OMG, NFL Network already making Bledsoe/Brady comparison

[wolfkaosaun]

There is ZERO correlation between the Patriots of 2001 and this Bengals team.

The Patriots didn't make the playoffs since 1997. That's a 4 year span. They were 5-11 in 2000.
The Bengals have made the playoffs 4 years in a row.

Bledsoe wasn't doing well. Wasn't really great. Only had a QB rating above 80 in his 8 year career there. Never above a 87.
Dalton never had below a QB rating of 80. Had above a Qb rating of 87 twice in his 5 year career. One in the 100+.

Bledsoe wasn't a franchise quarterback and was 29 during the 2001 seasonn
Dalton is a franchise quarterback, in the prime of his career, and was having a MVP type season.

The Patriots weren't viewed as a Super Bowl team.
The Bengals are.

Brady also played 14 games of the 2001 season before the playoffs started. He led them there.
McCarron will get 3 games before the playoffs start. He was a backup all season.

There's really nothing that connects between these two teams.