06-29-2019, 03:36 PM
(06-29-2019, 03:01 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Plus, we have a HC with a 0-0 W/L record and we aren't afraid to assume he's better than Hue Jackson
I'm cutting against the grain of popular opinion here, but I've never cared for Hugh Jackson at any coaching position. Dude is as fake as they come. Dalton has been thrown into many different schemes with different OC's. I think his chance for success this year is far beyond what some realize. There is a lot of QB assistance and guidance on this team beginning with ZT himself. The play calling will be different and the focus will be different. We have two awesome RB's that with their contribution, will buy Andy more time to throw.
As I've watched Andy throughout the years, he has matured plenty. Granted, he not perfect by any means but he is playing smarter football than he was a few years ago. Heres the most important point I will try to make on Andy, his guys respect him much more than they used to. Remember his speech in the tunnel prior to the game a few years ago?
His guys were not motivated. Hell, if I remember correctly when I seen this live, I felt deflated and the game hadn't even started yet. Yet, then there's last year. Couple comeback victories early and his guys praised him for his leadership and his calmness under pressure. That's the difference between the old Andy and the Andy today. Now with this coaching staff, I hope we see an even more confident Andy. Dude has taken a beating the last few years and has been on his back more in one season than all the hookers combined in America (ok, maybe not that much )
Guys going to be solid this year. He's already learned to QB behind an OL that seems to let players through on purpose (like the game against the guards in "The Longest Yard). Plus, we don't have OG any loner. I'm not an Andy homer, but I see a QB that has a lot of gas in his tank left who continues to learn. That my friends is a middle aged dog who still learns new tricks.
I voted 11-15. Top half of the league.