Up front, I like Andy Dalton. Maybe I'm still in the minority, but I think he can be an efficient quarterback. He just happens to have his worst games on national TV. Now, there are several QBs I would take over Dalton. I'm not that dumb. But none play for the Bengals.

 

So, if you don't like Dalton, what do the Bengals do? Be realistic...

They will keep him one more year, as would I. I am afraid he is what he is. A little better than average QB that you can win with, but he will not win games for you. One game, albeit the worse I have ever seen, does no define him.

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He will 100% be the QB in 2015, because it is guaranteed. Beyond that, I'd say it is TBA.

I would shop him in the offseason and take the best deal I could get.

I would shop him in the offseason and take the best deal I could get.

 

I'd put him on waivers right now and spread rumors about him being a locker room cancer so that he couldn't sign with another team.

I would see what Campbell and McCarron can do.

 

It is time to dump Dalton for good. I know he will play good in some games but he ain't got it. Let some other team desperate for help at QB give us a couple of decent draft picks.

I would see what Campbell and McCarron can do.

 

It is time to dump Dalton for good. I know he will play good in some games but he ain't got it. Let some other team desperate for help at QB give us a couple of decent draft picks.

 

Campbell is of no use to the Bengals. McCarron cant even get to practice. Dalton is the guy through 2015. I see the Bengals drafting a qb or going after Manzel in the offseason.

I would shop him in the offseason and take the best deal I could get.

 

I would be interested in what he would bring. Part of me says the Bengals would get nothing basically.......but then part of me says a 3 time playoff QB would bring a nice offer. I just do not know.

 

If the Bengals slide continues and they miss playoffs this year then the high draft choice would make taking a QB a possibility.

Up front, I like Andy Dalton. Maybe I'm still in the minority, but I think he can be an efficient quarterback. He just happens to have his worst games on national TV. Now, there are several QBs I would take over Dalton. I'm not that dumb. But none play for the Bengals.

 

So, if you don't like Dalton, what do the Bengals do? Be realistic...

 

Correction: he happens to have one of the worst games as a QB in the history of a not-so proud franchise. Huge difference in that and "having a bad game on national TV". Wasn't his QBR one of the worst in Bengals' history?

 

On the commute in to work this morning, I heard Dalton's line in primetime games. It isn't very good and the losses outnumber the wins somewhere between 5-10:1.

Not all of these QBs are hall of famers. Yet, I see Dalton as better than some of these guys.

 

Super Bowl

Date

Starting Quarterback/Team College Date of Birth Age

I

1/15/67

BART STARR, Green Bay Packers Alabama 1/9/34 33

LEN DAWSON, Kansas City Chiefs Purdue 6/20/35 31

II

1/14/68

BART STARR, Green Bay Packers Alabama 1/9/34 34

Daryle Lamonica, Oakland Raiders Notre Dame 7/17/41 26

III

1/12/69

JOE NAMATH, New York Jets Alabama 5/31/43 25

Earl Morrall, Baltimore Colts Michigan State 5/17/34 34

IV

1/11/70

LEN DAWSON, Kansas City Chiefs Purdue 6/20/35 34

Joe Kapp, Minnesota Vikings California 3/19/38 31

V

1/17/71

JOHNNY UNITAS, Baltimore Colts Louisville 5/7/33 37

Craig Morton, Dallas Cowboys California 2/5/43 27

VI

1/16/72

ROGER STAUBACH, Dallas Cowboys Navy 2/5/42 29

BOB GRIESE, Miami Dolphins Purdue 2/3/45 26

VII

1/14/73

BOB GRIESE, Miami Dolphins Purdue 2/3/45 27

Bill Kilmer, Washington Redskins UCLA 9/5/39 33

VIII

1/13/74

BOB GRIESE, Miami Dolphins Purdue 2/3/45 28

FRAN TARKENTON, Minnesota Vikings Georgia 2/3/40 33

IX

1/12/75

TERRY BRADSHAW, Pittsburgh Steelers Louisiana Tech 9/2/48 26

FRAN TARKENTON, Minnesota Vikings Georgia 2/3/40 34

X

1/18/76

TERRY BRADSHAW, Pittsburgh Steelers Louisiana Tech 9/2/48 27

ROGER STAUBACH, Dallas Cowboys Navy 2/5/42 33

XI

1/9/77

Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders Alabama 12/25/45 31

FRAN TARKENTON, Minnesota Vikings Georgia 2/3/40 36

XII

1/15/78

ROGER STAUBACH, Dallas Cowboys Navy 2/5/42 35

Craig Morton, Denver Broncos California 2/5/43 34

XIII

1/21/79

TERRY BRADSHAW, Pittsburgh Steelers Louisiana Tech 9/2/48 30

ROGER STAUBACH, Dallas Cowboys Navy 2/5/42 36

XIV

1/20/80

TERRY BRADSHAW, Pittsburgh Steelers Louisiana Tech 9/2/48 31

Vince Ferragamo, Los Angeles Rams California, Nebraska 4/24/54 25

XV

1/25/81

Jim Plunkett, Oakland Raiders Stanford 12/5/47 33

Ron Jaworski, Philadelphia Eagles Youngstown State 3/23/51 29

XVI

1/24/82

JOE MONTANA, San Francisco 49ers Notre Dame 6/11/56 25

Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals Augustana (IL) 2/15/49 32

XVII

1/30/83

Joe Theismann, Washington Redskins Notre Dame 9/9/49 33

David Woodley, Miami Dolphins Louisiana State 10/25/58 24

XVIII

1/22/84

Jim Plunkett, Los Angeles Raiders Stanford 12/5/47 36

Joe Theismann, Washington Redskins Notre Dame 9/9/49 34

XIX

1/20/85

JOE MONTANA, San Francisco 49ers Notre Dame 6/11/56 28

DAN MARINO, Miami Dolphins Pittsburgh 9/15/61 23

XX

1/26/86

Jim McMahon, Chicago Bears BYU 8/21/59 26

Tony Eason, New England Patriots Illinois 10/8/59 26

XXI

1/25/87

Phil Simms, New York Giants Morehead State 11/3/54 32

JOHN ELWAY, Denver Broncos Stanford 6/28/60 26

XXII

1/31/88

Doug Williams, Washington Redskins Grambling 8/9/55 32

JOHN ELWAY, Denver Broncos Stanford 6/28/60 27

XXIII

1/22/89

JOE MONTANA, San Francisco 49ers Notre Dame 6/11/56 32

Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati Bengals Maryland 4/17/61 27

XXIV

1/28/90

JOE MONTANA, San Francisco 49ers Notre Dame 6/11/56 33

JOHN ELWAY, Denver Broncos Stanford 6/28/60 29

XXV

1/27/91

Jeff Hostetler, New York Giants West Virginia 4/22/61 29

JIM KELLY, Buffalo Bills Miami (FL) 2/14/60 30

XXVI

1/26/92

Mark Rypien, Washington Redskins Washington State 10/2/62 30

JIM KELLY, Buffalo Bills Miami (FL) 2/14/60 31

XXVII

1/31/93

TROY AIKMAN, Dallas Cowboys Oklahoma, UCLA 11/21/66 26

JIM KELLY, Buffalo Bills Miami (FL) 2/14/60 32

XXVIII

1/30/94

TROY AIKMAN, Dallas Cowboys Oklahoma, UCLA 11/21/66 27

JIM KELLY, Buffalo Bills Miami (FL) 2/14/60 33

XXIX

1/29/95

STEVE YOUNG, San Francisco 49ers BYU 10/11/61 33

Stan Humphries, San Diego Chargers

NE Louisiana 4/14/65 29

XXX

1/28/96

TROY AIKMAN, Dallas Cowboys Oklahoma, UCLA 11/21/66 29

Neil O'Donnell, Pittsburgh Steelers Maryland 7/3/66 29

XXXI

1/26/97

Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers Southern Mississippi 10/10/69 27

Drew Bledsoe, New England Patriots Washington State 2/14/72 24

XXXII

1/25/98

JOHN ELWAY, Denver Broncos Stanford 6/28/60 37

Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers Southern Mississippi 10/10/69 28

XXXIII

1/31/99

JOHN ELWAY, Denver Broncos Stanford 6/28/60 38

Chris Chandler, Atlanta Falcons Washington 10/12/65 33

XXXIV

1/30/00

Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams Northern Iowa 6/22/71 28

Steve McNair, Tennessee Titans Alcorn State 2/14/73 26

XXXV

1/28/01

Trent Dilfer, Baltimore Ravens Fresno State 3/13/72 28

Kerry Collins, New York Giants Penn State 12/30/72 28

XXXVI

2/3/02

Tom Brady, New England Patriots Michigan 8/3/77 24

Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams Northern Iowa 6/22/71 30

XXXVII

1/26/03

Brad Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Florida State 9/13/68 34

Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders Delaware 12/20/65 37

XXXVIII

2/1/04

Tom Brady, New England Patriots Michigan 8/3/77 26

Jake Delhomme, Carolina Panthers Louisiana-Lafayette 1/10/75 29

XXXIX

2/6/05

Tom Brady, New England Patriots Michigan 8/3/77 27

Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles Syracuse 11/25/76 28

XL

2/5/06

Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers Miami (OH) 3/2/82 23

Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle Seahawks Boston College 9/25/75 30

XLI

2/4/07

Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts Tennessee 3/24/76 30

Rex Grossman, Chicago Bears Florida 8/23/80 26

XLII

2/3/08

Eli Manning, New York Giants Mississippi 1/3/81 27

Tom Brady, New England Patriots Michigan 8/3/77 30

XLIII

2/1/09

Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers Miami (OH) 3/2/82 26

Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals Northern Iowa 6/22/71 37

XLIV

2/7/10

Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints Purdue 1/15/79 31

Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts Tennessee 3/24/76 33

XLV

2/6/11

Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers California 12/2/83 27

Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers Miami (OH) 3/2/82 28

XLVI

2/5/12

Eli Manning, New York Giants Mississippi 1/3/81 31

Tom Brady, New England Patriots Michigan 8/3/77 34

XLVII

2/3/13

Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens Delaware 1/16/85 28

Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers Nevada 11/3/87 25

XLVIII

2/2/14

Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks Wisconsin 11/29/88 25

Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos Tennessee 3/24/76 37

 

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Maybe Vince Ferragamo.

Next week he'll throw a slant to Sanu and he'll take it to the house. He'll toss a jumpball to AJ that he'll win, and he'll be back in the good graces again.

Dalton simply is a mid-level QB (like Sam Bradford, Carson Palmer) who can do nice things if he has a solid offensive line and a good group of receivers. When injuries hit, however, he lacks the physical tools to pick up the slack with less-than-adequate reserves. Dalton's not going anywhere. He will be the Bengals' QB next year and the year after that.

Up front' date=' I like Andy Dalton. Maybe I'm still in the minority, but I think he can be an efficient quarterback. He just happens to have his worst games on national TV. Now, there are several QBs I would take over Dalton. I'm not that dumb. But none play for the Bengals. So, if you don't like Dalton, what do the Bengals do? Be realistic...[/quote']

 

So you like Dalton but acknowledge he will never lead the Bengals to anything since all meaningful games are in a big stage?

I'm saying he's no less a quarterback than some of guys on list. Even Ken Anderson was booed out of the first game when they went to Super Bowl XVI. It will be different team when the injuries start to heal.