When Fisher rushed to help Dalton up...

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(11-02-2017, 06:05 PM)Lionel Hutz Wrote: And I'm gaining more respect for Dalton this year by not showing up Fisher or the other linemen when he'd be justified in doing so. Dalton is taking a literal beating on the field and figuratively off the field.  Anybody who has paid attention to the Bengals sees a QB with no time to throw.  On the rare occasions the OL does give him time, he is feeling phantom pressure due to the other 90% of the time when someone is in his face.  The front office screwed Dalton and the rest of the team this past offseason and Dalton is taking the high road.  Much respect to him from this Bengals fan.

This is where people who don't football come in here (and on the team's Facebook comments), and go "huuurrrrr duuurrrrr, even when he has time he throws the ball away, or is inaccurate.....hhhuuurrrrrr.....he has happy feet.....duuuurrrrr.....he's gutless....."

Well no shit he bails on pockets, misses open guys, gets happy feet, and is inaccurate at times.....he's shell shocked.  He has seen so much pressure over the last two seasons, he expects it.  Throws are rushed, phantom pressure is sensed.....it ain't gutless, it's trying to get the ball out and make a play before getting drilled.  Trying to make something happen, because you KNOW he understands this offense is playing like shit, and he's the leader of it.  We've seen what the guy is capable of with a good line and at least two viable options in the passing game.  He's good, not elite, but good.

You get it, unfortunately, not a lot of people do, and that's why he takes the figurative beating off the field you spoke of.  You're right, he's not gonna trash them, so casual footballers just lay the blame on him, and he takes it all in stride.  I got a lot of respect for him in 2014 when everyone was hurt, and we still won 10 games and went to the playoffs.  He took the heat then, and then went on the field and did what it took to win games, including 4 TDs on the ground, and 1 TD receiving..... even if it was ugly.