01-13-2017, 12:59 PM
(01-13-2017, 05:59 AM)Brownshoe Wrote: Question for the people who say Dalton doesn't elevate the play of the people around him. If that was the case then why has practically all of the receivers that has played with Dalton had the best years of their career with him?
Case-in-point: Marvin Jones Jr. His last year as a Bengal (where he was a #2-#3 receiver), 65 catches 816 yards 4 TDs. This past year as the Lion's #1 WR with all world QB Stafford, he had 55 catches 930 yards and 4 TDs. It looks like his stats were relatively equal both years but when you consider he had fewer targets as a #2 sometimes #3 WR with the Bengals than as the #1 receiver for the Lions ... ...
As to the overall topic at hand, if you consider Dalton to simply be an average QB, then you clearly don't know much about football. If you believe Dalton to be in the 10-15 range of QBs, then you do NOT view him as average, but rather above average.