Stripes 363 Report post Posted April 30 We all knew it was coming at this point. Seems it's [about to be] official. Happy trails to a top three all-time Bengals quarterback. His was one of our finest decades ever. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volcom69 296 Report post Posted April 30 Yes he was farewell Andy good luck with the rest of your career 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMPHAR 388 Report post Posted April 30 Dalton one of favorite Bengals. Class act. I always viewed him as a limited QB and sad his best season and team got cut short so he could have opportunity to put those horrid playoff games behind him. I hope he lands in the NFC so I can cheer for him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierCat 475 Report post Posted April 30 Best QB since Boomer and top 3 in team history with Kenny and BE in my book. Wish him only the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArmyBengal 651 Report post Posted April 30 Good player that I never think got the credit he deserved and an even better person. Wishing him and his family nothing but the best moving forward in their lives !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierCat 475 Report post Posted April 30 Will always be one of the great what ifs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierCat 475 Report post Posted April 30 Oh, and Joe Goodberry is signing off after a decade of covering the team. Bummer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
membengal 280 Report post Posted April 30 41 minutes ago, HoosierCat said: Oh, and Joe Goodberry is signing off after a decade of covering the team. Bummer. That was a gut punch. Totally understandable, but, still, selfishly, a real loss to not have his voice covering the team. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COB 753 Report post Posted April 30 Good luck Andy. I think Belichick wants to sign him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShulaSteakhouse 215 Report post Posted April 30 Was ready to move on from him 3 years ago, am just glad we're finally there, ready to watch someone else. Odd that he and Newton are both unemployed at the moment. Who knows where he'll end-up at this point. I can't imagine Belichick tolerating his mental lapses and inconsistency, but we'll see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redsbengalsbucks 102 Report post Posted April 30 I hope he gets a chance to start somewhere, he deserves it. Great person, above average QB, that provided some great memories. Good Luck Andy! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wraith 89 Report post Posted April 30 4 hours ago, HoosierCat said: Will always be one of the great what ifs. 2015 was our year, I truly believe that was a SuperBowl team if Dalton had not gotten injured. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArmyBengal 651 Report post Posted April 30 My hope is that he plays for a team that comes to play in Cincinnati this season and the fans give him a nice welcome and recognize his time with the team. I would attend that game just for that reason. Love him or hate him, he's been nothing but classy and him and his wife are good people who have done a lot in the community. Again, nothing but best wishes !!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
volcom69 296 Report post Posted April 30 7 hours ago, HoosierCat said: Will always be one of the great what ifs. As much as everyone hates Hue I think he was the best thing to happen to Dalton and that offense. He might not have been a great HC but he sure was a hell of a coach wherever he was with the Bengals. Dalton was never the same after he left, what could have been if he stayed as the OC of this team. I miss Hue and what Andy was under him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJJackson 284 Report post Posted April 30 this could not have been handled more poorly, imo they got NOTHING for him N O T H I N G I will always be an Andy fan, tho, and truly and sincerely wish him the best Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
membengal 280 Report post Posted April 30 I mean, somebody had to offer SOMETHING for him and Winston just signed for $1 million and Newton is still out a job, so, yeah, not sure how much of a market. The Bears, when they chose Foles, choked the life out of his market. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArmyBengal 651 Report post Posted April 30 I thought the Jags with Minshew at QB and Jay Gruden would have worked a deal. Oh well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShulaSteakhouse 215 Report post Posted May 1 Meh, no one was going to pay him $17.5 mil, and the Bengals' weren't going to pick-up any of the tab I'm guessing. No one wanted him as their penciled-in starter at this point. He's an injury away somewhere from being a starter though, unless Belichick wants to roll that dice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GapControl 65 Report post Posted May 1 He never became the next Kenny Anderson but was close in 2015. I always liked his accuracy. There were sometimes his teams dominated 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierCat 475 Report post Posted May 1 15 hours ago, volcom69 said: As much as everyone hates Hue I think he was the best thing to happen to Dalton and that offense. He might not have been a great HC but he sure was a hell of a coach wherever he was with the Bengals. Dalton was never the same after he left, what could have been if he stayed as the OC of this team. I miss Hue and what Andy was under him. Yup. Hue was easily the best OC we had in the Marvin era. Gruden was ok but the league seemed to figure him out pretty quick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierCat 475 Report post Posted May 1 15 hours ago, membengal said: I mean, somebody had to offer SOMETHING for him and Winston just signed for $1 million and Newton is still out a job, so, yeah, not sure how much of a market. The Bears, when they chose Foles, choked the life out of his market. Pretty much this. The QB market was saturated and as Shula said a $17 million price tag is hard to swallow when you can get guys for 1/17th of that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COB 753 Report post Posted May 1 If his salary was reasonable, we could have traded him. But with one year left at that price, no way. The best thing they could do for him, they did. They released him now so he can have as many interested teams as possible, take his pick of those, and be on his new team with plenty of time to learn the offense, and either compete to be the starter or be installed as the de facto, pre-determined, starter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COB 753 Report post Posted May 1 He’s such a perfect fit for New England. They protect the QB, won’t expect a ton of improvisation, and will use Dalton’s quick, first option release to good effect. I’m just waiting for the announcement. Having said all that, he’ll probably end up with the Jags or someplace unexpected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArmyBengal 651 Report post Posted May 1 The Jags shouldn’t be unexpected with Jay Gruden there and the man they said was responsible for picking Dalton for a Cincinnati in that he got his system perfectly. The Pats fans would freak out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HoosierCat 475 Report post Posted May 1 A small postscript to the Dalton era: you will all recall, I’m sure, how the Bengals were pilloried back in 2014 for signing Andy to a $96.6 million extension. In 9 years with the team, he ended up making (including his rookie deal) $83.5 million, an average of about $9.3 million annually. Based on Kyler Murray’s deal last year, Burrow will sign for something like 4 years and $36 million. Or about the same annual average as Dalton. In the end, that extension has been confirmed as a sweetheart deal for the Bengals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
