Have you ever seen this much excitement over a backup quarterback signing as we are all witnessing with Andy Dalton? Year after year, the former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback regularly ranks in the middle of the pack when it comes to passing. He’s not terrible, but he’s also not fabulous. If you play fantasy football, he’s the guy you pick up if you’re desperate on your bye week because he’s always available. There is absolutely nothing exciting about him.
Dalton’s signing will cost the team $3 million, with a chance to earn up to $7 million based on incentives, which we can only presume are some playing time benchmarks should the Cowboys have a need to “break the glass in case of emergency.