Silver Article on Palmer

[*Nately120*]

Are stats important or not?  

I say in 2009 Palmer wasn't that bad because he led a number of late-game drives that won games.  Detractors say "Yeah, but his statline wasn't pretty so we won despite him."  Ok, so then he has been putting up a top 5 QB statline for the past 18 games or so. "Yeah, but the Cardinals have just played 16 god awful teams, so his statline doesn't matter.  He's still not that good."

So whether his stats are not so great or right up there with the top-tier QBs we can still conclude that he isn't all that great?  Do stats matter or not?  Does the context and situation in which said stats are accumulated matter?  Also, I never made this into a Dalton vs. Palmer debate but I keep getting labeled someone who:

A.  Doesn't like/want Dalton as the Bengals QB
B.  Thinks Carson is better than Dalton
C.  Would rather have Carson as the Bengals QB than Dalton (this one is the furthest from the truth)

Other than jokingly acting like I think McCarron is the second coming of Tom Brady I don't think I've said much against Dalton.  My chief complaint with this team has been Marvin Lewis, and that has been constant throughout the end of the Palmer and the entirety of the Dalton era.