08-29-2015, 03:23 PM
(08-29-2015, 11:13 AM)type_stripe Wrote: The top of Dalton's ability we've seen was 2013, and that was better than being just a serviceable starter. If he played at that level or had that performance with fewer turnovers because of some gameplan change, he'd be more than an average QB as you're saying. Smith's early seasons were more inconsistent and overall, uglier, than Dalton's. But look at the immediate change to his potential and shown ability with the change of focus on offense; this isn't a thread to say Dalton would put anyone on his back. It is an observation of how a below-average Smith became a core piece to the offense because of the way Harbaugh didn't push Smith to be the guy who put the team on his back.
I think we are saying the same thing, we may just disagree on whether Dalton can play at his 2013 level consistently. A change in skeem may help, but one of his greatest strengths, pre snap reads, is his greatest weakness. He makes a presnap read, but when he is wrong, he doesn't make the proper adjustments. Game plan won't change that, coaching and reps will. He shows flashes of greatness, but his inconsistency makes him average, but I am not one who thinks he is easily replaceable. It's not easy to replace four straight playoffs, regardless of the results in those playoff games
