Rank the Bengal QB

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(07-13-2015, 10:40 AM)djs7685 Wrote: I'm still sort of confused at the 17-20 guys.


Here's where it gets tricky. If you have him in the 17-20 tier, you have to put between 5-8 guys left ahead of Andy Dalton.

Carson Palmer - maybe
Matt Cassell - no
Cam Newton - arguable for sure
Jay Cutler - maybe
Jake McCown - no
Matt Stafford - arguable
Bobby Hoyer - lol Bobby. But no.
Blake Bortles - I honestly think he can/will be better, huge Bortles fan, but he's not right now
Alex Smith - no
Ryan Tannehill - maybe
Teddy Bridgewater - see Bortles
Eli Manning - probably better than Andy
Geno Smith - no
Derek Carr - see Bortles
Sam Bradford - no
Colin Kaepernick - maybe
Nick Foles - no
Jameis Winston - no
Marcus Mariota - no
Robert Griffin III - no

Similar to bfine's lists except we see things slightly different at times. I have a hard time with 17-20 because that would mean that almost all of the guys that are arguable or maybe better than Andy would have to go ahead of him. I can see definitely putting a couple ahead, but 5-7? That's tough, even for someone that doesn't think he's a great QB. I don't even think there's a way to argue that he's 21 or worse either.

...and to rank him 16th or better you can only say 5 at the most on that list are better than Andy:

Manning- Multiple Super Bowl rings and just came off a season better that Andy has ever had
Newton- Passing efficiency has pretty much mirrored each other throughout their careers. The difference is, Superman can run
Kaepernick- Has proven to be very efficient, has already been to a Super Bowl, and Superman may be the only better running QB in the NFL
Tannehill- Already has had a season with a better passer rating than Andy has had in his career and done so with lesser talent
Alex Smith- Very efficient QB. Compare his and Andy's playoff games against the Colts and get back to me.

This right here puts Andy at 17 and at this point you have to totally dismiss the promise of the one-year guys, the absolute cannons of Stafford and Cutler, the health of Bradford and Palmer, you have to assume RGIII and Foles were one-year wonders to keep him in the top 20's