Why not keep Andy as a backup?

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(04-26-2020, 01:00 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Spot on, we have zero risk in letting AD and Burrow compete in training camp. I just think too many deep down are concerned AD wins the competition because they hate AD...

The only time I’ll ever not like Andy Dalton is when he faces the Bengals with another team. He’s in stripes so as a fan if the Cincinnati Bengals I’ll be a fan of his until he wears another uniform; I felt the same about Carson Palmer. I already feel the same about Joe Burrow.

Now, to your point: The only possible way Andy Dalton beats Joe Burrow in training camp is if the Bengals use an old or an existing playbook Andy already knows. If Zac Taylor is planning to do this he needs fired like maybe yesterday! Seriously, I see a whole new playbook in place because the entire offense has been re-engined so to speak. This will put Andy Dalton and Joe Burrow on equal footing.

A bit of quarterback competition is a good thing as long as it falls short of becoming a controversy. Andy doesn’t go for that sort of thing so the Bengals are safe. Even so, would it be so terrible if Andy pushes Joe? It would make Joe better just like AJ McCarron pushed Andy hard in the 2015 training camp and preseason. Had McCarron not been so surprisingly good I’m not sure Dalton would have had the season he had in 2015.