11-19-2017, 04:59 PM
(11-19-2017, 04:24 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Palmer had a 76.7 passer rating vs the Steelers
Dalton has a 75.6 passer rating vs the Steelers
Others have a 76.8 passer rating vs the Steelers
How about we look at that? Palmer played just as big a role in his losses as any of these QB's.
20-37-164-1-2 (52.1 rating) in a 17-28 loss
13-25-165-2-1 (82.9) 14-19 loss
21-36-227-0-2 (53.8) 13-27 loss
22-38-227-3-0 (101.5) 38-31 win
18-26-193-4-2 (98.2) 28-20 win
20-38-251-2-0 (91.0) 17-23 loss
23-31-205-1-0 (102.2) 13-24 loss
17-44-183-0-0 (51.6) 10-24 loss
20-37-183-1-0 (76.7) 23-20 win
18-30-178-0-0 (76.8) 18-12 win
22-36-248-2-1 (88.7) 21-27 loss
20-32-178-1-3 (48.7) 7-23 loss
Overall, Palmer's offense averaged 18.3 PPG and the defense allowed 23.2 PPG.
The Bengals have averaged 16.8 PPG against the Steelers in Dalton's starts, with the defense allowing 24.8. So the defense was actually a little better for Palmer in these games.
Yeah, bottom line - you have 2 QB's covering 14 years, with their teams having different strengths and weaknesses duirng that time...yet the end results are pretty much the same. That should make it painfully obvious that the problem has been much bigger than the QB, whoever it may be.
