New culture of accountability?

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(04-03-2020, 02:42 PM)jason Wrote: And he dinked and dunked all preseason. The only ones calling for Finley to be the starter are the ones who hate Andy Dalton.

...and if dinking and dunking is all the defense gives you that's fine.  Dink and dunk!  Trying to force the ball downfield into tight coverage is what gets quarterbacks in trouble.  For all I know Ryan Finley may have a bright future in the NFL somewhere and I hope he does.  With the right coaching and correct development he might be good; a lot of natural skills are obviously there already even if admittedly those skills are still raw.

Now, Jason, for the other item you mentioned, namely the red-headed elephant in the room:  Andy Dalton and the feelings he generates among our fan base.  I'm well aware there are those who hate his guts and others who merely have a strong distaste for his internal organs.  What surprised me are those who rooted against the Cincinnati Bengals simply to get rid of Dalton.  I cannot root against the Bengals for any reason ever.  

Andy Dalton was a terrific quarterback and a fierce competitor.  Only a few quarterbacks in NFL history have led a team to the playoffs five consecutive times and between 2011 and 2015 he was among the best in the league.  The past four seasons have been frustrating for all of us and yes, for Andy Dalton too.  Yes, his game has deteriorated from where it was during his first five years with the Bengals but letting Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu leave for other teams certainly didn't help.

It's time to move on from Andy Dalton but you'll never hear me say a bad word about him.  He bled orange and black for nine seasons.