Bengals: No Extension For Dalton

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(03-28-2019, 05:22 PM)Atomic Orange Wrote: I dunno man the Pats train kept on marching along even when Brady was hurt those 2 (?) times. Because of that, I will always wonder if he isn't just the best damn system QB of all time regardless of his fire. 

Sacrilege perhaps.

I suppose we will never know - nor will we know the answer to my fantasy scenario. Keep in mind i was talking about switching entire rosters - not just QB's. I guess we have a small sample in Burkhead - look what he did for them in the post season. On the flip side one of the best Bengals of all time couldn't even understand the playbook!

I won't deny that the Patriots and Bill Bellyache have one hell of a system in place, but Matt Cassel winning 10 games (and missing the playoffs) and having 21 TDs to 11 INTs and a rating of 89 isn't exactly a sign that the Patriots can win it all with anyone.

Just off the top of my head, the following QBs have had 1 year windows that were as good as, or better than Cassel's miracle year in New England (and they all did it without being on the Patriots)

Case Keenum
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Tannehill
Derek Carr
Jay Cutler

and I'm sure there are plenty more in the past decade.  No one looks at the Dolphins or Raiders or Jets and brags up their system because a ho-hum QB had one good year there, but Cassel getting 10 wins when Brady was out gets everyone speculating just who else could have won 6 SBs in NE, I guess.

(03-28-2019, 10:14 PM)Bengalitis Wrote: Makes you wonder if Andy is starting to feel like Flacco, minus the Super Bowl victory.

I don't think you can compare them seeing as Flaccco lost his job to a guy who can't throw the football and Andy plays for an owner/GM who only loses franchise QBs because they demand trades.  Seriously, Dalton has the chance to be the first franchise QB to actually lose his starting job here against his will in the past 28 years.