03-20-2018, 06:09 PM
(03-20-2018, 02:11 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Placed him 17th on which list? Are you taking Dalton's career QB rating and seeing where it would rank amongst 1 year's worth of QBs? And you want me to take your analysis seriously?
BTW, Dalton's career QB rating is 17th on the ALL time list (9th among active QBs).
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_rating_career.htm
EDIT: Also, I made a post once where I listed the number of games Dalton had with a QB rating of over 90 and under 60 and the others inbetween. Dalton has had more games of over 90 than he has under 60 and it's not even close. That, to me, is an ABOVE average QB.
You asked how anyone could consider him an average QB and I used his career average compared to this year's qualified QBs. I really do not care what analysis you chose to take seriously. You dismiss a comparison to one year stats but then brag about how you once calculated by game stats.
Andy Dalton has been Top 10 in passer rating once in his career, higher than 15th twice in his career, and in the 20s twice in his career. He is coming off of a year where he was ranked 18th. You look up average in the dictionary and there's a picture of Andy Dalton.
As to the trusty "Top 10 in career passer rating" it has been addressed. This is something folks use to try and make Andy seem better than what he really is. Try a quick exercise to illustrate my point: Add 5 points to Andy's career rating and see how far up that pushes him, then subtract 5 points and see how far that takes him down. Then you may understand how much closer to the bottom he is than the top.
As I continue to say: You and others can think Andy Dalton is or has been anything other than an average QB in the NFL if you want, just don't expect many rational analysts to agree with you.