10-07-2015, 01:00 AM
(10-07-2015, 12:04 AM)Shake n Blake Wrote: One rarely discussed positive to Dalton's game is that he doesn't fumble much. He's averaged 4.75 fumbles per season, which is really low compared to other 16 game starters. He's had some high profile ones, but he really doesn't put the ball on the turf much.
Of course, that could be because he gets rid of the ball so quickly and thus doesn't take many hits. Either way, it's definitely a good part of his game.
The only QB who has fumbled less often than Dalton (from 2011 through the end of last season) is Matt Ryan, and he only has one less than Dalton (18 to 19).
Russell runs a lot more than Dalton, but the downside is that he had 31 fumbles in 48 games while Dalton had only 19 in 64 games. He fumbles more than twice as often as Dalton.
