Andy Dalton is PFF’s 2nd highest graded passer this season

Rouxble said
With middle of the pack drop rate, we have a middle of the pack offense. Other teams with more drops, and have top five offenses in the league. So the drops can’t be the reason why we’re underperforming.

There’s no way that taking a seven yard sack was our best option on 2nd down.

And I actually think he should have checked down on 3rd given the coverage. Dalton may have been hammered for it, but it’s a bad situation where the best you can do is pick up a few yards. Four verticals has a very low chance of success against cover 4 even with the perfect throw. I’m not going to blame Taysom for a drop that most of the league would have made, and that’s not including the receivers that would have made a business decision.

He didn’t call the 4 verts play. Blame Pete. He made the best throw he could.

I’m not “blaming” Taysom. But I’m certainly not “blaming” Dalton for throwing an absolute Dime that Drew used to throw in those situations.

Again, rewatch the 2nd down play. Between the pressure and personnel, It was doomed. And again, it doesn’t matter if the catch is made on 3rd down.

Drops CAN be a reason why we’re underperforming. So can poor OL play. So can poor playcalling. And a disappointing running game. It all matters. Dalton hasn’t been perfect. But he’s also been well below everything I mentioned on the “blame” list. And, thankfully, plenty of analytics are proving that point.