12-28-2021, 03:22 AM
(12-28-2021, 03:16 AM)Roland Wrote: Not really a fair comparison. Andy Dalton started his career with a full preseason and with a 7th ranked Mike Zimmer defense to keep games close. Joe Burrow started with no preseason, no fans in the stands, and a 26th ranked Lou Anarumo defense.
No full preseason, just the games, that was the year of the lockout. New offensive coordinator too. Chad was gone, the team was 4-12 the year prior, and a lot of the media were predicting 0-16. There were more similarities than folks remember.
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