November 23, 201510 yr Number 1 and 2 are pretty easy Boomer and Ken Anderson. But mainly what I'm asking is Carson or Andy number 3? Andy made playoffs 4 straight years, but just hasn't been able to get it done. Yet. But Carson in his prime in Cincinnati was arguably the third best QB in the league behind Brady and Peyton. Had he not got hurt on that dreadful night against Pittsburgh who knows where they would have gone. But besides 2 or 3 years Carson was rather mediocre, but he didn't have nearly the weapons on offense or the defense that Andy has had. My Rankings: 1a. Boomer 1b. Anderson 3. Andy 4. Palmer The real question is would you rather have Carson in his '05-'06 Prime or Dalton right now.
November 23, 201510 yr I loved Esiason but his career record in Cincy was 62-61.. So my order, and this is only because Greg Cook was injured and even I believe injuries kept us from seeing the best out of Palmer... Two different things too... Overa and post season... Overall: 1. Anderson 2. Dalton 3. Palmer 4. Esiason Playoffs: 1. Esiason 2. Anderson 3. Tie between Dalton and Palmer (again injury screwed '05)
November 23, 201510 yr Palmer had just as good of offensive weapons as Dalton. And better defenses under Zimmer too.
November 24, 201510 yr And better defenses under Zimmer too. And by this I mean, more opportunistic at getting to the QB and forcing turnovers... Stopping big drives when needed, etc. not just yards allowed as defenses are rated.
November 24, 201510 yr As an opponent, I'd rather face Dalton or Palmer than Anderson or Boomer. All day, every day, no matter the circumstance. I'd probably rather face Palmer than Dalton, mainly because I think pressure bothers Palmer more.
November 24, 201510 yr I'm gonna save all my BGP FRIENDS some time on research with the next few posts... Theser are their career stats... Obviously, there are different eras at play, "the eye test", etc. so you shouldn't just go by numbers... But here is how they rank. Years played for Bengals Anderson - 16 Esiason - 10 Palmer - 7 Dalton - in year 5
November 24, 201510 yr Career yards: Anderson - 33,838 Esiason - 27, 149 Palmer - 22,694 Dalton - 17,496
November 24, 201510 yr TD passes: And Int: Anderson - 197 (160) Esiason - 187 (131) Palmer - 154 (100) Dalton - 119 (71)
November 24, 201510 yr QBR rating for career: Dalton - 87.8 Palmer - 86.9 Esiason - 83.1 Anderson - 81.9
November 24, 201510 yr Dalton only in his 5th year has a legit shot to own all Bengal passing records before his career is over.... Barring injury that is. And hopefully he and Marvin and the gang can breakthrough the playoff wall.
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