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Bengals have reservations about Andy Dalton

Found May 21, 2012 on Shatter The Backboard:
PLAYERS: Andy Dalton
TEAMS: Cincinnati Bengals
Andy Dalton was available at the 35th pick in the 2011 draft because he has physical limitations. He isn’t particularly big, strong-armed, or athletic. And so Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden had to design creative ways to mask Dalton’s deficiencies in his first year, while maximizing the rookie signal caller’s strengths. Gruden did a great job [...]
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