10-19-2015, 05:14 PM
(10-19-2015, 10:53 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: How is a 115 QBR just okay?
AD did it when the other team took away AJ making his day more impressive.
Also, his deep pass to Jones was a thing of beauty and one heck of a play by Jones. The Bengals entire team is stepping up and helping make AD look great at times, but that does not take away what AD is accomplishing. He has been brilliant and add in yet another audible into a Gio run for his TD. AD is proving he may be Peyton Manning smart managing a game and that is impressive company to be even in this discussion.
I've always thought QBs were a whole lot like pitchers in baseball. Some pitchers have overwhelming "stuff." An unhittable sinker, a crazy fastball, etc. Some are just clever with their pitch selection and placement. Some have both. QBs are similar. Some have pinpoint accuracy and an arm like a cannon. Others make really good decisions. The greats have both. Just like really good pitchers, some days QBs have days where their "stuff" isn't quite what it usually is. The fastball is a few MPH off, the sinker isn't diving like it should.
At the beginning of this game, Dalton's "stuff" didn't look great. Watch the replay. On the eyeball test, he was floating throws, even some he was completing. He worked through it, and made smarter throws the rest of the game, with the exception of the beauty to Jones, his throws weren't as precise. He mostly knew it, so he made throws where he had a larger window to work with. Due to his smarts and our receivers ability, he still had a really good game, but watching it, he was being a little safer with the ball, not forcing it into some of the tighter windows that he's hit this year, and overall made a great adjustment. In the past, on days where he didn't have his best stuff, Dalton would often spiral into misery. This year's Andy just makes smarter throws and still manages to have a good day, just like a great pitcher does.
