01-01-2022, 11:00 PM
(01-01-2022, 07:28 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: It's not. It was a complete failure but when did he ever play well in the playoffs? He did pretty good in thursday night games and a monday night or two. Sunday night against the Cardinals was a good game but he did miss that late throw for a TD to AJ and they had to settle for a FG.
The other guys were just as culpable as Dalton. Palmer played like crap in his one full game and McCarron only hit one good pass late to give them a lead.
I don't blame any of the guys for the PT/playoff stuff.
Chad was bad. Gio was bad. Palmer was bad, etc. I don't call them playoff chokers. I just think Marvin's overly conservative ways made us predictable at times, and also greatly magnified our mistakes.
If Burrow throws 2 picks in a playoff game, I won't feel like we're toast. Sure, part of that is just that Burrow is better...but I also believe it's because Zac is aggressive and less predictable with his style of offense.
Our mistakes matter less, because we'll just let our weapons fly and go for it. I think Marv cuffed the offense and hoped the other team would make mistakes.
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