03-25-2016, 02:20 PM
(03-24-2016, 01:45 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Before Dalton arrived in the NFL only two rookie QBs had thrown for 3000 yards and 20 tds (Jim Kelly, Peyton Manning). It seemed like a huge accomplishment when he did it in 2011.
Now it appears that Dalton just arrived at the right time. Not only did Cam Newton match Dalton with 3000 yds and 20 tds in 2011, but in the 4 seasons since then 5 more rookies have done it (Luck, Griffen, Wilson '12, Carr '14, Winston '15). Luck, Winston and Newton all had 4000 yds and 20 tds.
In the five years that Dalton has been in the league 7 other rookie starters (350+ att) have posted a higher passer rating than Dalton's 80.4. Griffen (102.4), Wilson (100.0), Mariota (91.5), Bridgewater (85.2), Newton (84.5), Winston (84.2), and Glennon (83.9).
It may be a bad idea for me to post this so soon after my last Dalton thread. So let me make it clear that many of the QBs that had great rookie seasons fizzled out, and nothing Dalton did as a rookie can take away from what he did in '15. So this is not really a "bash Andy" thread. Instead it is just some interesting information I came across.
some of this is a result of rookies starting the play right away. and being more prepared to do so.. that said dalton did have a lot working against him when he came to town that first year.
