Arkansas Bengal Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 AJ McCarron healthy, hoping to push Andy Dalton By Chris Wesseling Around the NFL Writer Published: May 23, 2015 at 02:26 p.m. Updated: May 23, 2015 at 02:58 p.m. Last we heard from A.J. McCarron, the former Alabama star was battling shoulder soreness that kept him sidelined through the majority of his rookie season. Finally healthy again, McCarron is eyeing the Cincinnati Bengals' backup job, buoyed by a revamped throwing motion that has made his arm stronger than ever. After underthrowing receivers last offseason, McCarron is now overthrowing vertical field-stretchers such as Denarius Moore. "I feel great," McCarron recently said, per the Cincinnati Enquirer. "Body feels great and I feel like I'm slinging it better than I ever have, really." Echoing Marvin Lewis' positive review at the NFL Scouting Combine, quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese is excited to work with an improved McCarron. "We wanted him in our building so bad and it happened and then it didn't happen and now it's happening," Zampese recently explained. "So it's fun. It's delayed gratification, that's all. Now we've got a chance to see where he can take himself and where we can help him go." Although McCarron is competing with Terrelle Pryor and Josh Johnson for the backup job, he's not shy about his intention to push Andy Dalton for the starting job. "If you're not going to dream big, then why dream?" McCarron said. "He's our starter, I know that, but I want to make him better in every way that I can. Like I told him, hopefully one day me and him can be retired and look back on it and we're both 100 million-dollar guys. That's my dream." As we pointed out on this week's "Dalton Scale" edition of the Around The NFL Podcast, Dalton has left the Bengals languishing in quarterback purgatory through four seasons. It will be interesting to see if McCarron shows enough promise in training camp and preseason action to force the Bengals into a tough decision next offseason. The latest Around The NFL Podcast discusses Geno Smith and the Jets' QB position and much, much more with special co-host Colleen Wolfe. Find more Around The NFL content on NFL NOW. Previous Article Next Article http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000493980/article/aj-mccarron-healthy-hoping-to-push-andy-dalton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairOnFire Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Someday, god willing, AJ McCooter will rise up and take his rightful place as a 100 million-dollar guy celebrity waiter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharm Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Off a cliff........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Alice Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 A.J. McCarron may or may not ever be a star in the NFL. Hell, he may not ever start a game. But I like his attitude. He's fucking fearless and arrogant. There are far worse traits a quarterback can have. Now, if he can throw a deep out, we might have stumbled onto something here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tigre Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 We should await the AJ mega-thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 A.J. McCarron may or may not ever be a star in the NFL. Hell, he may not ever start a game. But I like his attitude. He's fucking fearless and arrogant. There are far worse traits a quarterback can have. Now, if he can throw a deep out, we might have stumbled onto something here... yep.. I have no faith in him ever becoming anything, but I love the attitude... And I am a little jealous of his life... Makes a ton of money(compared to us normal people) to hold a clipboard and gets to go home and bang that hot piece of ass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Alice Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 yep.. I have no faith in him ever becoming anything, but I love the attitude... And I am a little jealous of his life... Makes a ton of money(compared to us normal people) to hold a clipboard and gets to go home and bang that hot piece of ass... ...and if the whole NFL thing doesn't work out, he can run for Governor of Alabama. He's a god there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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