The QB position

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(05-26-2018, 05:35 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: 1. I never said AJ Green hasn't been an asset. I said it was unfair to completely write off Dalton's success as a byproduct of having Green. To me, that argument went out the window when Green missed around 12 games in 3 years, and Dalton had a winning record and solid performance in those games. Also, as good as Green has been, the other receivers have been questionable at best for the most part, outside of 2013 and 2015.

2. The guys you mention have all won Super Bowls and are viewed as the top 3-4 passers in the game. Someone like Dalton - with the narratives I mentioned - is always going to get placed behind the hot new names. 

3. Not about a free pass buddy. It's about taking in the vast array of evidence and coming to a logical conclusion...as far as playoffs go.

With the regular season, I don't think Dalton has required many excuses. His only poor statistical seasons were his rookie year, 2014 and last year. Most considered his rookie season a success, so really it's just 2 years.

2014 (even if you ignore the injuries at receiver) was mostly a good year with some gutsy performances. The 2.0 game tanked his overall numbers, and that's what anti Dalton guys will focus on...but Dalton was more good than bad that year, even with the injuries. Now last year...I don't know how any rational person could call that an "excuse". The line was a disaster. If a good QB is always able to overcome an atrocious line, No team with a good QB would ever spend on linemen. Let that stew and think about it for a minute. 

I guess we'll agree to disagree as usual regarding Dalton.  We've disagreed about this guy for the better part of his entire career.  I started to think i may have been wrong when he played like a G in 2015 but he hasn't been able to recapture the magic of that 12 game stretch so I feel like he's not that QB. Dalton to me is an average starting QB that hasn't proven he can get the job done.

I'll bow out of this discussion.