04-12-2017, 03:19 PM
(04-12-2017, 01:15 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Context buddy...context. I wasn't comparing the long term prospects of the two. I was simply pointing out that the team fell off when Dalton went down. So why worry about keeping around a good backup when there is still a pretty massive drop off? That's all I was saying there. Maybe McCarron will get better as a starter, but he won't be a starter here. So he won't see that improvement in stripes.
Now to speak of McCarron's long term prospects, we just have to disagree. I'd be stunned if he developed to be as good as Dalton. Right now, Dalton is miles ahead of McCarron, and Mac is 27 years old. McCarron does not possess Dalton's physical tools (athleticism and arm) and Dalton is even further ahead mentally. People really underestimate Dalton's pre-snap ability. He puts us into better plays a lot more than some seem to realize. He's been a master of his offense from day 1, when Jay Gruden said Andy was correcting him on plays...as a rookie.
That's not even mentioning Dalton's quick release (mostly due to reading defenses pre-snap) which is a stark contrast to McC. Dalton came in with that ability. Or how much Dalton improved in the pocket. No guarantee McCarron can improve as much. Even if McCarron catches up to Dalton in some of these areas (which is not likely), there's other areas where he just can't catch up because he wasn't blessed with those abilities.
I was not referring specifically to you, and apologize if it seemed that way. I've seen people go to some extremes in trying to argue Dalton over McCarron (that somehow Dalton had more college success, his wife is better looking, just random stuff). I agree that keeping McCarron makes no sense. This team is a lot further away from the Super Bowl than a backup quarterback who can keep them competitive if Dalton goes down. I would trade him for a second round pick, get a player who can contribute and give McCarron a chance somewhere else.
We will have to disagree about the long term prospects. No doubt, Andy is the more mobile of the two. I'm curious to see where McCarron's arm is after a couple years working with House though. When Andy got here he was not known for having a very strong arm, but it has gotten better with House. I actually think McCarron is more competitive than Andy. I know you will disagree, but I would like to see Andy get mad. I would like to see him get in someone's face on the sidelines, show some real passion (I've read quite a couple articles that say this is just not his personality).
