don't think that early experience was beneficial to Flacco?
...and again, Flaccid has never dealt with a HC who is 0-7 in the playoffs and like 7-24 in prime time with 4 different QBs. Let's be real. If you flipped Dalton with Flacco, Dalton would have the playoff W's while Flacco would have the same issues every QB has had with captain conservative.
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