THE TD Pass to Boyd

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(12-03-2019, 01:02 PM)BengalsRocker Wrote: It's no surprise for Andy to win this game and play well.

Especially if the line plays slightly better and gives him a little more time.

Even the people who want Dalton gone would admit that.

I get that there are some fans who just want a fresh start at QB.

There are some who think Andy has been thrown to the wolves with circumstances.

Some who feel like his ceiling isn't enough because of his inconsistent play and throws.

I'd say my feelings/thoughts are all of the above.

Then there are some who hate his guts and want him gone no matter what.

I'm not a Dalton hater.  I'm not in his army either. 

It's a tough spot to be on the fence with this guy because I feel this FO has no idea how to reset the team and they just lucked into the Green/Dalton combo era.

Call it the fear of the unknown(Akili pt 2 ?)or Dalton attempting to overcome his own demons.

Neither really leave me with any sense of confidence in the Bengals moving forward.

If they keep Dalton and draft Burrow perhaps they could smoothly transition.

I couldn't have said it better myself. I do tend a little bit toward the FO failing him, and Palmer for that matter. That said, I certainly know his limitations. 

You said it, if you protect him, he can play well, very well with GOOD protection. That's why I was on board with seeing what Finley could do, because the team just couldn't protect the QB to start off this season, and they couldn't run. That's how you set a guy like Andy up to fail. People have always made the claim that he needed all of these weapons around him to succeed, but I feel like 2014 disproved that, and in some regard, 2016 as well.  However, when the protection is bad, he's bad. You couple that with losing targets left and right the last few seasons, Dalton is not going to just go out there and win by himself. 

My opinion is that it will do nothing but help this team moving forward if they keep him this off-season, AND draft the heir apparent. Like I said, if the youngster beats him out, you could always trade him.  Also, if he's cut and my memory is correct, there's no dead money.