11-08-2017, 02:25 PM
(11-08-2017, 12:55 PM)Brownshoe Wrote: Newton didn't even have a good start to the season that year honestly. His first 8 games in 2015 he had 53% comp, 1820 yards, 14 TDs, 9 INTs, 81.3 rating. That's pretty bad TBH. His defense was reason why he was even doing good so far that year.
IIRC, Newton and Wilson both exploded in the 2nd half of that season, while Dalton got injured.
Dalton was on pace for 4,255 yards, 37 TDs (he had 25 passing and 3 rushing after 12 games), with the best passer rating in the NFL before he went down. On one of the hottest teams in the NFL. Had he finished out the season, he would've been a top 4 candidate along with Newton, Wilson and Brady.
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