I could see it happening next week.Originally Posted by dougdirt
I could see it happening next week.
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The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
I think it's wise to ease him into his role to try to keep him fresh the entire season. As a Carolina fan, Gio was a bit fragile during his time in Chapel Hill, missing his entire freshman year with a knee and a couple games each of the two years that he played. I'd continue to be cautious with him.
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
This is the funniest post in the thread.
Dalton certainly isn't an elite QB, but I'd barely be able to come up with 10 guys in this league I'd rather have, and only about a half a dozen that I'd list without hesitation.
While it's a QB league, if you look at teams that have won championships, a lot of them have been won by guys who aren't flashy but just get the job done. Defense and offensive lines, first and foremost, win titles. There are a lot of guys like Dilfer, Flacco, Roethlisberger, etc. that have won championships.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
I know that Brady had a much stronger arm. That is my real concern with Dalton. He has an average at best arm. We have AJ Green. A quarterback who can't throw the ball 40+ yards down field kind of wastes some of Green's ability.
I can think of 14 QB's I'd rather have.
I don't think Dalton is nearly as bad as people make him out to be. For a 3rd year QB who has never leveled off or gotten worse, I really don't get it. He's not a top tier QB or even close, but how about we wait and watch him continue to improve? I love the way he competes, and I loved seeing him get on his guys for a missed blocking assignment today. That fire isn't something that isn't taught.
I can only get to 10. Brady, Flacco, Roethlisberger, Schaub, Manning, Rivers, Eli, Rodgers, Ryan, Brees.
Who else do you have above Dalton?
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
Kaepernick. Wilson. A healthy RGIII. Those were off of the top of my head.
Brees Rogers Ben Ryan Newton RG3, Romo, Peyton, Rivers, Schaub Luck Brady Vick
And Im forgetting one or two...
40+ yard pass plays are not that important.
Since 2011 Brady is 1/13 in 41+ yard attempts. In that same span Dalton is 5/15 with 3tds and 2ints.
No idea what the league average is but I assume it's low.
His arm is plenty big enough for AJ imo.
I'm not a scout, so I just look at stats, and Dalton measures up in his first 2+ years to just about anybody. Other people can worry about his arm strength, I have no idea.
Just like with baseball I prefer to look at results, because I'm not an expert.
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Revering4Blue (09-23-2013),Stray (09-22-2013)
Eh, I think all these are debatable. Long-term, I'd take Dalton over the three above.
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
Eli is extremely overrated. Only a career 1.4 TD:INT ratio in his career. 58.4% completion percentage.
Dalton is 1.6 and 60.6%.
For me, the list goes:
Brady, Ryan, Brees, Rogers, Manning and Rivers
As well as probably Stafford, Luck, Wilson and Griffin.
After that, there's really no one else I'd take over Dalton. Definitely not Flacco or Roethlisberger. Flacco is a mediocre QB that just got hot last year in the postseason. Roethlisberger's better days are behind him.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Brady doesn't have one of the two best deep threats in football either. Brady has a bunch of slot receivers.
Dalton consistently underthrows to AJ deep and AJ has to slow down to let the ball get to him.
I am sure the league average isn't good on 40+ yard throws. I just know what I see and I see a guy who struggles to throw the ball far enough to let one of the best two deep threats in the game run under the ball.
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