05-28-2015, 02:34 PM
(05-28-2015, 02:11 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I'm disappointed you feel that way, because I've always thought you were pretty fair about Andy. There were some plays mixed into that video that were good YAC plays by Gio etc, but there were a ton of dimes in there as well. If Dalton played like he did in these highlights at all times, he'd be an all-pro. He's underrated as an athlete and a lot of these throws were tough, yet he spotted them perfectly.
That said, the reason why he's such a lightning rod is that sometimes he looks like he did in the video you posted. :vomit:
I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out how Dalton can be so bi-polar on the field, but there is no clear answer. I do think he has poor pocket awareness and pressure (real or perceived) causes him to make throws without setting his feet, which destroys his accuracy. I also think he panics when his first 1-2 reads are covered, and high winds aren't kind to him either.
I said that it looked like a Bernard/Green/Sanu highlight reel as an exaggeration to get to my point. I just meant that compared to prior years, it really seemed like his highlight reel had a lot more dump offs (some were excellent, heads up dump offs though), short passes, and great catches and YAC by the receivers in it. I know that you'll find the same in other highlight reels from other QBs around the league, they're all not going to be filled with bombs to the outside.
Andy had some great throws through the video, I'm not trying to take away from that, I just wanted to make a comment to get to my main idea and exaggerated it a bit. I'd have to go back and watch the 2011, 2012, and 2013 highlight reels, but something hit me when watching this one and for some reason it felt like he wasn't slinging the ball around as much as the receivers made good plays in 2014. I could be completely wrong and could be overthinking it since it's fresh in my memory where the other years aren't, but that's what popped into my head about halfway through.
