12-21-2015, 09:26 PM
(12-21-2015, 03:34 PM)RoyleRedlegs Wrote: Yes there is. It's called having a QB that the defense is actually concerned about them throwing.Lol...this is great. My has the other shoe dropped. This is the same statement many who are not impressed with Dalton have posed for five seasons. Without fail it has always been met with stats, wins, or QBR.
That would have changed everything. It's hard to run in the NFL when the other team knows it's all you really want to do.
Look at Dallas. By far and away the best OL. But when you have no QB worth a damn on your team, teams can key on runs and fill gaps with delayed blitzes and cause major concerns for you. It's silly to suggest otherwise.
Bull shit. He took sacks because he didn't know where to go with the ball and he can't scramble. He missed several open guys because he flat out didn't see them. He held the ball too long on several plays that count as "positive" but should have been much bigger gains if he got it out on time. And they were "short" throws too.
How does that argument not work now. AJM was 71% completions, no int's, 200 yards, 115 QBR, win on the road where the Bengals haven't won in 40 years, and clinched a playoff spot.
AJM performed exactly like Dalton has...if you don't think much of his game then the same should hold true for Dalton. Game managers on a great team. With AJM there is nothing lost as a replacement to Dalton.