11-26-2018, 07:16 PM
(11-26-2018, 06:42 PM)wolverine515151 Wrote: There's a lot of qbs from the past that had long good careers that aren't in the league like Peyton Manning, Tony Romo or Carson Palmer. They should definitely be included. Some had shorter careers like RG3 and Josh Freeman.
You can only compare Dalton on a yearly basis , not active qb's , because it takes into account only starters that were playing each year that Dalton was starting.
Whether they had long careers or short careers, whether they were good or bad is not important, what's important is that they were the starters at the same time Dalton was. He is being compared only to his peers and nobody else.
If we're judging Dalton against all current starters, or talking about how Dalton could be viewed by other teams, I'd say it's pretty important.
That's also why you're not going to throw in guys who are retired. That said, I do think it'd make it more fair if we could throw in the younger QB's who don't have enough attempts to qualify. Dalton would probably be bumped down a few spots if the young guys were on the list.
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