Andy Dalton Released

[Fan in Chicago]

Just now, BuffaloHokie13 said:

He's been in the playoffs plenty. He needs to stop losing in the playoffs. Especially to teams like the Texans when they're QB'd by TJ Yates...

Again,  no other team is likely to get him the chance to reach and possibly win in the playoffs.  NE is his best chance

[RyanC883]

1 hour ago, billsfan89 said:

If I have to predict anything I would say that he goes to Jacksonville as a backup who competes for a starting job. Patriots would be the next likely destination. 

 

this seems likely.  

[/dev/null]

1 hour ago, dneveu said:

 

I think Pittsburgh would be interesting.  Their season fell apart last year because all their backups are terrible.  Roethlisberger has missed time in 4 of 5 seasons, he's 38... they should have a backup plan. 

 

1 hour ago, billsfan89 said:

 

That's not a bad fit, but I think Dalton would prefer to have a chance at a starting position. In Jacksonville and NE he has a chance to start. With the Steelers he is definitely a backup. 

 

If Dalton can't find a starting job somewhere, the Steelers should sign him at least as a thank you for that decade worth of 2 wins a season

[Phil The Thrill]

Dalton has been pretty good against the Bills.  Hopefully he doesn’t sign 

[RyanC883]

I think here would be great.  

 

Could also see him in PGH, but they appear bizarrely wed to Rudolph.  

[DrDawkinstein]

I will say, between being under shelter-in-place, this slow offseason, and the Bills roster pretty much set, Dalton to the Jags/Pats will be my new Mario/Maclin-Watch of 2020

[YoloinOhio]

2 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

I will say, between being under shelter-in-place, this slow offseason, and the Bills roster pretty much set, Dalton to the Jags/Pats will be my new Mario/Maclin-Watch of 2020

Sad violin 

[BuffaloBills1998]

8 minutes ago, Fan in Chicago said:

Everybody understands that they currently don't have cap space.  But they can create a bit more,  back end Dalton's contract.  Also,  never under estimate a player's drive to prove himself after being dumped by his only employer

But he’s gonna command 18-19 million. Again bill would have to gut the team of a lot of talent just to bring dalton in. And at that point there wouldn’t be a team worth signing dalton for

[BuffaloHokie13]

As far as a chance at starting and cap space, I think Jaguars, Chargers, and Redskins are all options. 

Edited April 30, 2020 by BuffaloHokie13

[Doc]

3 hours ago, ScottLaw said:

So Dalton gets the blame for the disaster that are the Cincinnati Bengals?

 

Im suggesting he could do what Bridgewater did for the Saints last season.... Barkley can’t and neither can Fromm.

 

A QB gets a lot of blame for a team's losing record.  Since that career 2015 season, he's 20-35-1. 

 

Now would I take him as a backup QB on a cheap deal?  Sure.  Just not as a long-term starter.

[DrDawkinstein]

18 minutes ago, BuffaloHokie13 said:

As far as a chance at starting and cap space, I think Jaguars, Chargers, and Redskins are all options. 

 

Ooooh, Redskins are a good sleeper.

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

24 minutes ago, /dev/null said:

 

 

If Dalton can't find a starting job somewhere, the Steelers should sign him at least as a thank you for that decade worth of 2 wins a season

 

3-13... 8-8 against baltimore though and 12-5 against the browns.  So he wasn't terrible against the rest of the division 

 

21 minutes ago, BuffaloBills1998 said:

But he’s gonna command 18-19 million. Again bill would have to gut the team of a lot of talent just to bring dalton in. And at that point there wouldn’t be a team worth signing dalton for

 

Is he?  Winston just got 1 million.  There's no market for his services at 18 million. 

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

28 minutes ago, RyanC883 said:

I think here would be great.  

 

Could also see him in PGH, but they appear bizarrely wed to Rudolph.  

 

Even though he's terrible.  Before that was Landry Jones... who was also terrible. 

 

I think they're trying to use QB2 to develop behind Ben, but they all come out terrible.  And it cost them 2019 because they were pathetic down the stretch.  What a waste of a beast defense that grabbed a ton of takeaways.  

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3 minutes ago, dneveu said:

 

Even though he's terrible.  Before that was Landry Jones... who was also terrible. 

 

I think they're trying to use QB2 to develop behind Ben, but they all come out terrible.  And it cost them 2019 because they were pathetic down the stretch.  What a waste of a beast defense that grabbed a ton of takeaways.  

 

Speaking of Landry Jones, when Ben went down the Steelers contacted him about returning, but the XFL refused

[stinky finger]

40 minutes ago, Phil The Thrill said:

Dalton has been pretty good against the Bills.  Hopefully he doesn’t sign 

 

He was good enough to get us into the playoffs a couple of seasons ago. 

[YoloinOhio]

I just don’t see anyone bringing him in as a starter. 

[PromoTheRobot]

3 hours ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

Minority of Bills fans? Sure. 

 

 

  I agree. People who don't pay any attention to the Bills are woefully misinformed.

3 hours ago, Jauronimo said:

Outside this board, I think you would find yourself in the distinct minority on this issue.  Allen has yet to put up a season that compares to what Cam, Dalton, and Winston have done in the past.  As it stands, Allen is a developing QB who isn't asked to do too much due to a stout defense.  

 

And yet all those QB's are unemployed right now, while Allen is having a team built around him. Funny how life works.

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

23 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

I just don’t see anyone bringing him in as a starter. 

 

 

...$17.5 mil tariff easily squashed any trade efforts......agree on starter money prognosis......incentive laden deal with "competition promise" is probably the best he'll see IMO.....had pretty decent stats at TCU and thought that the Bills would pull the trigger in 2011 round 2 with the proverbial "later round QB pick", but Aaron Williams was the choice.....guess we were all set with Fitz & Thigpen.............

Edited April 30, 2020 by OldTimeAFLGuy

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

1 minute ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

 

 

...$17.5 mil tariff easily squashed any trade efforts......agree on starter money prognosis......incentive laden deal with "competition promise" is probably the best he'll see IMO.....had pretty decent stats at TCU and thought that the Bills would pull the trigger in 2011 round 2 with the proverbial "later round QB pick", but Aaron Williams was the choice.....guess we were all set with Fitz & Thigpen.............

 

Ahhh good old pigpen. 

[MJS]

He'd be an excellent backup, but I'm not sure if he wants to do that.