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

People hammer Dalton when he checks down without looking downfield first.

Drew would have recognized the coverage, and if he didn’t and made the throw, the difference would be that all the Dalton supporters here would be bashing Drew for taking that throw instead of checking down, given that the Bucs beat us with 3 seconds on the clock (and would have needed to gain an extra ten yards or so with one less timeout if we had checked it down).
The Bucs beat us with three seconds left because Brady bled the clock and they didn’t use their timeouts.

And if you really think Drew would have checked down there, I question whether you actually watched Drew play, lol.