List of QBs with most passing yards in first four seasons.

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(06-08-2015, 10:46 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I completely disagree.  Pro ready?  Based on what?  He took every snap out of shotgun in a spread offense.  He had to learn a whole new system without the benefit of OTAs.  He may have been more "Pro Ready" than guys like Kaepernick because he was more of a QB than an option QB, but give him credit for his rookie performance in the face of a TON of adversity, please.

And "hardly improved" since 2011 isn't accurate at all.  He broke franchise records in his third season for passing yards and TDs.  He won a VERY tough AFC North.  What happened in 2014?  A new offense, losing two of his biggest weapons before the season even really got started, and being without his best weapon for some of the season and his numbers regressed. 

I think this next season will show what Dalton and Hue are truly capable of executing with the full complement of receivers and backs.  It should help that the guy snapping the ball has a season under his belt as well and the offensive line looks as deep and talented as it ever has for Dalton.  The emergence of Hill will also put added pressure on opposing defenses. 

Dalton had one year where the needle stopped moving upward.  It was a speed bump, not a ceiling.  He will continue to move upward in 2015. 

Racer I agree with most of what you say. But what kills Dalton is his low's are so very low. Every QB has bad games, Brady, Manning, Rodgers included. But even in most of their bad games they still manage to put up some decent numbers. Dalton on the other hand has meltdowns of epic proportions ! And only has a handful of "big games" where he's shown up.

He has to find a way to even out his bad games and show up under the lights to shake his current image.