Bengals Turned Down 2nd Rounder

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(08-10-2017, 04:46 PM)BengalD Wrote: The thing I take away from the discussion is - AJ pretty much won the Bengals a playoff game, it was lost by bone headed penalties. Driskel wouldn't have been close to playing at that level.

AJ didn't pretty much win shit in the playoffs. He was worse than nothing for the first 3 quarters against the 30th ranked pass defense, and the defense was beastly, hurt the opposing starting QB, and got turnovers.

AJ McCarron's first 3 quarters: 14/25 (56%), 116 yards (4.64 YPA), 0 TD/1 INT, 3 Sacks, 3 Fumbles.

Yup, that sure looks like the performance of a football messiah against the 30th ranked pass defense. The defense kept them in it, hurt Roethlisberger, forced a drive from the Steelers side of the field, which they scored on due to pass interference, did get a long FG drive, but then scored again because of a big defensive stop and an Adam Jones 24 yard punt return put them at the Steelers 45 to start.

Defense and special teams almost won the Bengals a playoff game. McCarron was shit. If McCarron had done ANYTHING against the 30th ranked pass defense for the first three quarters, the Bengals would have won that game in blowout fashion. Heck, even if he did nothing, but just didn't suck, they would have won that game in blowout fashion.

(08-10-2017, 04:47 PM)bfine32 Wrote: You do not know this. AJ has a winning record as a starter in the regular season and got us closer to a playoff victory than we have ever been in the last 20 years.

Keeping AJ makes plenty sense if you want to win now.

AJ had the best offensive talent this team has EVER had at once, and only beat the Blaine Gabbert 49ers and Ryan Mallett Ravens.

He also stood like the stone when he wasn't running directly into passrushers with happy feet, while playing in a significantly dumbed down offense, taking 15 sacks in less than 5 games, behind an OL that Dalton took 21 in a little over 12 games. McCarron would be murdered behind this OL.