AJ McCarron's options?

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(03-15-2018, 12:40 PM)PDub80 Wrote: I'll remember that he got better as the game went on and outplayed a first ballot HOFer in the 2nd half when the game was in put up or shut up time. Against an outstanding Steelers defense in the rain.

Want to know the major difference between McCarron and Dalton?

McCarron didn't wilt under pressure. He stood in there in horrible weather and made the throw to AJ Green that his team needed to win.

And Dalton in almost the exact same circumstance (only with perfect conditions): 1st round playoffs against the Texans, late in the game, to take the lead, etc. MISSED AJ Green by a mile to (more than likely) win the game.

Andy Dalton, instead of redeeming himself and showing progress against the Chargers, had the LEAD in the 2nd half of that game and turned it over 3 straight times and give the game away. 

Andy Dalton crumbles under pressure. AJ McCarron didn't crumble. He made the play. THAT'S what he did with his shot.

McCarron fumbled three times and threw a pick.  We had 188 passing yards on 44 pass plays.  We never scored a td without the defense giving McCarron the ball on our end of the field, and the only reason we were so close to winning was that the defense gave McCarron the ball on our end of the field 3 times in the fourth quarter.

I liked McCarron.  He was a very good back up QB.  I was glad we had him.  But completing one pass does not prove he was better than Dalton when he looked like shit for the rest of the game.  McCarron never beat a single team that was better than 5-11.