Bengals’ Hue Jackson on Andy Dalton: We’re Joined At The Hip

The Cincinnati Bengals are standing behind quarterback Andy Dalton after his recent struggles.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton was terrible in the team’s 24-3 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night.

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However, the Bengals are sticking with their guy.

Cincinnati offensive coordinator Hue Jackson defended Dalton and said he is “joined at the hip” with the quarterback on Friday, according to ESPN.

"“I’m joined at the hip with him. I understand that’s the way it goes,” said Jackson, who played quarterback in college. “I have not run from that. As he gets killed, I get killed. That’s the way it goes. That’s part of the business.“But I don’t want us to think we’re going to have an issue with Andy. We’re not. We’re going to coach Andy. We’re going to help Andy get to where he needs to be. That’s my job. We’re going to coach him, continue to get him better, continue to grow.”"

While Dalton deservedly got crushed for his play on Thursday, the Bengals don’t have any other better options at quarterback.

So, for the foreseeable future, the Bengals and Dalton are absolutely “joined at the hip.”

Now, one could certainly make the argument that the Bengals made a mistake in tying themselves to Dalton. But all Cincy can do at this point is move forward and hope Dalton gets his confidence back up, so Jackson said just about the only thing he could have in that spot.

Dalton finished Thursday’s game 10-33 for 86 yards and three interceptions.

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