So now what? I've moved on from Carson Palmer. Look, if he doesn't want to be here, let him leave. As far as I'm concerned, Andy Dalton, Dan LeFevour, and Jordan Palmer are the Bengals QBs. There is a lot of talk about getting a veteran QB once the lockout ends. Let Dalton sit behind a Jake Del Homme type and learn the system for a year. That way, he's more comfortable once he gets in and is ready to compete.
That's a great option if you have a good veteran QB to not only tutor the rookie, but help the team compete. Let's look at the these situations (Veteran QB first)
- Drew Bledsoe (Tom Brady)
- Doug Flutie (Drew Brees)
- Mike Vick (Matt Schaub)
- Tom Brady (Matt Cassel)
- Jon Kitna (Carson Palmer)
- Tommy Maddox (Ben Rothlisberger)
- Drew Brees (Philip Rivers)
- Brett Favre (Aaron Rogers)
- Brett Favre (Matt Hasselbeck)
- Tom Brady (Ryan Mallet)
Ok, so the last one hasn't happened yet. And calling Tommy Maddox good is a reach, but there is a common theme here. All of those situations had a solid, if not really good, veteran QB ahead of them. The Bengals don't have such luxury. Why bring in a guy who is a career backup just to struggle and cause fan unrest just to teach a rookie. Is it worth basically tanking the season just so Andy Dalton can learn on the job?
I'm not a fan, but Andy Dalton needs to start. If they want to bring in a veteran to mentor that's fine, but to just hand over the reigns to a guy we KNOW will suck seems silly. Let Dalton learn on the job like Mark Sanchez, Joe Flaaco, and Sam Bradford. Think about it this way, would you rather the Bengals go 6-10 and not know if Andy Dalton is worth anything or go 4-12 or 5-11 and know that Dalton could be a viable long term QB?
I just don't want to be writing this same post again a year from now with Andrew Luck.
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