Back to Dalton we go

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(11-25-2019, 09:41 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Nah, but he obviously benched Andy because he was not the answer, now he goes back to him with the statement "I'm just trying to win a game". If Andy continues 2019 form over the next couple weeks and we remain winless what then?

I'm under the assumption that ZT is going to want to draft a QB at 1st overall or as high as possible regardless of what Dalton and Finley do.  My latest accusation is that ZT desires to be in "evaluation mode" insofar as it keeps emphasis off his W/L record...which is as heinous as it gets.  By putting in Finley he was out of "win now" mode with Dalton a 9 year vet with some history of competence and he was in "evalution, pay no attention to my mounting LOSS column" mode with Finley in there.

Finley is so bad that no one can possibly fall for the notion that ZT is playing him to see if he is the future, so he (with possible arm-twisting by the front office) is going back to Dalton to try to avoid joining the hated Browns as one of the 3 shamed 0-16 teams.  It's possible MB told him that he can "evaluate" Finley all he wants, but if he gets swept by the Browns and/or goes 0-16 he will be fired.

ZT taking a QB at #1 overall puts him into a legitimate "can't judge me for the next 1-3 years" mode, and that is what he wants most.  Just my take. If ZT goes 0-16 with Dalton in there, then he is just a flat-out terrible coach and deserves to be super fired.