McAlister: 'And people think Andy is the problem? '

[muskiesfan]

(11-01-2017, 08:39 PM)bengalsturntup5532 Wrote: Wow .5 seconds lol you got the issues ,you guys are so easily offended over Dalton your favorite player with other fans that want to win. It's a weird obsession with you guys. You won't even check the videos out and if you did you'd be blind to it. Yupp it's all o line, replace that Andy would take us to a Superbowl. If only he had a good team the last 7 years we'd have 7 rings.

You're certainly taking things to extreme here. The issues go well beyond Andy. Dalton has had a bad OLine almost half the time he's been here. Couple that with a lack of running game and it's obvious to see that there are plenty of issues to spread around the offense and not just Dalton.

Since Dalton came into the league in 2011, the Bengals have ranked 19, 18, 18, 6, 13, 13, and 30 in rushing yards. They have ranked 27, 19, 27, 10, 21, 21, and 30 in yards per carry. With the exception of 1 season, we haven't been a good rushing team. Some of that definitely falls on the OLine.

As for passing, many want to straight up ignore it, but Dalton's quick release and a lot of quick passing routes helped mask some of the OLine issues. When there were only a couple of poor blockers, they could do some scheming to help. When 4 out of 5 starters and the 1 rotating tackle are all playing poorly, what is Dalton supposed to do?

Joe Goodberry does a good job breaking things down, but he's been anti-Dalton for awhile. He's not at all objective in his analysis of Dalton. Using him as an example of Dalton's play is far from fair or impartial.

At the end of the day, coaching, management, and ownership are the biggest problems holding this franchise down. Swapping Dalton out doesn't fix any of those problems.