Is Dalton A Top Ten Quarterback?

[Penn]

I don't do lists but anyone who thinks he isn't needs to post their own list telling us which 10 current QB's are ahead of him. I didn't fully read all the responses in that article but it caught my attention that David Carr listed 3 as "freaks" and only said a handful of others ahead of Dalton. Who are these minimum of 7 better?

Also I keep in mind different types of QB's. The Manning brothers are a good example of different types. Peyton may have set the world on fire but Eli got 2 superbowl wins and 2 MVP's to boot in less time than Peyton. It is easy to say Peyton was better with all those records but if I had to choose between them to build a team around I'd go Eli. He was a big piece of the team those two SB years. Granted Eli wasn't consistent enough.

Now how that factors in to my views with the Bengals - By what would have been the end of each rookie contract I had different things to say on each. Palmer, I felt, was one of the better QB's but I figured he couldn't take the team any further. Dalton I had, and still have, belief that this guy can be a difference maker. Actually I was saying that was possible (though not on the boards where this is only the third or fourth time giving input on him) during his rookie season.