Let’s Talk About Throwing Deep

[*bengalfan74*]

(12-29-2018, 07:18 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: In 2015, Andy Dalton's average release time was 2.07 seconds.  Second only to Tom Brady at 2.01 seconds.  You really can't get rid of a ball much faster than that, folks.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/13867766/andy-dalton-playing-faster-ever-leading-undefeated-cincinnati-bengals-nfl

And, you're absolutely correct, Fan_In_Kettering.  Andy is far from being "the problem", and he has never really been, "the problem".  The problem is, and has always been keeping pressure out of his face.  

I made a similar thread on this topic, a couple seasons ago, titled ".5 seconds".  That half a second in extra protection could, and most likely would elevate Andy Dalton from being considered a middle of the pack QB, and put him in that upper tier of "elite" QBs in the NFL.  I said it then, and I stand by that statement today.

That 1/2 second is a lifetime in the pocket !

And that's the thing that's so frustrating. The Bengals have mishandled, under valued, and totally F'd up the Oline over the last several seasons and it shows in the record. They finally tried to put a bandaid on it this year but it wasn't nearly enough.