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Originally Posted by KoryMac5
Trent Dilfer went to a Super Bowl (yuck) as did Hassleback, and Rex Grossman (double yuck). You don't need to be Manning and Brady to get to the big game, though it improves your chances immensely. Dalton is not going to morph into Brady, Favre, or Manning he doesn't have that talent. However his supporting cast can improve, and with a better running game I think we will see teams attack the Bengals in a different way. The big thing is this, by the third yr you usually know what you have in a QB, by this time next yr I think we will know if the Bengals sign Dalton long term or look elsewhere for a QB.
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With the rules changes the last few years, I don't know if a "game manager" can make it to the Super Bowl again, let alone win one. I wouldn't totally rule it out, but I think it is much more difficult to do it today than it was for any of the guys on the list in your first sentence (and Hasselbeck was a top 5 QB the year the Seahawks made the Super Bowl).
If you trust the NFL's version of advanced type of stats, Dalton has been a slightly below average QB his first two years. I think he has to improve to at least the level of above average (top 12 in the league) for the Bengals to be a true contender.