Andy Dalton Expected to Start

[Johnstonny]

25 minutes ago, mc52beast said:

Why wouldn’t they drag this out until Sunday so Seattle couldn’t game plan for Andy? Starting to question whether we have an “all-star” staff or not

...They know they have 3 picks coming...

[TheBigKat]

This is bad… very bad

[Johnstonny]

21 minutes ago, TeppersEgos said:

David Tepper destroyed this franchise.

He can make money but doesn't know jack about football...

[CRA]

21 minutes ago, HarbingersDad said:

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Someone logically explain to me how pretending Bryce has an injury can be beneficial in any way to the coaches? 

 

Fitt/Frank are 100% tied to the success of Bryce Young. 

so yeah, not ruining him out the gate benefits them both.  And the current trajectory was really bad through 2 games.  Seattle was projecting to continue the bad trend.  We don’t have the offense presently to support a rookie QB.  It’s how you ruin a QB.   So they pumped the breaks. 

It’s very easy to see why pumping the breaks is to everyone’s benefit….because everything hinges on him developing. 

[HarbingersDad]

5 minutes ago, CRA said:

Fitt/Frank are 100% tied to the success of Bryce Young. 

so yeah, not ruining him out the gate benefits them both.  And the current trajectory was really bad through 2 games.  Seattle was projecting to continue the bad trend.  We don’t have the offense presently to support a rookie QB.  It’s how you ruin a QB.   So they pumped the breaks. 

It’s very easy to see why pumping the breaks is to everyone’s benefit….because everything hinges on him developing. 

See this is where you lost me. There’s not any concrete evidence benching him will be meaningful in any way. Peyton Manning threw 28 picks his rookie year. Luck had a QBR of 54 his rookie season. I could go on and on and on with #1 picks that started immediately. None of them got benched. The absolute best thing for a rookie QB is game reps. Benching him takes away time on the field and at worst, you could show him up if Andy looks good. I’m sure that will be an exquisite confidence boost for Bryce. 

Edited September 21, 2023 by HarbingersDad

[CRA]

Just now, HarbingersDad said:

See this is where you lost me. There’s not any concrete evidence benching him will be meaningful in any way. Peyton Manning threw 28 picks his rookie year. Luke had a QBR of 54 his rookie season. I could go on and on and on with #1 picks that started immediately. None of them got benched. The absolute best thing for a rookie QB is game reps. Benching him takes away time on the field and at worst, you could show him up if Andy looks good. I’m sure that will be an exquisite confidence boost for Bryce. 

You can ruin a QB early and derail his odds of success by putting them in a horrific spot.   All reps aren’t equally nor are situations. 
 

 

[ForJimmy]

OR maybe he rolled his damn ankle and we don't need him to play through an injury that can get worse because we aren't making a playoff run this year.  Sometimes the simplest answer is the right now.

[HarbingersDad]

2 minutes ago, CRA said:

You can ruin a QB early and derail his odds of success by putting them in a horrific spot.   All reps aren’t equally nor are situations. 
 

 

Don’t disagree with your premise, but you’re essentially just saying don’t start him in Seattle because it’s loud. Because that defense sucks. It’s a bottom 5 defense by most metrics. This isn’t the legion of boom anymore. It honestly would’ve probably been a good game for Bryce to get right because their secondary is suspect in every way.

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

OR maybe he rolled his damn ankle and we don't need him to play through an injury that can get worse because we aren't making a playoff run this year.  Sometimes the simplest answer is the right now.

If they're thinking that way that vibe sure changed fast.

https://sports.yahoo.com/scott-fitterer-nfc-south-within-030012897.html?src=rss

 

[Panthercougar68]

Remember when we bitched that the staff didn’t care about the health of a QB. Good times.

[Captroop]

43 minutes ago, mc52beast said:

How many games did it take Aaron Rodgers to miss the entire season.

230.

[pantherclaw]

This thread should have been titled,  "bring your conspiracy theories in here!"

[LinvilleGorge]

21 minutes ago, Smithers said:

Andy will likely score 35 points and have no issues finding open receivers.  And our QB controversy will start.  

There wouldn't be a QB controversy in that scenario. You'd ride Dalton as long as he kept playing that way.

[X-Clown]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If they're thinking that way that vibe sure changed fast.

https://sports.yahoo.com/scott-fitterer-nfc-south-within-030012897.html?src=rss

 

What else would you expect him to say?