Tier 3 QB

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(08-23-2018, 04:17 AM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: Green holding Dalton back???

The intellect of the board here.

OK, so you think that when Dalton throws to Green and Green didn't run his route correctly and the ball is INT that the fault is on Dalton?

Green has shown at times to lack concentration.  Sure he has made some great plays, but so has Dalton.  Green has also had passes hit him right in the hands and he fails to make the catch.  What's worse is when Green doesn't catch the ball, then fails to play DB when it is tipped up, and the play is INT.

Only an idiot would fail to see that Green, while being a great WR, is still an incomplete player that has struggled at times and even in some games.  In 2014 when Green missed significant time, Dalton's numbers didn't diminish and in some areas actually improved.

Now, having Green on the field and him being such an incredible player will sometimes lead Dalton to go to him when he has a better option.  Not only Dalton but the coaches.

Go back to when we played Arizona in '15.  It is 3rd and 2 in FG range.  We are down by 3.  Hill was money on short yardage plays all season, not just that game, not only that but Bernard is pretty reliable as well.  Odds are we pick up the 1st down.  What happened?  Green is single covered on Bethel (who, right?), why go for the 1st down, keep the chains moving, and if not, kick the FG, when Peterson is out of this play and your best WR is one on one with a nobody?  So the Bengals got aggressive, Dalton throws to Green and Green had a chance, but came up short.  No worries, kick the FG. 

The problem, Ariz had over a minute to work with, even though they had 0 time outs, they were able to drive into FG range.  The reason is because we didn't run the ball to keep the clock running.   

Green on the field against a scrub CB was an option and not a bad one.  He scores and we win easily.  However the better option was to run the ball, get a 1st down more time comes off the clock, more chances for a TD, don't get convert and the clock is now ticking and running very low, kick the FG, go into OT and have a shot at winning the game.

Same thing happened in 2013 when we played the Dolphins. 

Sometimes Green can give a false sense of security and that can lead to bad decisions which would in essence hold a team and QB back.

I now await your eloquent and in depth rebuttal to address the points instead of just repeating that "Green is the greatest!"