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[Shake n Blake]

(12-19-2016, 11:16 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Besides the obvious suspects: Brady, Rogers, Brees, Ben. I'd say a few of the more mobile QBs would have done well for us. Wilson, Newton, Marriota, and Luck. i actually think Taylor and Tannehill would have done better for us, but that's reaching.

I left out the young guys like Carr, Winston, and Prescott. Conversely some of the better QBs in the league may not have gotten us to 5: Rivers, Palmer, Ryan

Of the 8 you're actually choosing, I like most of them but not many have won under similar circumstances. Say 20th or worse in rushing and YPC, bottom 3 in sacks allowed and injuries to their top 2 receivers. Not to mention a kicker that cost us 2 wins. 

Maybe some added mobility would help, maybe not. Depends on the QB. Vick was the most mobile QB ever but took a ton of sacks. Dalton isn't a slouch in the mobility category and typically dishes the ball quickly. It hasn't helped him this year.

Overall, my point is just that there aren't many QBs that win regardless of what's around them. Maybe the top 4 elite guys can, but I'd argue that even they need talent around them to win consistently and contend for titles. So I don't view the fact that Dalton needs a decent team around him as some big indictment. That pretty much goes for anybody. 

If the offense (blocking, run game particularly) were even "average" this year, I have little doubt that we'd be winning with Dalton and his passer rating would be around 100+ rather than 91.9.