When in doubt, always check in with what Boomer Esiason has to say.
The Cincinnati Bengals legend had some wise words for the team about Joe Burrow before the draft. He’s also suggested he sees some Patrick Mahomes in Burrow.
Now? Boomer says he thinks recently-released quarterback Andy Dalton could have a similar comeback to that experienced by Ryan Tannehill.
“He can still play well,” Esiason said, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “I would love to have seen him go to Chicago to push Mitchell Trubisky. I think he can be a Ryan Tannehill to a Marcus Mariota.”
Tannehill, for those out of the loop, spent 2012-2018 with Miami and had a so-so career before stealing the starting job in Tennessee on a prove-it deal and storming to the AFC title game.
Dalton isn’t much older than Tannehill and if he falls into the right situation, it’s entirely possible he could still win a starting gig and find some success. Given what he meant to the Bengals over the years, fans probably wouldn’t mind.
While Boomer mentions Chicago and the Bears might be out of the Dalton sweepstakes at this point, there are plenty of remaining potential Dalton landing spots based on NFL odds.
