Andy Dalton might be 0-8 as a starter for the Cincinnati Bengals this year and lost his job to a rookie.
Don’t tell the New York Jets.
Jets head coach Adam Gase, captain of a 4-7 team that is surging on a three-game tear, doesn’t want his team to overlook the Bengals and Dalton.
“He’s a dangerous guy, period.” Gase said, according to SNY’s Corey Hersch. “That’s just what it is. It’s not always easy when you’re a quarterback who’s been in the same organization for a long time under the same head coach and all of a sudden everything changes. It’s not always as smooth as you want it to be.”
It’s reasonable to think the Jets might overlook the Bengals. The week after is a game against Miami, a divisional foe, then Baltimore. The Miami portion might sound funny — but the Jets lost to the Dolphins in Week 9.
Still, Dalton doesn’t seem like the most threatening player right now. He just got re-appointed as starter and won’t have A.J. Green. He’s struggled to complete 60 percent of his passes and throw more touchdowns than picks.
And yet, the Jets have made it a point to respect the veteran. Not only is it due diligence, Dalton himself might have something to prove with it seeming like he could be auditioning for a new team next year.
As expected, the quest to get win No. 1 won’t be simple.
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