Are the Bengals better today than before free agency

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(03-26-2021, 02:35 PM)fredtoast Wrote: The only joke is your claim that Dalton's AMAZING rushing stats in 2018 (16 carries, 99 yds, 0 tds) made a bigger difference than the gap between ranking #2 in the league in passer rating (106.2 in '15) and 25th (89.6 in '18).

When you say "better", you're talking about passing. 

You say, Dalton was "better" in 2015 than he was in 2018.
PFF says Dalton was "better" in 2015 than he was in 2018. 

Passing Grades:
2015 -- 82.3
2018 -- 79.3

3 points better in 2015 than 2018. 

His passing stats for 2015 are clearly better than his passing stats in 2018. What's the problem here?

If you're surprised by his rushing grade pushing his overall grade above what it was in 2015, you shouldn't be.

In 2018 he averaged 6.2ypa on 4 rushes, with 3 of them being 10+ yards and only fumbled once and all 4 rushes were for a first down. 
In 2015 he averaged 2.4ypa on 31 rushes, with only 3 of them being 10+ yards and he fumbled 5 times with 13 of his rushes going for a first. 

Easy peasy to understand. 

In case i'm wrong...QBs aren't just there to throw the ball. They have to be able to move and gain yards on the ground when a pass play breaks down.