{The Ultimate ANDY DALTON Mega Thread}

[BengalChris]

(10-13-2015, 10:41 AM)Brownshoe Wrote: The biggest change in Dalton is his pocket presence. He's been able to throw the ball this well when he has a clean pocket. If you go back and look at the games in 2013 in his bad games he normally has 3+ sacks. Now he's able to create a little more time for himself, so he can throw it better down the field. Another big thing that's helping Dalton is that his receivers actually have experience now. In 2013 Green and Gresham were his only experienced receivers. It was everyone else first year pretty much. The receivers are making few mistakes now. Those two things are why he's playing so good this year.

The pocket presence is part of the mental thing. He's not panicking back there and he's keeping his head in the game. It's quite noticeable. You cannot count on a clean pocket, but still have to get the job done regardless. He's doing that now.