09-09-2015, 01:40 AM
(09-09-2015, 01:21 AM)Rhinocero23 Wrote: It is not only the 4 playoff games. While it is apparent you agree Dalton did not play well in any of them because you want to exclude them (as not statistically relevant). There are plenty here that say he did not play bad in two of them. That is a joke...not playing bad does not equal playing winning football.Eli really overcame deficiencies the last couple seasons. LOL. Flacco has had solid defense and a solid running game throughout most of his career. Cam struggled to get a winning record in arguably the weakest division in football.
You have referred to the 64 game sample often. List the winning streak of greater than three games this team has had against winning (playoff caliber) teams. We will be waiting awhile because it does not exist.
I am not saying it is all on Dalton, but I am saying Dalton is not good enough to overcome this teams deficiencies (coaching included)
Dalton does not have the skills of any of the top QB's and for those of you who think he has equal QB skills to the next level guys like Cam, Flacco or Eli...you are not being rational.
He is a bottom third QB. If he has a top 5 team like Brad Johnson's or Dilfer then maybe he could get out of his own way and win a Superbowl. However as all the Dalton homers point out the rest of the team is not very good...you hear it every post. They are over rated, often injured, can't block or tackle and don't show up for the playoff games.
If you believe this team is capable of winning the whole thing with ANY QB then we have a chance this year. If you believe this team will need a QB who will have to carry them at some point, show any proof that Dalton can do this. Use 64 or 68 games and find just one that the team fell apart and Dalton was the reason for the win....uh-mm crickets.
A few QBs can actually "carry" a team. Don't get that point twisted. I'm sure he wasn't considered a "bottom third" following 2013. Dalton has 9 4th Quarter comebacks in his 4 seasons. Thats the same as Luck (since 2012) and Cam (since 2011). Flacco has 14 in only 3 more seasons. The only thing with Dalton is consistency, and not even within the game, just within the entire season (and into the postseason). If he can maintain the good then he definitely is in the top half of the league in matters of QBs.
