It's officially over

[THE PISTONS]

(10-01-2019, 04:42 PM)psychdoctor Wrote: But if you look back over years when the O-Line was decent, Dalton displayed similar traits.  He is an NFL quarterback that is good at some things but not really great at anything.  I think his lack of pocket presence, batted down balls, timely fumbles have been reoccurring for nearly 8 years.  Dalton simply does not have the intangibles, the leadership acumen to help this team overcome some of its weaknesses.  Dalton has displayed below average situational awareness during critical times in the game.  He is not off my much, but enough that he falls into the twirling blades of game-time mental mistakes. 

The O-line clearly needs talent and it will take probably 2-3 years to fix.  Unfortunately, there is no hiatus and games must be played.  Hopefully Williams is a keeper somewhere, either at OT or Guard.  Hopkins is good at pass-pro but does not get push at the LOS.  I Honestly think the team could replace 3-4 O-Line players over the next 4 years.  

My reply is: After 9 years, it's blatantly obvious that Dalton isn't some transcendent talent that can win as a Bengal. MANY QB's can't. Honestly, it remains to be seen if any QB can have great success for this franchise in more than a catch lighting in a bottle sense one season.