06-11-2015, 01:09 PM
(06-11-2015, 12:46 PM)jj22 Wrote: I know this might get slammed. But they just need to let Dalton throw. He's a gunslinger (sure he lacks the arm that some like Farve have so he doesn't get away with the turnovers Farve and other's have gotten away with over their careers) and probably is less effective when he's playing scared to death to turn the ball over. Besides we saw last season it didn't really do much for him, and never let him get into a rhythm.
Sure I thought cutting his attempt would help, but it didn't. So they need to move on and let him throw. At least he'll get the yards and td's.
Folks would be surprised at how many "elite" qb's have far surpassed Daltons INT's high of 20 multiple times over their career. But because they are perceived to have strong arms they keep their elite status and get excused. Get called gunslingers etc....
Folks on this board even slam Dalton for his high INT's while claiming some of these other qb's are better even though over their careers they have far surpassed 20 int multiple times. Big Ben, Eli, Cutler..... The list goes on. Many of which has far surpassed Daltons Int high. Many multiple times over their careers.
I really want to agree with this, but part of me also wants to see weeks 1-6 2014 Andy show up for an entire season too.
He was playing like a less mobile Russell Wilson for the first few weeks last year. He wasn't rolling out and throwing out of the pocket that much, but my comparison to RW comes from his general efficiency while throwing the occasional pass downfield taking a shot. Andy was GREAT early last year, and we were winning games. If the Hill/Bernard combo is the real deal, this could be the key to our offense if Andy plays more like Russell Wilson and less like Brett Favre.
On the other hand, the best course for Andy may be to just let him air it out and hope he can eventually even out those TD/INT numbers ala Rapistberger. Ben is good for his 15 or so INTs every couple of years, but there isn't much to complain about his game otherwise. Andy could get to that point in the future where his INT numbers aren't such a big deal if he can just stop increasing his % every damn season and even it out a bit with some good overall years.
Those are two ways his career could go, and I can definitely see the possibility of success in both of them. I'm very interested to see the direction the coaching staff goes with Andy Dalton in 2015.
