The Dalton Dilemma

[WeezyBengal]

(04-23-2019, 02:44 PM)fredtoast Wrote: The problem is finding a QB who can mimic his production.

Of the 24 QBs taken in the first round since we got Andy in 2011 only 7 have a higher passer rating than him.

There is a good reason QBs are paid so much.  If it was as simple as just drafting a guy and building around a cheap rookie contract that would be what all the good teams do, but they don't.  Instead they pay the good QBs to stay.

This is not true at all. A lot of good teams did just what I said - they drafted a quarterback on a cheap rookie deal and built a quality team around them. Kansas City, LA, the Eagles (more so just a cheap QB),  etc. The key is to build a quality team AROUND THEM. This is via trade, free agency, coaching, etc. 

So are you willing to pay Andy Dalton what Cousins got? Because thats what hes going to be looking for when he hits FA in a couple years. You can't play both sides of the fence. You either think Andy Dalton is as good as you think he is and you want to break the bank to pay him or you want to move on and try to get similar production at a better value.