give some props to Andy Dalton

[frankw]

4 hours ago, Icege said:

My friend, you are already here.

Were you around in the mid 2000's? We used to have regular other team posters here who would give people a ribbing some lighthearted and some out and out shitposters. There was an entire subforum dedicated to it at one point it got so contentious. It was called Smack Central. I'm guessing you would have been one of the folks calling for them to be banned lol.

[BlazeCarolina]

36 minutes ago, frankw said:

Were you around in the mid 2000's? We used to have regular other team posters here who would give people a ribbing some lighthearted and some out and out shitposters. There was an entire subforum dedicated to it at one point it got so contentious. It was called Smack Central. I'm guessing you would have been one of the folks calling for them to be banned lol.

We are dangerous or popular enough for people to care about us.  You would have to instigate on Reddit or something and drag them here at this point me thinks.

[OneBadCat]

14 hours ago, tukafan21 said:

lol at everyone wishing we had some stud backup QB

Dalton not being a HOFer doesn't mean he's not a great mentor and partial coach to Bryce, he's been in the league forever and seen tons of things, he has so much knowledge to pass on.  Most of the good coaches in the league were middling players at best, so it's weird to think Dalton not having playoff success means he can only be teaching Bryce the wrong things.

Also, if Bryce craps the bed or gets hurt, we're probably better off with a bad backup who isn't going to win us games and end up with a top draft pick to take a new QB next year anyways.

If Bryce doesn't prove to be our QB of the future this year, the worst case scenario would be for a backup to find a way to win enough games to put us drafting like 13th next year.

Agree. Dalton also still has a cannon of an arm. So the offense is still functional and all plays are available. 

[frankw]

1 hour ago, BlazeCarolina said:

We are dangerous or popular enough for people to care about us.  You would have to instigate on Reddit or something and drag them here at this point me thinks.

If you build it. They will come.

[BlazeCarolina]

2 hours ago, frankw said:

If you build it. They will come.

I like the vibe around here.  I have seen some of this poo talking threads over there and it is immature poo slinging and insults.  I'd rather not.

[frankw]

12 minutes ago, BlazeCarolina said:

I like the vibe around here.  I have seen some of this poo talking threads over there and it is immature poo slinging and insults.  I'd rather not.

This place is tame af compared to the majority of the rest of the internet.

But what you see now is a direct effect of all the losing. The Tepper's really have nearly killed this franchise. That cannot be understated.

[L-TownCat]

39 minutes ago, BlazeCarolina said:

I like the vibe around here.  I have seen some of this poo talking threads over there and it is immature poo slinging and insults.  I'd rather not.

As a veteran of the Huddle, I really miss fat Alice and some of the other trolls.  We had some good times.  We used to have some heavy hitters here on the huddle before it got so watered down to protect the fee-fees.

[PootieNunu]

Let's give Dalton his props for being a average starter for the Bengals for years in a pass happy league. 

He was never great but never terrible. He is washed now for sure. 

[Pejorative Miscreant]

Anybody that can make an NFL roster for 15 years let alone start for many of them deserves props in my opinion. Seems like a good dude and good teammate. I think he adds value to being on the roster but I dont think there are many situations where I want to see him playing on Sundays in a Panther uniform. 

[BlazeCarolina]

4 hours ago, L-TownCat said:

As a veteran of the Huddle, I really miss fat Alice and some of the other trolls.  We had some good times.  We used to have some heavy hitters here on the huddle before it got so watered down to protect the fee-fees.

I mean, feel free to poke Reddit trolls, I just don't want to be responsible for opening that door.

[BlazeCarolina]

5 hours ago, frankw said:

This place is tame af compared to the majority of the rest of the internet.

But what you see now is a direct effect of all the losing. The Tepper's really have nearly killed this franchise. That cannot be understated.

I feel like it is only a matter of time for Tepper to find a winning recipe.  He wants to win, he just doesn't know how.  He is going to roll those dice until he figures it out, and he has a lot of money to burn on rolling dice.

I know it is the time of the year for hopium, but I feel differently about this regime than I have about any other in recent memory.

[L-TownCat]

12 minutes ago, BlazeCarolina said:

I mean, feel free to poke Reddit trolls, I just don't want to be responsible for opening that door.

I can count on one hand how many times I’ve even looked at Reddit. I’ll pass.