MY BOLD PREDICTION

[Shake n Blake]

(12-20-2015, 03:16 AM)Rhinocero23 Wrote: 1. Hmmm...you really don't believe that arguement do you? Lol.
We can name a ton of Great QB's who paved the way for lesser 
talent to benefit from. Dalton has taken advantage of his situation. Good for him,
he is not a QB that elevates the talent around him. He falters under the big stage and against top teams. He has more wins, stats, and accolades thus far than Newton too...guess he is better than Cam also? 

The stats that some around here are so impressed with are being surpassed rather quickly 
by the young QB's who also started from day one. Dalton, Manning, and Flacco are the only QB's to start thier first 81 games. That is a great testament to their ability to stay in the game. Tough, smart, and game savvy describes all three of them. Those "in their first 5 year" stats are not that impressive because ALL the other QB's did not play as many games. You know why no one here talks about those "in their first year", "2nd year", "3rd year" and "4th year stats"anymore...because most of them now belong to guys named Wilson, Luck, Kaepernick and Tannehill. Soon to belong to guys named Carr, Mariota and Winston. The game has changed and the stats are not really comps. 2.  For instance when Palmer broke the franchise record for TD's he was in the Top of the league for TD passes. When Dalton did it he was not in the top 12. See how that works?
 
3.Palmer can and has changed the culture of teams...the Bengals included. This team had not been in the playoffs for 15 years prior to Palmer. When Dalton got here they had been in the Playoffs Two out of 5 years. Winning the division twice and sweeping it once. Huge difference...but you know this.

4. If Dalton can get his job back then maybe he can continue on with this great season he was having. He was having a great season.  5. I am one who believes AJM will have very comparable stats to Dalton's the rest of this year...that's because this team does not need a great QB. 

6. How many real NFL talent evaluators would say that Dalton is comparable to Palmer? None.
Granted they are diffent ages so if that is going to frame your arguement that is the strongest stance to a weak point. If it is only age then you would say the same about Brady, Brees, Manning, Rivers, Ken Anderson, Boomer and any other previous QB who no longer youth on thier side. Even at 36 Palmer is out playing Dalton. He can do things Dalton can not...period. Prime to prime comparisons are not even a remote question. 

Cue the "quitter" and "pre-Madonna" arguments...lol

Why would I need to change the subject when I can easily pick this post apart?

1. Name some examples. Palmer didn't "pave the way" to anything but a hard time for Dalton. He left him a 4-12 team in a state of chaos from Carson's sudden departure. Thanks, I guess? 

2. Dalton actually finished 3rd in TD passes when he broke the franchise record. Making stuff up seems to be a theme with you. 

3. The consensus is that Marv changed the culture. Only a CP fanboy would claim it was Carson. You can twist it to make it sound worse, but Carson didn't take over a 90's team. He took over an 8-8 squad that barely missed the playoffs with Jon Kitna at QB. The culture change was already in full effect when CP took over. 

BTW, I guess Palmer's culture changing prowess was on vacation in Oakland, eh? 

4. Lol. "If". 

5. I'm going to bookmark this for later. McCarron won't touch Dalton's 106.3 rating.

6. Link? Truth is, you have no idea what talent evaluators would say as of now. Palmer was a first overall pick, whereas Dalton was a 2nd round choice. Jamarcus Russell was a first overall pick while Drew Brees was a 2nd rounder. Leaf was a 2nd overall pick, whereas Brady was a 6th rounder. Point is, talent evaluators aren't always right. Palmer has better physical tools than Brady. Is he better? Nope. Palmer has a better arm than most QBs, including Dalton. That said, Palmer has always been prone to some real head scratching throws. He's also never had the brains to master an offense. He STILL uses a cheat sheet. Dalton is better with pre-snap adjustments and more athletic. Accuracy is good for both. 

Palmer (like Dalton) is having an incredible season. It seems like that has made people forget about how mediocre  Palmer has been in all but 2 seasons (2005 & 2015). He's thrown 20+ INTs three times and has a higher career INT rate than Dalton. He fumbles more often than Dalton.

To sum it up, you ignore Palmer's failures and credit Dalton's success to Palmer. Seems legit. Nevermind that Palmer never attained this level of success here himself in 8 years, and he left the team in worse shape (4-12) than when he got it (8-8). Your only other argument is "talent evaluators" and you honestly have no clue what they'd say. In other words, you have nothing.