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

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(06-08-2015, 11:40 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: My goals for my starting QB go beyond outplaying draft busts taken ahead of him.  Twenty years from now I won't be telling myself about "old school Bengals QB" outperforming "first round bust" from same draft class.  I'll just being trying to remember how he and the team did.

Andy needs to do much better for us to improve.  I couldn't care less about Ponder, Gabbert or Locker.  Two are backups and one is out of the league.  I'd prefer to compare our starting QB, who just signed a huge extension, to other starting QB's.  You know, his peers.

I have higher goals for him and the team as well, and if his weapons are available throughout the season, I think he will break his own franchise records for TDs and yards, win the AFC North, and make it to the AFC Championship game. 

His peers have not fared much better than Dalton.  Luck, Tannehill, and Newton were drafted at similar times and handed the reigns.  Luck is in a class of his own, but still struggled in the playoffs (maybe they should give up on him?).  Tannehill just signed a similar contract with zero postseason appearances.  Hey, at least he didn't stink in the playoffs (and FWIW, I don't think Dalton played poorly against SD or the Colts).  Newton?  Just got a huge deal.  Made the playoffs twice, I believe, and has one playoff win against a Cardinals team starting their third string QB. 

Taking their respective division's competition, I think Dalton has done quite well compared to these "peers".