07-26-2019, 05:03 PM
(07-26-2019, 11:22 AM)PhilHos Wrote: But was he considered "below average"? According to Wikipedia, he was once on the cover of Sports Illustrated after leading the Saints to their "best start ever" and that he also made the Pro Bowl 3 years before retiring.
Basically, my point is has there ever been a bad QB that had a winning record as a starter? Apparently not. Yet, somehow Dalton is not a good QB.
Dalton has made 3 Pro Bowls (2 more than Hebert). I don't think anyone thought super highly of Hebert. I get your point, I'm just saying that people judge Dalton on the playoff struggles, just as people pinned playoff struggles on Hebert. It hurt their reputations. Even Peyton Manning had that choker reputation until the Colts dumped Mora.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
