FLORHAM PARK — It's easy to throw shots at Andy Dalton. From his hair to his playoff performances, the Bengals' quarterback is the butt end to an awful lot of jokes.
Jets defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers just isn't making any of them.
"You're talking about a Pro Bowl-caliber quarterback," Rodgers said this week. "I've had the chance to study him and play against him in the past. He's one of the guys that just keeps getting better and better each year."
Dalton, 28, has been one of the NFL's better regular season quarterbacks ever since the Bengals selected him the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft.