Will longevity result in Dalton as best Bengals QB ever?

[*Nately120*]

Dalton might not have to do a whole lot to be the "best' Bengals QB, or at least the one we most fondly remember. Boomer and Carson both demanded trades and were, and are outwardly hostile towards the organization/Mike Brown so that narrows it down to just Anderson, who went to our most hated rival as a coach and won the SB with them. That kind of stings, but I think we're over it.

So it's Dalton or Anderson (or Greg Cook, if you're really into the "what if" game).

With that being said, we all know how the change in the game can make today's QBs look statistically superior to those of yesteryear. People are pointing out that Fitzpatrick threw the most TDs in a year for the Jets (he broke a record from a 14-game season during a time when it was ok to just knock WRs a mile off their routes, but hey who's counting?) as if it a relatively relatable situation.

Dalton is breaking Palmer's records while Palmer is in AZ breaking Kurt Werner and Neil Lomax's records. It's just the nature of the game. Matt Stafford's stats make Bart Starr look like a bum, and so on and so forth. Dalton has a chance to be THE Bengals QB because he's a good QB AND he hasn't outwardly bashed the team and/or won the SB as a member of the Steelers. Stats are even less relevant in Dalton's case than with other franchisees.