Daltons Pocket Presence

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(09-26-2017, 01:48 PM)PhilHos Wrote: It's been 3 games. And 1 of those 3 he played pretty well.

The Ravens won a Super Bowl with Joe Flacco. The same Flacco who is CURRENTLY lower rated than Dalton.
Also, Dalton is ABOVE a middle-tire QB when playing well. Prior to his injury 2 years ago, he was in the talk for league MVP (it may have been only whispers, but it was still talk).



I'm not sold on Mariota or Wentz (yet) and Dalton has proven to be at least equal to Luck, statistically speaking, but to each his own.


While I think the Bengals can win with Dalton, I would have no problem if the Bengals drafted what they believe could be the next elite QB in the draft. It would be nice to have a QB that all Bengals fans agree is good, but then again, even prior to his injuries there were Bengals fans that crapped on Palmer, so it might never happen.

Is Flacco worse than Dalton right now? Dalton has the league's worst total QBR at 16.6 and Flacco's total QBR is 24.1. I think anyone saying Dalton is better than Flacco right now is being subjective.

It's also worth noting that when Flacco won the Super Bowl with the Ravens, he was still on his rookie contract. Flacco's average per year during that contract was $6 mill per year. The Ravens invested that money saved from QB on other positions, and it paid off.
Dalton is no longer on his rookie contract. He's being paid $10 mill a year more than what first round rookie contracts pay. That extra $10 mill a year can pay for an elite player.