11-19-2017, 04:19 PM
(11-19-2017, 04:08 PM)Rhinocero23 Wrote: Good point. Strapped with the same coach and management one QB has an abysmal record...the other is worse than abysmal!
I would say most football fans...as opposed to Dalton bashers...have a much higher opinion of Palmer. I mean come on man, when a guy in his prime is considered to be the low water mark on if you sholuld move on to a new QB...that is not a ringing endorsement of how he is viewed.
I didn't intend for that to become a Palmer vs Dalton discussion. It was only meant to show that the QB is not the problem. Not with the Steelers, not with prime-time and not with playoff games.
It is what it is.
That said...I think Palmer vs Andy is a toss up. They're both good. Both had their big seasons, both had down years. Overall they had a lot of success. Palmer has the bigger arm and I think that's all some are capable of looking at. That arm enabled Palmer to make some throws Andy can't, but the arm also got Palmer into trouble at times (forcing it). He was more turnover prone than Andy. Softer than Andy. Both were/are generally accurate but have sporadic moments. Think of those INT's Palmer threw when we faced them in AZ. Arians was looking at Palmer like "WTF". Palmer was just as good for that as Dalton is.
But the good moments by FAR outweigh the bad. That goes for both. Again, some just can't get past draft status and "big arm".
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
