TheSkaven
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Look, I’d like to see Dak under McCarthy for a year under the franchise tag and postpone this decision to next season. But if you immediately disregard Dalton as being in the same league then you’re just not being objective.
Forget the stats, that’s apples to oranges. This is apples to apples (let’s just look at 2019):
Running backs
Dak had Zeke Elliott
Dalton had Joe Mixon
Wide Receivers
Dak had Cooper, Cobb and Gallup
Dalton had Boyd, Erickson (who?) and Tate
(Not the Tate of the Golden variety)
Tight Ends
Dak had Witten and Jarwin
Dalton had Uzomah and Eifert (for 4 games)
Offensive Line
Dak: T.Smith, Martin, Frederick, C.Will, Collins
Dalton; A crap show of different bodies subbed in throughout the season.
If you’re going to take the time to post here, take the time to educate yourself: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sp...e-line-bad-drafts-luck-blame-woes/3846113002/
I’ll give you the cliff notes, the first paragraph:
“Andy Dalton was bull-rushed. He was speed rushed. He was chased. He was hurried. And he was hit again and again.”
To the crowd who is dogging Dalton over his completion percentage: how do you think Dak would have done in Cincy under those circumstances?
When he essentially had the same team that he has now but without Cooper: 128 of 206 (62.1% passing) and a 3-4 record.
Now take Cooper, Cobb and Gallup away and give him Boyd and two guys off the street and let him run for his life behind that offensive line.
THAT, is apples to apples.
Forget the stats, that’s apples to oranges. This is apples to apples (let’s just look at 2019):
Running backs
Dak had Zeke Elliott
Dalton had Joe Mixon
Wide Receivers
Dak had Cooper, Cobb and Gallup
Dalton had Boyd, Erickson (who?) and Tate
(Not the Tate of the Golden variety)
Tight Ends
Dak had Witten and Jarwin
Dalton had Uzomah and Eifert (for 4 games)
Offensive Line
Dak: T.Smith, Martin, Frederick, C.Will, Collins
Dalton; A crap show of different bodies subbed in throughout the season.
If you’re going to take the time to post here, take the time to educate yourself: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sp...e-line-bad-drafts-luck-blame-woes/3846113002/
I’ll give you the cliff notes, the first paragraph:
“Andy Dalton was bull-rushed. He was speed rushed. He was chased. He was hurried. And he was hit again and again.”
To the crowd who is dogging Dalton over his completion percentage: how do you think Dak would have done in Cincy under those circumstances?
When he essentially had the same team that he has now but without Cooper: 128 of 206 (62.1% passing) and a 3-4 record.
Now take Cooper, Cobb and Gallup away and give him Boyd and two guys off the street and let him run for his life behind that offensive line.
THAT, is apples to apples.