10-16-2015, 02:37 PM
I figured I'd jump into the madness, at least long enough to give my take on AD.
I said many times on the old board, that I believed Andy..when on his game..was a very solid NFL QB. I never thought he was near elite, and never, ever thought he was terrible.
My confidence level in Andy was very up and down. While I liked a lot of the things he did and had accomplished, he always made me nervous in pressure situations. I always felt like he got rattled a little too easy, and that his confidence level wasn't quite were it needed to be.
When the Bengals gave him the contract, I was ecstatic about it. Not because Andy got a deal, but because of the fact that they could bail on the deal rather quickly if Andy didn't work out..which I still had doubts about.
Going into this season, I had no idea how Andy would perform. What I've seen in these first 5 games has been awesome. Not only is Andy performing at an incredible level right now, but the intangibles appear to be a very high level as well. I've never seen this much confidence from him. His simply doesn't seem to get rattled so far, and he has a bit of attitude and even a little swagger about him that's just different.
I think a big part of it is that he's grown up as an NFL QB. He's got the successes, failures, ups and downs under his belt. He's also continued to work very hard at his craft to improve. It seems like everything is starting to come together, and perhaps, he does truly take that step to a whole other level.
I'm loving what I'm seeing right now, and hoping he can stay near this level for the entire season..and into the postseason.
I said many times on the old board, that I believed Andy..when on his game..was a very solid NFL QB. I never thought he was near elite, and never, ever thought he was terrible.
My confidence level in Andy was very up and down. While I liked a lot of the things he did and had accomplished, he always made me nervous in pressure situations. I always felt like he got rattled a little too easy, and that his confidence level wasn't quite were it needed to be.
When the Bengals gave him the contract, I was ecstatic about it. Not because Andy got a deal, but because of the fact that they could bail on the deal rather quickly if Andy didn't work out..which I still had doubts about.
Going into this season, I had no idea how Andy would perform. What I've seen in these first 5 games has been awesome. Not only is Andy performing at an incredible level right now, but the intangibles appear to be a very high level as well. I've never seen this much confidence from him. His simply doesn't seem to get rattled so far, and he has a bit of attitude and even a little swagger about him that's just different.
I think a big part of it is that he's grown up as an NFL QB. He's got the successes, failures, ups and downs under his belt. He's also continued to work very hard at his craft to improve. It seems like everything is starting to come together, and perhaps, he does truly take that step to a whole other level.
I'm loving what I'm seeing right now, and hoping he can stay near this level for the entire season..and into the postseason.
