10-04-2017, 11:58 PM
(10-04-2017, 11:27 PM)ShowMeUrTDs Wrote: Yeah, I believe it is coaching, philosophy, and improper preparation for big time games. That’s why I said i would be curious to see what he could do under a different staff and if the new staff wanted him to be their guy I’d be okay with it just to see.
The thing that worries me is the look on his face (the “lost” or “deer in the headlights” look ppl refer to) when things are horribly bad, like that Cleveland Thursday night game and the first game this season. I’m worried that is just something that is in him, and cant be coached out.
It's weird how 2 people can watch the same thing and see things so differently. Dalton never looks lost or scared to me. I see his face get red sometimes, which might be frustration. The Browns game (3 years and 11 prime-time games ago) and the Ravens games this year are by far Dalton's 2 worst games of his career. I'm not sure why our fanbase gets so stuck on those.
IMO, when things go that awry, something is terribly wrong. In both those games, our receivers were getting zero separation, which puts Dalton in a tough spot. Force it and risk throwing multiple picks, or throw away from the receiver and hope he can adjust...if not, the throw looks like it was way off target. When our receivers are so well covered (which has been pointed out in several games over the last few years), it makes me wonder if we're too predictable or are not making enough adjustments.
Of course, looking at how other QB's are just as prone to having bad games, maybe that's just a league wide struggle.
Either way, I've never looked at Dalton as a soft guy or a choker. He was the Rose Bowl MVP for pete's sake. Playing a favored Wisconsin team that had far more fans at the stadium, in front of the biggest crowd of his life, on national TV. He rose to the occasion there, but chokes as a Bengal. Go figure. Join the list.
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