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(10-21-2015, 10:54 AM)djs7685 Wrote: Strawman argument.

I never said anything was "so horrible".

I merely stated that any constructed criticism or critiques of his 2012 (or 2011, 2013, 2014) play aren't nullified and "wrong" just because of his 2015 performance at an elite level.

If you don't understand that simple logic, I don't know what else I can tell you.

Let me ask you a question, this has nothing to do with Andy, but the logic behind this argument in general. If Geno Smith comes back, has a 150 passer rating on the way to a Super Bowl win, does that mean that everybody's analysis of his 2013 season is now "WRONG"?? No. Not at all. Again, Andy has obviously been much better than someone like Geno Smith, but the argument stands as-is. Past analysis isn't made wrong by future performance. Predictions could be wrong, but the analysis is what it is.

You mean the Geno Smith who has never had a passer rating in the 80s?  The Geno Smith who has more ints thrown in his career than TDs?  

I would say "yeah".  They were justified in being critical of his past performances.  Maybe even to the point of dreaming for his backup to replace him.