02-04-2018, 03:39 PM
(02-01-2018, 03:46 AM)BengalChris Wrote: Yeah, it's sad really. I'm not in love with Dalton at all, but he's better than many other options and whoever comes in is going to have to deal with the sieve up front. The team would be much better off with Dalton + a fixed OL than with another QB and the same shitty line.
I'm not in love with him either. I just know that our problems are more complex than a simple swap of QB's. There's the o-line issues you mention, the head coach is possibly the worst big-game coach in NFL history, and the owner is also probably the worst in history. Any new QB will be saddled with all those things, and he'll probably fail against the Steelers, in prime-time and in the playoffs, just as Palmer and Dalton did.
(02-01-2018, 10:32 AM)ochocincos Wrote: I blame fantasy football.
You're probably right. Think of all the defensive stars of the past. Icons like Reggie White, Rod Woodson, Deion Sanders, Ronnie Lott, Mean Joe, etc etc. Those guys were all stars that people tuned in to see. Outside of JJ Watt, there really aren't many defensive superstars over the last decade or so. People don't tune in for defense. I'm sure some might disagree, but it seems that way to me.
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