09-16-2017, 11:34 AM
(09-16-2017, 11:21 AM)McC Wrote: Everything Andy improved on over the years has gone out the window. Keep the pressure on him and he folds like a cheap suit. Can't improvise worth a damn, very weak at throwing on the run, unable to lift his team unless the conditions are exactly right. When he leaves the pocket, the play is usually over. And when he gets rattled, his mechanics turn to shit. Good luck scheming around that, Bill.
Yes I agree with this. Everything Andy improved on went away the first two weeks.
That said, I think saying that Dalton can't lift his team unless the conditions are exactly right is a bit much.
Dalton has lifted the team many times in the past when the run game was bad (every year) or the o-line isn't blocking (2012 and 2016), or when receivers were injured (2014 and 2016)...but there aren't just a couple things wrong right now. The entire offense was a shit show to the point that the Bengals fired a coordinator midseason for the first time in their entire 50 year history.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
