Is Dalton Hurt Or Tanking?

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(12-09-2019, 01:27 AM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: That certainly wasn’t the case in 2011-2015, especially 2015.  That was the year AJ McCarron pushed Andy to improve in training camp and Andy responded with greatness.  I was at the games.  I heard the “MVP!” chants.

From 2011 through 2014 he was absolutely a mediocre QB. He was so frustrating because he'd have a good game and then two bad ones. And then a string of 3 strong games, followed by 2 embarrassing games. There's a reason the memes of "bad Andy" and "good Andy" and even "Primetime Andy" became so popular. He was frustrating and clearly the weak point of our offense at various extended periods of time from 2011 through 2014.

Then in 2015 he broke out. We had a loaded offense and a good offensive line. We thought "Finally! he is reaching his potential. He has discarded bad Andy and has just become...Andy." Unfortunately the season was lost due to his injury. And then Jones and Sanu left. Followed by Zeitler and Whitworth a year later. And our downward spiral would continue from there.

We've patiently waited for Dalton to regain his 2015 form. He showed some promise (and the same frustrations) in 2016, 2017 and 2018. This season was basically his last shot and now, due to his lack of an offensive line and playmakers, he has finally hit rock bottom.

He's a fine QB. But he is not part of this rebuild we're about to undergo. And he is not good enough to justify not drafting his replacement at the top of the draft.

He is not tanking nor is he injured. This is just who he is. He has a good game where he looks inspired (Jets game). Then he looks so bad you're convinced he's doing it on purpose (Cleveland). If we want to escape this hell spiral, Andy must be replaced.