04-23-2021, 11:26 AM
(04-23-2021, 10:37 AM)TJ528 Wrote: I mean according to a post on here if we would've had John Kitna in 2018 we probably would've made the playoffs because they were basically the same player...
I'll stand by that. The biggest difference that helped Andy is that he had way way way better talent around him for most of his career. They were similar players all the way down to the way they both randomly fumbled in a playoff game for the Bengals without anyone even touching them. Dalton did it in the regular season, too. Similar arm strength. The exact same size (6-2/220). Similar completion %. John Kitna didn't get a prime #1 WR, either. He had a banged up Joey Galloway in 1999 for 8 games. Galloway only started 4. I just finished looking up stats between the two players. Dalton had supremely more talented, prime teams to work with and has a QB Rating of 87.5 compared to Kitna's 77.4.
Hell, they were both backups for the Cowboys and BOTH went 4-5 the first year with Dallas. And both were super nice guys.
I don't see much difference at all. Dalton's shortcomings were helped by the roster around him, Kitna's were not. It's really quite simple to see they are the same player.