Everyone knows that Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton is heading into the last year of his four-year $5.2 million deal. The big question is will the Bengals make him the face of the franchise before the season starts? Making him the face of the franchise means giving him top-tier money.
From the outside looking in it seems that talks haven’t been oven hot between the Bengals and Andy’s agent, but what do I know? We’ve all seen the Colin Kaepernick deal which is top-tier money, but if he doesn’t pan out to the level the 49ers expect they have an escape clause every year. For those looking in, I would think that would be a perfect deal to rope in Dalton with, but who knows what Mike Brown is thinking.
Dalton has led the Bengals to the playoffs all three years he’s been in the NFL, but the Bengals have yet to win a playoff game. He also holds the record for most passing touchdowns in a season and passing yards in a season for the Bengals, but the fact he has no deal shows the Bengals brass have doubts. Dalton is a solid player, but doesn’t seem to have that “IT” factor. He is great with short and intermediate passing, but his deep ball is probably one of worse in the league. He’s proven he can win games in the regular season, but he still has silly mental lapses in terms of interceptions and yet no playoff wins.
The grass isn’t always greener on the other side, but if I were a betting man I’d say the Bengals will not extend Dalton before the season starts. That is not ruling out the Bengals signing him in the offseason. If they are smart they will use Kaepernick’s deal as the barometer if they are not sold on Dalton being the man in Cincinnati for the next 10 years. Will Andy get his $100 plus million? Only time will tell.
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