09-12-2015, 10:28 PM
I made this exact point last year on the old boards and you repped me for it.
But yes, we as Bengals fans are in a very unique situation. We have a head coach who has only had 3 losing seasons out of 12. The Bengals have been consistently competitive with him. Yet on the flip side he's set records for playoff ineptitude.
Same goes for Dalton. Everyone agrees that the QB is the most important piece on the field. Dalton has been good enough to help guide this team to 40 wins. He's never missed the playoffs. He's set franchise records. He's won many fed ex air awards, won a POM award and made a pair of Pro Bowls. His career passer rating is as good or better than guys like Eli and Flacco. All that said, when Dalton is bad, he really stinks it up. The Browns have his number and he's been easily the worst player come playoff time.
Both sides have valid and strong points. That's what really fuels these debates. If one side didn't have good points, we would've stopped arguing years ago.
But yes, we as Bengals fans are in a very unique situation. We have a head coach who has only had 3 losing seasons out of 12. The Bengals have been consistently competitive with him. Yet on the flip side he's set records for playoff ineptitude.
Same goes for Dalton. Everyone agrees that the QB is the most important piece on the field. Dalton has been good enough to help guide this team to 40 wins. He's never missed the playoffs. He's set franchise records. He's won many fed ex air awards, won a POM award and made a pair of Pro Bowls. His career passer rating is as good or better than guys like Eli and Flacco. All that said, when Dalton is bad, he really stinks it up. The Browns have his number and he's been easily the worst player come playoff time.
Both sides have valid and strong points. That's what really fuels these debates. If one side didn't have good points, we would've stopped arguing years ago.
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