Andy Dalton and 2012 Pro Bowl: This is Only the Beginning

as soon as cam slows down a little he will drop way off.

while andy can get it done with his brain and accuracy.

I was impressed with him at TCU and thought he was exactly what we needed. A QB that was not a flash in the pan (see Gabbert), but one with substance and experience in a top college program. I know there are some people who will pick on Dalton for his arm strength, or some other thing they will say he lacks. We will just agree to disagree. Rohan Davey, JaMarcus Russell, Ryan Leaf all have better arm strength, they can stand at one end zone and hit the other end zone, but they lack intelligence for the game, they lack game management, they could not hit the broad side of a 200 yard barn with any accuracy. Arm strength, in my opinion, is a little overrated. Dalton will more than likely never lead the league in passing, and I for one am okay with that. The QB is much more than passing yards and has the Great Ken Anderson noted, Dalton will not inflate his stats in order to make himself look good. Yes, Dalton may have hit the rookie wall we all hear about, but think what a full year under his belt will mean for next year. Think about what having a #2 receiver that will not disappear in games will mean, think about what having offseason team workouts and actually having a full year to work with Jay Gruden will mean to this offense, think about what having a REAL running game will also mean to Dalton and this team, as well as having an improved Offensive Line. The Bengals knew last year that our Guards were not up to par, that is why they brought in Jean-Gilles and tried to get Duece Lutui, and I think they will address this either in Free Agency or in the Draft. I loved the Bengals drafting AJ, but I was ecstatic when they got Dalton as well. I thought you might have used Brandon Marshall’s other quote about Dalton, “that he might be a rookie, but playing like a 10 year pro”. I think Dalton is a feisty competitor, a leader and probably the best QB we have had since Esiason. I don’t feel that with Dalton we will see the parade of INT’s we saw with Palmer.

Please, tell me how many teams the Patriots beat during the regular season that had a winning (+.500) record??? I will save you the trouble of looking it up, that number would be 0! Yes, ZERO, ZILCH, ZIP, NADA, not a single team with a winning record, not one! Oh and before you say they won one when they were suppose to (beating the Ravens in the playoffs), I will also point out that the Patriots were called for 1 penalty (for 5 yards, in between change of possession after an extra point) in that whole game (and I live in New England and have heard they’re sports talks shows say this), at how the referees let the defense play more physical and get away with stuff that was not allowed during the regular season (see “Ordway and Holley” on WEEI). Adam (PacMan) Jones was called for a ticky-tack pass interference call against the Texans in Cincinnati that set up the game winning TD, however, what Sterling Moore of the Patriots did to Anquan Boldin on the play just before the missed field-goal was an “how-to” on how to mug someone, but in that instance, the refs let it go. Oh and yeah, before I forget, the Bengals actually beat a team with a winning record, the Tennessee Titans. So, if you are keeping score, Bengals had 1 where the Patriots had 0 victories vs. teams with a winning record.

AFC West this year, not East

Bal x 2, Pit x 2, Cle x 2, Den, SD, Oak, KC, NYG, Dal, Phi, Was, Mia, Jac

still not a whole lot better.