05-30-2021, 11:44 AM
(05-29-2021, 01:44 PM)NUGDUKWE Wrote: To wait until that point in the season and bench Dalton because your trying to create a spark is ridiculous as hell and just feels like an excuse to me.
Maybe I'm nuts, but I always took that move as them wanting see what they had in Ryan Finley so they would know to proceed in the offseason.
I think at that point they knew Andy Dalton wasn't going to be back for 2020. He carried no dead weight and presented 18 million in savings. And remember, they just traded up to draft Finley in the 4th round.
It made perfect sense to me. The season was all but over and it's understandable they'd want to get a good look at Finley so they could figure out how they wanted to go about replacing Dalton in the offseason.
I really don't think it's was trying to create a spark or something like trying to lose or anything like that. I think it was as simple as "what do we have to lose" and "why not get a good look at the new kid" before they commit to drafting another QB or signing a high dollar free agent.
