06-10-2015, 03:29 AM
(06-10-2015, 02:54 AM)BengalChris Wrote: Tannihill's receivers:
2014 4000+ yards, 27 TDs and 12 INTs - Jarvis Landry was added and he had Mike Wallace and Charles Clay.
2013 3900+ yards, 24 TDs and 17 INTs - No Landry. Wallace was signed as a FA.
2012 3,294 yards, 12 TDs and 13 INTs - Brian Hartline was his #1 WR, sad but true. Talk about a lack of weapons.
That's not a stellar list no matter how you slice it. AJ Green is cut above any of those guys. Hill and Bernard together offered the Bengals a much better running game in 2014.
While I believe Dalton is serviceable. The idea that Dalton hasn't had superior weapons for the bulk of his career is farce.
Maybe the team already has the answer on the team: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000496024/article/wallace-gilberry-aj-mccarron-awesome-for-bengals
Green is not that much better than Mike Wallace. WR Brandon Gibson had two 50 reception seasons with the Rams before coming to the Dolphins in 2013. TE Charles Clay has 117 reception over the last two years which is more than any Bengal TE. Brian Hartine had back-to-back with at least 75 receptions and 1000 receiving yards. Tannehill had a deep, experienced receiving corps last year.
So other than Green all of his other weapons were better than Dalton's by far.
As for the rest of Dalton's career behind Green at #1 he had Jerome Simpson, Andre Caldwell, Andrew Hawkins, Sanu, and Jones. None of those guys have produced like Hartline. And to claim they are all "superior weapons" is a farce. And until Bernard arrived Dalton didn't even have RB who was a receiving threat.
And finally, the Bengals running game was not that much better than the Dolphins last year. In fact the dolphins averaged 4.7 yards per carry which was good for second in the league.
