09-12-2016, 01:22 AM
(09-12-2016, 01:03 AM)fredtoast Wrote: The problem with Dalton was that he was just good enough to not be easily replaced. Neither side had a rock solid argument because he was neither among the top ten nor the bottom ten.
And if Andy were to have a bad season this year because he was sacked 60 times and lost both Green and Eifert to injury the vultures would be right back out.
It might sound silly, but even when he was putting up average-ish numbers, I always felt like he was a key reason why we were winning.
Almost like a Flacco or (until recently) Roethlisberger. Those 2 haven't always put up sexy numbers, but they played well in key moments and led their offenses better than maybe the numbers indicated. Obviously Dalton has taken a step up now, but I always felt like he was an asset.
You're right though. The average-ish stats allowed there to be 2 sides to the debate.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
