11-21-2016, 08:26 PM
(11-21-2016, 04:27 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: 1. AJMC came off the bench and threw for 280 in his first real NFL action when he got sacked 3 times. And had a QB rating against the Steelers that was better than all but one of Daltons game against the Steelers. In the games against the same opponents AJMC did better and we had a better chance of winning in the games against Denver and Pitt last year when he was starting compared to the games Dalton started against them this year.
2. Except when the game was on the line with barely any time left and he led us on a scoring drive to take the lead in shitty weather conditions.
3. Dalton costs 15.7mil next year. AJMC costs 735k.
4. I'm not anti-Dalton. I like him. He is a decent NFL QB. I don't think he is irreplaceable. New coach usually means new starting QB. I think the logical choice is the guy on the last year of his rookie contract who looks like he could be a starting NFL QB.
1. You and I both know that was likely an anomaly. The Steelers weren't prepped for a guy coming off the bench and knew nothing of his.tendencies. You did forget to mention the 2 INTs (including a pick 6). Maybe the passer rating was better, but Dalton has definitely played more than 1 better game against the Steelers. And again, we all saw how he looked when everyone was prepared.
2. If McC hadn't played like utter dog crap for 3.5 quarters, we wouldn't have needed a "clutch" drive. That's the Tim Tebow definition of "clutch". The guy had an awful game...period, and no the weather wasn't horrible, and nobody would accept the excuse about a bad Dalton performance.
3. What Au165 said. If McCarron had even a decent season, he'd wind up being more expensive than Dalton, who is a fantastic bargain.
4. Apologies for assuming you are anti-Dalton. Anyone is technically replaceable, but Dalton is almost certainly a top 10 QB overall. People will always try to point out new guys that are better (Kaep and Bortles are recent examples) and many of those guys wind up being bad players over the long haul.
Dalton is not as replaceable as you think, and I have a strong feeling that people would regret pining for McCarron if he's ever given a serious shot. McCarron is a 5th round pick who has done zilch other than being a famous college player with a hot wife. People just so badly want to believe that we have some miracle sitting the bench that they let it cloud their thinking.
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