Daltons Pocket Presence

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(09-26-2017, 12:51 PM)PhilHos Wrote: What? Yes, techincally replacing one player is easier than replacing 3-4, but finding quality OLmen is not as hard as finding an elite QB that can handle a piss poor OL. There are currently like 2 QBs in the NFL that can: Rogers and Roethlisberger. So good luck finding the next one of those if that's the route you're going to take.

If a QB's performance goes from 10-15 down to bottom barrel because of a decline in OL, that QB is not a franchise QB.

There are a few good players to target in FA and/or the draft for OL. I'm not saying OL shouldn't be upgraded.
But at this point, how anyone can think Dalton can get the Bengals a championship is beyond me. Dalton is a middle-tier QB when he's playing well, a lower-tier QB when not.

QBs that have come out since Dalton that I'd take over him right now:
Andrew Luck (shoulder issues aside)
Jameis Winston
Marcus Mariota
Russell Wilson
Derek Carr
Dak Prescott
Carson Wentz

Now only three of those are not first rounders, but the point is those players can be found with proper scouting.

With what looks to be a good QB class in 2018 and Dalton's contract only having $2.4 mill of dead cap after this year, it could be a very good time to move on from him.