10-10-2015, 09:26 PM
(10-10-2015, 03:56 PM)BengalChris Wrote: People just aren't sure what's going to come next. It's not hate, it's just past experience. There is a difference.
Meh. Some of it has been fair criticism from reasonable people. Some of it has been people just bashing and hating on the dude. Dalton is currently ranked 10th in passer rating among active QB's, so it's not like he's ever been a scrub. IMO, Dalton has deserved some of the relentless criticism that's been hurled his way for his entire career, but I do think it's been unreasonable at times for a guy that's been pretty good during the regular season.
Ultimately, it all comes down to the playoffs (obviously). Had Dalton managed to pull out a win or two, perception would probably be different. Instead he lost all 4 games and looked horrible. Of course, people seem to have forgotten that Marv has had a reputation for stinking up national TV games since before Dalton was even enrolled at TCU. They also don't turn the same critical eye on the rest of the team, otherwise they'd realize that we've had team-wide failure on the national stage for many years now.
Regardless of how Dalton plays and Marv coaches this year, they both desperately need playoff win(s) to change how they're perceived by fans and media. Hopefully this is finally the year and we as fans can stop arguing about Dalton and when we're ever going to win a playoff game, and start talking about things that other fans of good teams talk about. Like Super Bowl possibilities.
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