According to yahoo, Bengals tied with Giants for 18th best QB options in the NFL

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(06-30-2017, 11:41 AM)ochocincos Wrote: The Bengals have beaten Pittsburgh three times in the past six seasons (3-10 including playoffs). Sure, it's not a winning record against them, but it's not like it hasn't happened since Dalton became QB.

The only thing that matters is Dalton being the QB when the Bengals win playoff games. Yes, plural. If the Bengals win just one, it will be fantastic for the Bengals fans and team itself, but the rest of the NFL won't all of a sudden put Dalton up on the next tier until he does it multiple times.

IMO Dalton will need to make the AFC championship game before he's being discussed with the likes of Newton, Stafford, etc.

I'm not blaming our abysmal record against Pittsburgh on Dalton, not at all. I'm simply saying until we can win games that matter and get past the Steelers in the playoffs the narrative about Dalton is going to remain in place.