10-09-2021, 02:29 PM
(10-09-2021, 02:00 PM)fredtoast Wrote: No it did not appear magically out of thin air. It was here when Dalton was our QB also. I can post the quotes from Bengal players if you don't remember them.
In fact I can probably find quotes like these from every team in the league.
Yes, I would like to see the quotes of players saying they believe they can win every game they're in because Andy Dalton is the QB, or quotes from players who said Andy was a big part of why they wanted to come here, or quotes from other players around the league talking about how they could see Andy's impact on the culture of his team.
I'm not meaning any disrespect to Andy, but Joe's effect on his team is different. No one referred to Andy as The Franchise. Andy was a decent leader, but how many players did he inspire to truly believe they could win every game they're in? Joe has done it with an entire franchise in a relatively short amount of time. His impact on this franchise and the mindset of his teammates is obvious.
Not sure why you discount the confidence factor so easily. Bill Walsh touched on that subject many times in his career...about how important the psychological aspect of football was when it came to winning, even when things aren't always going your way.
