{The Ultimate ANDY DALTON Mega Thread}

[BengalChris]

(10-13-2015, 08:33 AM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: Wouldn't a Bengals fan want the QB to be successful?  Aren't their fortunes kinda tied to one another?  Those fans that didn't have the patience to let the guy mature were basically saying they wanted this franchise to go in another direction. That seems like a mighty silly desire at the moment.  Staying the course is why we are sitting at 5-0 with a QB that is signed to a pretty sweet deal.

No one knew in advance that we'd be getting a New Andy Dalton this year. Some people hoped he would improve. Some people felt he couldn't play worse based solely on players coming back from injuries. Some people would cherry pick stats over small periods of time to show he has been better than Payton Manning or Tom Brady (threads which would insult the intelligence of one and all).

The Bengals fortunes are tied to Andy Dalton and after the complete meltdowns in the playoffs and last year's below average QBing overall, for many it was time to start looking elsewhere as they wanted better fortunes for Bengals. We all knew this would be a pivotal year for Dalton as his contract is written that way. Either he'd step up or we'd be seeing some McCarron down the stretch. But no one really knew he would play this well or even could play this well for stretches of more than a game or two.

I couldn't be happier with him right now. He's playing right up there with the best of them. I'm glad he's doing it.

Andy Dalton earned the reputation he received at the end of last year, just as he's earning his new reputation now.