Will longevity result in Dalton as best Bengals QB ever?

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(05-30-2016, 11:21 PM)BengalChris Wrote: With the passing rules the way they are today you can't compare yards, completions or TDs. Anderson was league MVP and passing leader. Dalton hasn't done either and really hasn't even been runner up for either.

Dalton could pass Boomer and Anderson in yards and TDs and still be a long ways away from becoming the Bengals best ever QB. He's going to have to win a Super Bowl to gain that position. Anderson took us to a SB and so did Boomer, so getting to the SB still wouldn't make him the best ever. He's going to have to come away with a victory to cement the top position.

To be fair, it's always better to compare yards, completions, and TDs with their peers rather than throughout the ages. Anderson did well in 74 and 75, but basically did very little until his MVP year in 1981.

Heck, Anderson didn't win his first playoff game until his 10th year in the NFL. And that's when he was the MVP. Also that's the only year he ever won a playoff game in his 15 year career.

Boomer did well in 1988. No lie. But in his 8 years on the team he made the playoffs twice.

Dalton played his 5th season. Was on a MVP type level. But he didn't get a chance to finish his 5th year. Dalton certainly has time and has a chance to be the greatest QB of all time. Even if he makes the Super Bowl and doesn't win it, he's had more success than Boomer and Anderson if you were to look at their careers as a whole at that point.