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Columbus Dispatch: Dalton is a QB worth getting excited about
By Michael Arace
CINCINNATI — Greg Cook was a tall, chiseled athlete with a facile mind and a golden arm when he graduated from the University of Cincinnati to the Bengals in 1969. Under coach Paul Brown and assistant Bill Walsh, he was quickly molded into a prototype.
Walsh once said that if Cook had not been de-winged by a torn rotator cuff, an undiagnosed biceps tear and a succession of meatball surgeries, the West Coast offense — originally, the “ Cincinnati offense” — would have been built on the deep ball rather than the short pass. That’s how good Cook was.
We remember him today because another of his franchise rookie records has been surpassed by Andy Dalton — who is not as tall, chiseled or strong-armed, but is just as smart, and might be more accurate. At this point, he is the Bengals’ future. ...
By Michael Arace
CINCINNATI — Greg Cook was a tall, chiseled athlete with a facile mind and a golden arm when he graduated from the University of Cincinnati to the Bengals in 1969. Under coach Paul Brown and assistant Bill Walsh, he was quickly molded into a prototype.
Walsh once said that if Cook had not been de-winged by a torn rotator cuff, an undiagnosed biceps tear and a succession of meatball surgeries, the West Coast offense — originally, the “ Cincinnati offense” — would have been built on the deep ball rather than the short pass. That’s how good Cook was.
We remember him today because another of his franchise rookie records has been surpassed by Andy Dalton — who is not as tall, chiseled or strong-armed, but is just as smart, and might be more accurate. At this point, he is the Bengals’ future. ...
