Palmer v Burrow

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(02-21-2020, 03:41 AM)Stonyhands Wrote: Had Palmer not of been injured in that playoff game they would have won.  Palmer is not responsible for the injuries to the o-line and the terrible personnel decisions made by the front office.  The likes of which brought us player like Coates, Andrews, Irons, Roland, Guicic(sp), and some terrible terrible defenses.  Before Carson’s elbow injury his offense scored at will.  If not for a BS roughing call vs Tampa and a few botched fgs they’d have made the playoffs at least once more.  

Not to mention the string of arrests that hurt the reputation of this team for years.  

While Dalton’s stats exceeded that of Palmer he didn’t have anywhere near the BS Carson had to deal with.  Plus I very highly doubt Dalton would have anywhere near the stats had he not had AJ Green as his #1.  I’d take a young pre-injury Palmer over Dalton any day.

The fact that you have to resort to What ifs and pre-injuries and factors surrounding the QB kinda makes your argument moot. I don't think there's anyone here who would take Dalton over pre-injury Palmer, but the fact is the injuries happened. You can't change the fact that they happeend. And while they and the other factors certainly had an effect on Palmer, the fact remains that Dalton was a better QB for the Bengals than Palmer was.