Record Chasers....... CountDown

[Johnny Cupcakes]

(10-23-2015, 10:11 AM)djs7685 Wrote: It's a "fact" to the media and casual fans that blindly follow everything the media tells them to.

Wins are a team statistic. I have no problem saying that Andy Dalton played at an elite level against the Chargers which played a huge role in the team's victory, but the Bengals beat the Chargers, not Andy.

No doubt. No individual players (even the most important on the field) should be credited with a win/loss record.  It makes people look ridiculous when they suggest otherwise. A game where there are 90 dudes playing every game and people act like games are regularly decided by 2 of those individuals. 

It's also a pretty common situation in Bengals circles to credit the QB with the 47-23-1 regular season record but state that the playoff failures are "team losses".

.....they're ALL team losses, as well as wins.


Just look at the Chargers 2-6 start.  You think Philip Rivers has played that badly?  What about the Broncos 7-0 start...has Manning played even close to an undefeated level?  Silliness.