(11-03-2017, 06:07 AM)The Caped Crusader Wrote: This. 


He also gets scrutinized for not being Rodgers, Manning or Brady...as if people don't realize how lucky they are to get those.

(11-03-2017, 05:57 AM)BengalsRocker Wrote: Yeah and a red headed one at that.

It's amazing how much more hate some display because of the color of his hair.

That has got to be the stupidest thing ever.

I have found though the majority of the people who trash on Dalton have no clue to who the other players are on the team.

Other than just a handful of starters.

Usually when that is the case I bow out of the conversation because their casual fandom causes them to be illogical in processing real team issues.

They just blame the QB and parrot the Dalton sucks narrative.

(11-03-2017, 12:17 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Sounds like you encountered a wild idiot.

Unfortunately, the world is full of them.

Like Zubats in Mt. Moon.

...

...That my be too nerdy of a reference for a football forum...

(11-03-2017, 12:41 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: The QB is just the easy target for casual fans to blame.

(11-03-2017, 05:20 AM)The Caped Crusader Wrote: I stopped discussing Bengals games around people outside of a few choices.

Everyone wants to blame Dalton, fair, he touches the ball the most and does have mistakes. Didn’t realize the blind idiocy until I was at the Houston game.

Many people don’t see the game for the Xs and Os. Usually when you see what people really know about the game.

(11-03-2017, 08:35 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: The stuff I hear at the games has made me basically want to not renew season tickets.  Their complete hatred toward Dalton is 100 times worse (and misdirected) than the product on the field.  Hell, I kept these tickets when 6 wins was considered a good season.  

(11-03-2017, 10:47 AM)Atomic Orange Wrote: A lot of people have negative emotions against people with red hair. It's built in.

https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/why-do-people-hate-redheads

(11-03-2017, 06:24 AM)BengalsRocker Wrote: A bit off OP topic here but...

I actually had a Browns fan tell me when the McCarron deal fell through that he didn't even want Dalton let alone that guy.

I mean c'mon man...  really?!?

QB purgatory and you wouldn't want Dalton?

That's just a flat out lie and ridiculous.

Because "he hasn't won anything" was the statement.

How about at least one game for that sorry ass team??

(11-03-2017, 12:41 AM)Brimey Wrote: LOL, at the game Sunday Dalton evaded a sack, rolled out and threw a pass that bounced off Krofts hands. Immediately the section started booing Dalton. It was bizarre

(11-03-2017, 11:28 AM)WhoDeyLeisure Wrote: We boo'ed Dalton because 2 3rd downs in a row he rolled out and had about 20 yards of wide open running space, but instead chucked the ball at the ground 6 yards away.  A few drives later he finally ran it.

(11-03-2017, 11:28 AM)WhoDeyLeisure Wrote: We boo'ed Dalton because 2 3rd downs in a row he rolled out and had about 20 yards of wide open running space, but instead chucked the ball at the ground 6 yards away.  A few drives later he finally ran it.

(11-03-2017, 05:20 AM)The Caped Crusader Wrote: I stopped discussing Bengals games around people outside of a few choices.

Everyone wants to blame Dalton, fair, he touches the ball the most and does have mistakes. Didn’t realize the blind idiocy until I was at the Houston game.

Many people don’t see the game for the Xs and Os. Usually when you see what people really know about the game.

(11-03-2017, 01:38 PM)BMK Wrote: I don't think any fans with even a little bit of football intelligence think that Dalton is the sole problem with this team. Dalton is a good quarterback that, surrounded by good players, will be successful and run the offense productively. Quarterbacks like that can, and have, gone all the way to the Superbowl. What he isn't, is a great quarterback that can carry a team when everything isn't working exactly how it's supposed to or has a few weak links. Part of that is leadership, and that, to me, is what Dalton really lacks.

I was watching one of those NFL channel shows where they show snippets of mic'd up players. One was either Brady or Ben (can't remember which) on the sideline yelling at his OL that he's "not getting time to throw a  *&#%  5 yard out!"   I go to home games and on the sideline, I rarely see Andy talking with the OL let alone getting in their face. I don't believe he has that level of respect from other teammates to pull that off. It comes down to leadership. On the field, a leader is going to do everything humanly possible on 4th down to move the sticks. Throwing the ball away when pressured in that situation and giving up possession is not how you earn the respect of your teammates.

You hear players on other teams say part of their motivation is not wanting to let (insert quarterback's name here) down. I'm not sure that feeling is omni-prevalent on this team.

I honestly believe that Dalton is a good quarterback that under the right circumstances could be very good. I think if he was the type of leader that naturally motivates and raises the level of those around him, a hallmark of all good leaders,  he could be exceptional. He doesn't lack football skills, he lacks leadership skills and I believe to a degree, the whole team suffers for it.

(11-03-2017, 09:12 AM)GodFather Wrote: I know right? Kinda like coming on to the boards here after the Browns game and reading things like, "This team still can get to the Super Bowl after yesterdays victory against Cleveland!" 

(11-02-2017, 10:45 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: The other night I walked a local neighborhood with the lovely Mrs. Fan_in_Kettering as we accompanied our youngest offspring for trick or treat.  I had a Bengals hoodie on and I encountered a set of parents wearing Tyler Eifert jerseys and after exchanging pleasantries while our children went to the door for candy, the man in the Eifert Jersey went off.

“I can’t stand that awful Dalton, “ he bellowed. “Thirty yard ‘Hail Mary’ passes, takes too many sacks, and he needs to be traded.”

As I tried to explain the offensive line’s ineptitude, the man wasn’t having any of it.  He continued ranting, “That old excuse!  The line is good but Dalton stinks.  He hangs onto the ball too long.”

“What about the bad run game?” I asked. “The line isn’t opening holes.”

The man in the Eifert jersey said, “No!  The line is opening holes but the backs are too lazy to look for them.”

Thankfully our children returned from getting candy at that moment.  The poor guy was clueless.

(11-03-2017, 12:17 AM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Sounds like you encountered a wild idiot.

Unfortunately, the world is full of them.

Like Zubats in Mt. Moon.

...

...That my be too nerdy of a reference for a football forum...