QB Andy Dalton, CAR (5 Viewers)

[Mingooch]

I am almost in the same boat, lost Dak, have Brady, Dalton and Tua to choose from.

 

[Judge Smails]

Added him as my 3rd QB. What the heck. That receiving corp is ridiculous 

 

[Jamesinaz]

I am almost in the same boat, lost Dak, have Brady, Dalton and Tua to choose from.

Someone waived Bridgewater so I am trying to replace Cousins with Teddy. 

 

[Faust]

Fantasy Football Week 6 Bold Predictions: All systems go for Clyde Edwards-Helaire

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Dalton keeps Cowboys moving

Andy Behrens: Andy Dalton has an excellent chance to finish as a top-10 fantasy QB, not just for Week 6 but for the remainder of the year. His best single-season positional finish was actually fifth back in 2013, a year in which he wasn’t even particularly good (20 INTs). He’s proven that he can support multiple viable fantasy receivers and thrive when surrounded by talent. Monday night’s matchup against Arizona shouldn’t terrify you.

 

[Faust]

Sudden opportunity to start positions Cowboys' Andy Dalton for big payday

 

[Faust]

Andy Dalton prepared as Cowboys begin life without Dak Prescott

 

[Faust]

Andy Dalton completed 34-of-54 passes for 266 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions in the Cowboys' 38-10, Week 6 loss to the Cardinals Monday night.

Dalton didn't instill any confidence in Cowboys supporters in his first start following Dak Prescott's season-ending broken ankle. The bad throws were too many to even count, and Dalton couldn't move the ball despite his elite wideout trio, instead checking down to Ezekiel Elliott for a team-high 11 targets. The Dallas offensive line has been wrecked by injuries, but Dalton did nothing to help them out. A late-game goal-line sequence was littered with laughably off-target throws before he finally hit Amari Cooper for a short, meaningless touchdown to bring the score to 38-10. Dalton will have better days, but i's clear he's not going to be anything like Prescott. Things should be a little easier next week at Washington, but the Football Team defense is probably a better one-for-one fantasy play.

Oct 19, 2020, 11:41 PM ET

 

[Banger]

They'll never win anything with him at qb.

Was the 4th post in this thread and nothing has changed...

 

[steelwind]

He’s terrible.  Holds onto the ball too long. Makes one read and freezes.  You’ve got Zek in the flat.  Dump it off to him if WRs are covered.   Nope he just stares into space until he gets sacked.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Oh My

 

[KellysHeroes]

I just saw him projected to score more than Drew Brees, this site offers refunds... right

 

[The Frankman]

I mean it's Washington whose LB core/pass rush isn't better than Arizona's... I think Dalton should do okay and Zeke won't fumble twice.

 

[geneyus]

As long as Dallas plays from behind, and this will be often, Dalton will put up solid numbers. 

 

[zeeshan2]

I mean it's Washington whose LB core/pass rush isn't better than Arizona's... I think Dalton should do okay and Zeke won't fumble twice.

That O line is atrocious and Washington D line is no joke

 

[Jamesinaz]

I have Dalton and Carr.  Right now unsure.  I also have a chance to grab Stafford and Minchew.  Trying to choose.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

That O line is atrocious and Washington D line is no joke

I’m a cowboys fan who just picked up and is starting the Washington D. All they have to do is run blitz every down and they’ll either stop Zeke or sack Dalton. 
 

I had no idea Dalton was this bad. 

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I have Dalton and Carr.  Right now unsure.  I also have a chance to grab Stafford and Minchew.  Trying to choose.

Check the playoff schedules and choose accordingly. 

 

[travdogg]

I have Dalton and Carr.  Right now unsure.  I also have a chance to grab Stafford and Minchew.  Trying to choose.

Stafford is a cut above those other 3. 

 

[Jamesinaz]

Thanks I look at Stafford as a guy I might have drafted in a 12 team league.  Not so much the others.  I am trying to get him 1sr then Minchew if I get bumped.

 

[KellysHeroes]

That O line is atrocious and Washington D line is no joke

the entire O-line are the back ups and the LT is on the 3rd string... ouch

 

[Jamesinaz]

Well I'm stuck with Mincshew or Dalton.  Sucky choices to be sure.  I miss Dak  snif. 

 

[Bri]

I saw Martin down this week. How many linemen are they down now?

It must be brutal to be Dalton and step into a high powered O only to get hit almost every time he touches it.

Boys season hinges on them being able to find/sign some OL help. If your team ever had a bad OL you know I'm dead on right and nothing else matters. It's so unfortunate for the but the Jones better get out their checkbooks and sign some linemen.

 

[Faust]

Cowboys QB Andy Dalton is being tended to on the field after taking a head shot on a third quarter rush. 

Washington linebacker Jon Bostic unnecessarily hit Dalton in the head as Dalton slid at the end of a short run. Bostic was ejected from the game after the flagrantly dirty hit. Rookie QB Ben DiNucci came in for Dallas and immediately hit Amari Cooper for a 31-yard gain. Dalton will be evaluated by the Dallas medical staff. 

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Ben DiNucci

, Jon Bostic

Oct 25, 2020, 3:07 PM ET

 

[The Frankman]

It was an ugly hit, Bostic deserved the ejection

 

[Faust]

Cowboys QB Andy Dalton ruled out vs. Washington after hit to the head

 

[KellysHeroes]

is Fitz-magic available?

 

[36Kevon]

Dalton doesnt look like a NFL QB. 

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Dalton doesnt look like a NFL QB. 

Beyond the hit/dirty hit, let's discuss how truly bad he seems to look out there. Lot of weapons with which to work and he doesn't seem to be able to find any of them. 

This team is in a total tailspin right now and I can't see how Dalton would be asked to take the field for a few weeks, they really have nothing at QB, yet here they sit a half game out of 1st place.

 

[gruecd]

is Fitz-magic available?

You'd think if he'd ask Miami for a trade, the Dolphins would do their best to treat him right and make it happen. Assuming, of course, that there was mutual interest from Dallas.

 

[Faust]

Andy Dalton (concussion) is not practicing Wednesday.

Dalton is in the concussion protocol after taking a wallop from Jon Bostic in Week 7. If Dalton can't go against the Eagles this Sunday, it'll either be rookie Ben DiNucci or Garrett Gilbert under center for the Cowboys. Yikes.

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Ben DiNucci

SOURCE: Jon Machota on Twitter

Oct 28, 2020, 1:33 PM ET

 

[Faust]

Andy Dalton (concussion) is doubtful for Week 8 against the Eagles.

Seventh-round rookie Ben DiNucci will get the nod against an Eagles front-seven that has generated the league's 10th-highest pressure rate and fourth-highest Adjusted Sack Rate through seven games. Amari Cooper and CeeDee Lamb lose value as WR2/3 options with this news while Michael Gallup can be kept on benches across all formats. Philadelphia's defense remains the week's best streaming play for fantasy.

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Ben DiNucci

SOURCE: Mike Garafolo on Twitter

Oct 30, 2020, 3:32 PM ET

 

[Faust]

Andy Dalton (concussion) was downgraded to out for Week 8 against the Eagles.

Ben DiNucci will serve as the starter with Garrett Gilbert as backup. Amari Cooper and CeeDee Lamb have served as top-12 options on your roster at points this season, but at best should be considered WR 2/3 options. There is even trickle down to Ezekiel Elliott, who could see a larger receiving role on check downs but will have the odds stacked against him as a runner. Consider streaming the Eagles' defense.

Oct 31, 2020, 4:15 PM ET

 

[TwinTurbo]

Dalton doesnt look like a NFL QB. 

He is the worst possible type of QB any team could draft. He was just good enough to remain a starter for a number of years and take up a huge amount of salary cap but never able to win any big games. Franchise destroyer. 

 

[The Frankman]

Cowboys placed QB Andy Dalton on the reserve/COVID-19 list. 

Goodness gracious. We still don't know if Dalton is recovered from his Week 7 concussion, either. Dalton's absence mean Ben DiNucci will be thrown to the wolves vs. the Steelers' elite defense. Bad in his first start, concussed in his second and COVID'd before his third, Dalton's Dak Prescott pinch hitting has gone as bad as possible for drain-circling Dallas. Maybe they can release the veteran after the trade deadline so he can latch on somewhere else as a backup for a contending team. Dalton should be considered week to week. 

- Todd Archer

 

[Faust]

Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones: Andy Dalton to resume starting role when cleared

 

[TVT 0 N S T A]

I cannot fathom what the Jones family sees out of Dalton versus Gilbert.  

Andy Dalton has 1 touchdown on the year; as does Cedrick Wilson (WR).  I realize you cannot compare the Steelers game and insert Dalton into that game, but I have a hard time; as a guy who has watched every Cowboy game... Dalton has us in that Steelers game.  

Just when you think there is a glimmer of hope seeing some playoff football, albeit bad playoff football out of the NFC East, the Jones family makes you remember who owns the team.

Woof!

 

[Sam Quentin]

I suspect that dalton will have a short leash 

 

[Faust]

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter

Andy Dalton was a full practice participant today and is on track to play Sunday at Minnesota.

https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1328470768309719041?s=21

 

[Faust]

Andy Dalton Fantasy Outlook: How his return impacts the Cowboys offense

 

[Efritch4]

This is most likely for people in 2 QB or Superflex leagues - is anybody picking up The Red Rifle as a qb2 or emergency backup. 
Trying to decide between Dalton & Alex Smith for the ‘emergency’ QB 

 

[Efritch4]

What can we expect from Dalton today?? Can he have a decent Turkey Day??

 

[Faust]

Andy Dalton completed 25-of-35 passes for 215 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the Cowboys' Week 12 loss to Washington.

The Cowboys had a quality road win against the Vikings last Sunday, but they reverted back to their 2020 form on Thanksgiving. On the first drive, Dalton lost his left tackle and right tackle to injuries, and the offense tanked from then on. A few drops proved costly, but the real issue were the turnovers and play-calling. Dalton was pick-sixed by DE Montez Sweat and $90 million RB Ezekiel Elliott added his fifth fumble of the year. The Cowboys shot themselves in the foot with one of the worst-designed fake punts of our generation, too. It was an embarrassing game all around. If Zack Martin (calf) misses time, the Cowboys are in trouble. Dallas heads to Baltimore in Week 13.

Nov 26, 2020, 7:50 PM ET

 

[Faust]

Andy Dalton completed 31-of-48 passes for 285 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in the Cowboys' Week 13 loss to the Ravens.

Only scoring 17 points on offense was expected, but the biggest issues in Dallas right now are coaching and the defense. Neither looked ready for Week 13 despite extra days to prepare. Those issues keep leading Dalton into negative game script, which breeding garbage-time production and lots of check-down throws. Dalton maneuvered inside the pocket well on Tuesday despite playing with backup offensive tackles and could post QB2 numbers in an easier on-paper matchup against the Bengals in Week 14. The offense looks far more functional with Dalton under center compared to Ben DiNucci and Garrett Gilbert.

Dec 8, 2020, 11:55 PM ET

 

[The Frankman]

Andy Dalton completed 16-of-23 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns in the Cowboys' 30-7, Week 14 win over the Bengals.

This was Dalton's return to Cincinnati after spending the first nine years of his career there as the Bengals' starter. The Dallas defense stole the show early in this one, forcing a trio of fumbles on the Bengals' opening three possessions, returning one of them for a touchdown. The Cowboys were able to cakewalk their way through the rest of the afternoon, as Dalton tossed red-zone touchdowns to Amari Cooper (11 yards) and Tony Pollard (seven yards). It was just Dalton's second win in six starts under center for Dallas. He'll be a bottom-barrel QB3 next week against San Francisco.

- Rotoworld

 

[Faust]

The Chicago Tribune's Brad Biggs reports Andy Dalton "could be headed to the Bears" as the next quarterback domino to fall.

The Bears have been in the market for a veteran quarterback and Dalton fits that mold. That would also seemingly take the 33-year-old veteran out of the mix as a potential replacement for Russell Wilson since the Seahawks and Pete Carroll wanted to draft Dalton a year prior to pulling the trigger on Wilson (and have been rumored as interested suitors). Any Nick Foles-Dalton camp competition is a bleak outlook for both fantasy and Bears fans, but there's no denying the team has to address its situation under center in the coming days.

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Chicago Bears

SOURCE: Brad Biggs on Twitter

Mar 15, 2021, 11:55 PM ET

 

[Faust]

Bears signed QB Andy Dalton, formerly of the Cowboys, to a one-year, $10 million contract. 

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports another $3 million is available through incentives. You could see this move coming from a mile away even though 33-year-old Dalton is a marginal improvement, at best, over Mitchell Trubisky and Nick Foles. Improvement he is, though, and the picks-poor Bears are not in a good position at No. 20 overall to draft their quarterback of the future. As for Dalton, he was solid in place of Dak Prescott in Dallas last season, but he is leaving one of the league's best supporting skill casts for one of its worse, one that might be getting even more short-handed with a potential trade of Anthony Miller. There is a long way to go between now and Week 1, but Dalton is unlikely to have much 2021 streamer appeal in fantasy. 

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Dallas Cowboys

SOURCE: Adam Schefter on Twitter 

Mar 16, 2021, 5:00 PM ET

 

[Faust]

Andy Dalton said he received "assurance" from Bears officials that he would be the team's 2021 starter. 

"They told me I was the starter. That was one of the reasons I wanted to come here," Dalton said Thursday. "That's the assurance I got." It's the final dagger for Chicago fans who may have hoped against hope that the team would add a quarterback in the draft to compete with Dalton for the Week 1 gig. But no. Dalton apparently signed his one-year, $10 million deal as the team's unquestioned starter. Probably it's the only team in the NFL where Dalton could have such status. However bad Dalton has been though large swaths of his ten NFL seasons, he'll be the best QB to throw passes to Allen Robinson in A-Rob's pro career. 

SOURCE: Chris Emma on Twitter 

Mar 18, 2021, 3:42 PM ET

 

[Faust]

Bears general manager Ryan Pace confirmed Andy Dalton is the team's 2021 starter. 

It's something short of breaking news, considering Nick Foles is the only other quarterback on Chicago's roster. “He’s one of the more complete quarterbacks that we evaluated this year in free agency and we’re excited to have him,” Pace said. “We feel like we’ve gotten better with Andy.” Dalton will instantly become the best QB to throw passes to Allen Robinson, and provides a substantial upgrade over the erratic Mitch Trubisky, who signed with Buffalo this offseason. Dalton has a higher touchdown rate, completion rate, adjusted yards per attempt, and a lower interceptions rate than Trubisky. He shapes up as a go-to streaming option in one-QB leagues this season. 

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Nick Foles

SOURCE: Jeff Dickerson on Twitter 

Apr 2, 2021, 11:22 AM ET

 

[Faust]

Speaking following Thursday's selection of Ohio State QB Justin Fields, Bears GM Ryan Pace claimed Andy Dalton remains the team's starter for now. 

"Andy is our starter and we're going to have a really good plan in place to develop Justin," Pace claimed. Patriots coach Bill Belichick said something similar with regards to Cam Newton and Mac Jones, but Pace's words are extra difficult to believe. Unlike Belichick, Pace and coach Matt Nagy have to win now. We can't imagine the Bears would truly mess around for more than a game or two with Dalton, though it is possible he would legitimately be the best Week 1 option as Fields gets up to NFL speed after a 2020 where the coronavirus limited Fields and Ohio State to only eight games. 

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Justin Fields

SOURCE: Chris Emma on Twitter 

Apr 30, 2021, 12:46 AM ET

 

[Deamon]

Fields will be starting by week 2.  Tough break for Dalton.  Signs a big contract,  has the team posting "QB1" posts... on top of the world. 

Then this.