Dalton's make or break year

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(07-14-2019, 06:26 PM)t3r3e3 Wrote: When the QB turns it over 8 times, produces one TD, and a passer rating in the 50’s you’re playing from behind and losing time of possession.  In other words, teams are running on you because you’re losing.  While it’s not all on Andy, his pathetic play was a major reason they lost.  The bottom line is Dalton is not elite.  He’s never going to be a guy who can elevate average personnel groupings to excellence.  If the Bengals don’t build an elite defense and a far better o line Dalton likely will never sniff a Playoff win, let alone a Super Bowl.

No, he's not elite.  No one is saying that.  What people ARE saying is that when the QB is off, (like the Bengals' run in 88, and the win in 90, or Pig Pen's disastrous 34.5 PR in a SB WIN), is that the coaching staff and other parts of the team step up and win the game.  That NEVER happened under Mediocre Merv.  Hell, we even wasted Cedric Benson's monster rushing game in the 09 playoffs.  Marvin was outclassed every time we stepped on the field in the playoffs, and in a lot of big prime time games (which is usually against playoff caliber teams).