Good Andy/Bad Andy

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(10-05-2017, 06:24 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: 1. I don't think his career rating undermines anything. It's actually reflective of how good he's been. Dalton is currently 9th among active QB's in passer rating at 89.1. He's actually ahead of some guys that I think are his equal or in the same tier. He's ahead of Carr, Palmer, Luck, Stafford, Newton, Tannehill, Smith, Bradford, Eli, and Flacco among others.

Yeah that's on me. Language problem. I did not mean to say "undermine" but "underline".

(10-05-2017, 06:24 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: 2. I sincerely believe that if you swapped their teams, Flacco would be the choker and Dalton would be wearing a ring. Not talking about the rubber one. It just seems the Ravens are a more professional franchise that rises in big moments. They don't look out of place. They put their players in good spots to succeed. 

Well... for that one season one might make that point, but there were some very mediocre seasons as well. Of course, I do attribute them to Flacco to a large portion, who just isn't very good overall.

(10-05-2017, 06:24 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: 3. I feel Romo botched that hold in his first playoff game, and that reputation stuck with him after that. I don't feel he had a bunch of choke worthy moments after that, really. It was mostly just team-wide disappointment. Going 8-8 several years in a row. The team performed below expectations (expectations that were probably high because they have stars on their helmets) and people blamed Romo for it due to his rep. 

It seems the only way to change a reputation like that is to win it all. Eli Manning was viewed as a semi-bust before he got a ring. Then people suddenly started muttering the "e" word when talking about him. Saying he was better than Peyton (lol). Seriously, perception in sports is so off sometimes.

The latter is certainly true. About Romo, I'm quite done talking about him :)