12-14-2018, 04:38 PM
(12-14-2018, 04:12 PM)Wyche Wrote: It's funny, because any time you use any kind of historical grade for him, "it's a different era", "times have changed". Which there is merit to that.....but the humorous part is I see the same people saying that drooling all over Dwayne Haskins breaking Drew Bress' records that are nearly 20 years old.
The hypocrisy is what gets me.
Now, the OP does make valid points, and is not bashing Dalton, that's why this has been a entertaining discussion. I'm not sure if you've seen some of the ridiculousness posted over the years or not Fullrock, but some of it has been downright absurd. Your thread and your counterpoints have not been that, so I applaud your position, even though I don't totally agree with it.
I have issue gauging any of our players that aren't All-Pro, HOF to near HOF talents due to our coaching. I mean hell, Piano Paul was here 25 years! A QUARTER OF A CENTURY! That's just one example of staleness, lack of accountability from management, and predictability.
I don't know if you ever watched Driskel in college or not, but he's still making a lot of the same mistakes that led to his benching at U of F. I'm game with trying to get good trade value out of Andy, but I wouldn't roll with Jeff....even though I like him as a backup. Much more than McCarron because he isn't limited like AJ was. If I traded Andy, I'd try to get Bridgewater or someone comparable as a stop gap and draft a QB in a year or two. I'm not very high on this crop. If I did draft a QB this year, I wouldn't sit him behind Driskel, I'd roll with Andy another year. That's just my opinion.
I have seen some of the ridiculousness over the years. I've been a Dalton supporter and never once thought AJ should have been the starter. But after 8 years, Dalton just is what he is. He's good enough to win some games and bad enough to lose some games. At the end of the day you get average. That's what he is, and if he is surrounded by enough talent, he can put up some good numbers. The 2015 team is the prime example of that. AJ, Marvin Jones, Sanu, Eifert, a good offensive line, and a good defense led to him putting up the best numbers of his career. The fact remains that he is simply not good enough to consistently produce those kinds of career numbers (or anything close to it). He's had just one other season besides 2015 with a passer rating over 90. It is time to move on.
I have no idea if Driskel can develop into a starting caliber QB, but this team is in rebuilding mode, and you might as well go the full rebuilding route and see what the kid can do. He has shown enough in 2.5 games that combined with his measurables warrants a chance unless he just looks absolutely horrible the last 3 games of the season. He's accounted for 5 TD's and thrown 1 pick in 2.5 games and should have had another rushing TD last Sunday. That's not a bad start for the kid.
