02-20-2020, 03:04 PM
Can't compare passing numbers from different eras. You can just compare how players ranked among their peers.
Over the 7 years Palmer started for the Bengals ('04-'10) among QBs with at least 1000 attempts Palmer ranked 14h out of 43 (top third) in passer rating and 11th in yards per game. While with the Bengals he finished in the top 10 in both passing yards and tds 4 times in 7 years ('05-'07, '10)
Over the 9 years that Dalton started for the Bengals ('11-'19) he ranked 27th out of 51 (bottom half) in passer rating and 25th in yards per game. Dalton only finished in the top 10 in both passing yards and tds once in 9 years ('13).
Dalton won more games and made the playoffs more often, but he had a scoring defense that was top half of the league his first 7 seasons and 5 times in the top 10. Palmer only had ONE season where the Bengals defense finished in the top half of the league ('09).
Over the 7 years Palmer started for the Bengals ('04-'10) among QBs with at least 1000 attempts Palmer ranked 14h out of 43 (top third) in passer rating and 11th in yards per game. While with the Bengals he finished in the top 10 in both passing yards and tds 4 times in 7 years ('05-'07, '10)
Over the 9 years that Dalton started for the Bengals ('11-'19) he ranked 27th out of 51 (bottom half) in passer rating and 25th in yards per game. Dalton only finished in the top 10 in both passing yards and tds once in 9 years ('13).
Dalton won more games and made the playoffs more often, but he had a scoring defense that was top half of the league his first 7 seasons and 5 times in the top 10. Palmer only had ONE season where the Bengals defense finished in the top half of the league ('09).
