12-31-2019, 08:40 PM
(12-31-2019, 11:25 AM)Catmandude123 Wrote: If you meant he went 3-13 against the Steelers and hadn't beat them for 4.5 years yeah he did it for almost a decade. You mean he played good enough to get to the playoffs and STB for five years in a row? Yeah he did that. You mean the QB that has led us to four consecutive losing seasons? Yeah he did that. It kills me that fans are so enamored with a mediocre QB. You will see his value this offseason.
We've always sucked against the Steelers. Marvin went 5-14 against the Steelers with QB's not named "Andy Dalton". He also went 0-3 in the playoffs with other QB's, all of which played terribly. Many people (myself included) view Palmer as a slightly superior QB to Dalton, yet he had a losing record in Cincy. Why is that? He also had a terrible record in prime-time as a Bengal. Why is that?
Did Palmer suck? The things you list as evidence against Andy are all Bengals problems, not exclusive to Andy.
People aren't enamored with Dalton, some are just aware that our problems run deeper than "QB", and that Dalton had a pretty solid run, despite the inept front office. His value now - at 33 years old and coming off his worst season - isn't indicative of the type of career he had as a Bengal.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
