{The Ultimate ANDY DALTON Mega Thread}

[BengalChris]

(09-30-2015, 02:01 PM)jj22 Wrote: You just have the national media setting narratives and Bengals fans follow. Dalton was on the same tear in 2013 ended with career and record setting numbers, but the national media called him a bum (said he was below average, Jaws ranked him below Bradford, Stafford, Cutler, Kaep) and told us he should be cut and we should be in the market of a new qb (hello Carr/Bridgewater/Johnny football) fans ran with it. It looks like he will have 2013 numbers again this year and the media tells us he's turned the corner and those same fans run wit that narrative. If you've watched Dalton you know his ceiling and we are seeing it. We've seen it before. It's nothing new, the consistency maybe but it's only been 3 games. Those national media heads acting like it's a new Dalton, just are out to cover for their unfair narrative of his career accomplishments.

Fact is Dalton has been a very successful qb, and shouldn't't be ashamed of his career as a 2nd round draft pick. There are many teams, 28 other ones, who wish they were lucky enough to have a below average qb. Why? Cause only 4 other teams have made the playoffs back to back years the last 4 (and looking like 5) years. It's time the national media focuses on the qb's of those other 28 teams. Not one of the big 4.

The problem with Dalton isn't so much the regular season as much as it is nationally televised games and the post season. More of the media watch those games. Dalton has yet have even an average post season game. His best QB stat year was 2013, but he ended it with a 4 turnover game at home against the Chargers.

We all hope this gets turned around. The first 3 games look promising. The problem is that we won't really know how he's going play crossing that bridge until we get to it.

The media doesn't remember last year's games against the Ravens and most of them never saw those games. The talking heads remember the prime time game on Thursday night against Cleveland and the low production playoff game against the Colts. They might remember the Denver game last year, but I doubt it because it doesn't fit the image they have of Dalton and, besides, Manning was playing hurt.

The only way he's going to shake this images is to have some good post season games. It will take more than one though.