Finley after the bye week?

[*rfaulk34*]

Making matters worse for the team, the average clean-pocket performance that has plagued this passing offense over recent seasons has taken a nosedive this year, with the Red Rifle’s clean-pocket passing grade currently sitting at 28th among 38 qualifying signal-callers. His 75.5 adjusted completion percentage, his 86.3 passer rating, his 7.0 yards per attempt and his 2.4 clean-pocket big-time throw percentage are all bottom-eight marks among qualifying passers so far this year, but perhaps more concerning has been his inaccuracy when the pass-rush has been kept at bay. All told, Andy Dalton has thrown an uncatchable, inaccurate pass on 19.8% of his clean-pocket dropbacks so far this year, which ranks 30th among the aforementioned 38 quarterbacks, and that’s despite the fact that he currently fields an average depth of target of just 7.1 yards downfield (28th) and is averaging only 2.15 seconds to throw (third-quickest).

He’s dropping back, looking short, getting the ball out quickly and missing his receivers. That’s not the kind of play that constitutes offensive success.