10-05-2015, 10:50 AM
(10-05-2015, 10:38 AM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: I should have added the disclaimer Active "Starting" QBs. Just wanted to put in perspective his career numbers compared to all the other starters in the NFL.
Yep, his career numbers actually aren't bad at all. He hasn't been as good as the great QBs around the league (until this year of course), but that's why I always thought people were ridiculous that made comments calling him garbage and whatnot.
(10-05-2015, 10:41 AM)WhoDeyWho Wrote: Other than Stafford, Dalton is 3 years younger than the youngest player above him on that list. And Stafford has 2 years on Dalton.
Haha, yeah I know, I was just throwing that one out there for ol' Brownshoe. I didn't want him to be alone in trashing passer rating.
(10-05-2015, 10:44 AM)PhilHos Wrote: I was just wondering: what if Dalton continues to play this way all season, but in the first playoff game, he plays like he did in previous playoff games and we lose? He ends the regular season with a 100+ QB rating, but plays poorly yet again in the playoffs. What do the Bengals do? Or what SHOULD they do?
Prior to this season, I was at the point that if Dalton had another season like the previous 4 (inconsistent regular season, poor playoff performance), then I would jump on the "we need a new QB" bandwagon. It's only 4 games, but Dalton looks like just a different QB so even now it's hard to fathom he'll play poorly in the playoffs. Yet, if he does ...
I honestly don't know where I'd fall. It might just come down to the question of who's available?
No, you basically HAVE to keep him for at least 1 more year after that. His cap hit is only $13.1 million and still would carry a $7.2 dead money hit in 2016. If he continues his regular season play as he has been for an entire year, even if he has a Browns 2.0 game in the playoffs, you have to stick with it for another season at those numbers, that's absurd value at that point.
