Will longevity result in Dalton as best Bengals QB ever?

[BengalChris]

(06-03-2016, 02:03 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: 1. Well in fairness, he most likely would've received votes had he finished out the season. CBS had him 4th in the MVP race after his 12th game, right before he got injured: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25408531/nfl-mvp-projection-heres-why-cam-newton-is-the-front-runner

2. You start off your post by saying that wins and losses don't matter cause it's a team game. So wouldn't reaching the Super Bowl also be a team accomplishment? You can't have it both ways. It seems you want to dismiss Dalton's regular season wins while highlighting his playoff losses.

3. Most consider the "passing title" to be the top rated passer. Dalton finished 2nd last season, and it took a huge late season push from Russell Wilson to pass him.

1. Yes, but didn't finish out the season, and even if he did he wasn't going to win the MVP award. If our other top guys can do it, then certainly doing it also would go a long ways toward being in that top rung.

2. Wins losses and the SB aren't the same thing. Yes you need wins to get there, but you also need that "extra". And thus far that "extra" has eluded Dalton. I hope he finds it, but who does it serve to pretend like he's there when he hasn't done it?

3. I hadn't considered pass rating and anytime I search for "passing leader" I get yards in the results.

I'm not at all against giving Dalton credit for his accomplishments. I just don't believe it serves anyone to lay on such accolades before the accomplishments have been reached. There's nothing wrong with holding the bar high. In fact, it makes it all that much sweater when the high bar is achieved.