Andy Dalton is for real

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(09-12-2016, 01:20 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Other than the Super Bowl season (12-4) Boomer was only 50-57 in his first 9 seasons ('84-'92) with the Bengals (he returned as a spot starter in '97 to go 4-1 for a losing team), but he has much more accomplished than Dalton at the same point in his career.  In his first 5 years Boomer already had three seasons where he finished in the top 5 in the league in yards, tds, and passer rating.  He would end his career with 6 seasons finishing in the top 10 in all three.  Dalton has never done that once yet. 

He has finished in the top 5 in TDs and passer rating, I believe but not yards, TDs, and rating all in the same season.  Let's not forget also the team that Dalton took over was not expected by many to win a single game...the result?  Playoffs. 

I think it is hard to say that, individually, Boomer accomplished much more than Dalton in the first five seasons when Dalton has taken his team to the playoffs each of those seasons.  Offenses in Boomer's day had not been as wide open as they are today (hence, Dalton breaking the franchise records for yards and TDs) but his team was one of the first with the WCO (I prefer Ohio River Offense) which when combined with the no-huddle was a unique and potent offensive strategy. 

Boomer was the master of the play-action fake, and I loved his leadership, but in today's NFL where almost every offense is wide-open, I think I wouldn't agree that Boomer accomplished "much more" than Dalton at the same point of their careers.