Will longevity result in Dalton as best Bengals QB ever?

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(05-29-2016, 06:15 PM)TecmoBengals Wrote: I believe most would agree the main Bengals franchise QBs throughout the organization’s history are Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason, Carson Palmer, and Andy Dalton.  The four QBs rank in the top four for franchise history in games played by a Bengals QB:  Anderson – 192, Boomer – 134, Palmer – 97, and Dalton – 77.

My question for the forum posters, if Dalton continues to play long enough and passes Palmer in games and then reaches total games played similar to Boomer and Anderson, does it make him the best Bengals QB ever?  Dalton does play in the modern-pass friendly QB league, but he is in contention to break all-time Bengal QB records.  A small sample of stats:

Dalton ranks 4th for completions:
1. Anderson – 2654
2. Palmer – 2024
3. Boomer – 2015
4. Dalton – 1556

Dalton ranks 4th in yards thrown:
1. Anderson – 32838
2. Boomer – 27149
3. Palmer – 22694
4. Dalton – 18008

Dalton ranks 4th for TDs:
1. Anderson – 197
2. Boomer – 187
3. Palmer – 154
4. Dalton 124

I understand there are other statistics to consider, season win totals, Pro Bowls, MVP awards, trips to playoffs, playoff wins, Super Bowl appearances, and other factors to consider when determining who is the best all-time Bengals QB.

If Andy Dalton has longevity as a Bengals QB does he have a case for being the Bengals all-time franchise, best QB over Anderson, Boomer, and Palmer?

This is a very interesting post with respect to statistics!  I looked at these numbers for awhile and I did a statistical analysis myself based on per game performance and the results were somewhat surprising.  Except for touchdowns per game I rounded to the nearest whole number.

Completions Per Game

1. Palmer 21
2. Dalton 20
3. Boomer 15
4. Anderson 14

Yards Per Game

1. Dalton 234
1. Palmer 234
3. Boomer 202
4. Anderson 171

Touchdowns Per Game

1. Dalton 1.61
2. Palmer 1.59
3. Boomer 1.40
4. Anderson 1.03

Do these numbers surprise you?  They certainly surprised me!