Bengals qb ratings after 2 years

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Cincinnati Bengals Quarterbacks who’ve had at least 2 years worth of start. These stats reflect their first 2 years as a Bengal, and more than 8 starts in a season. Yes, I understand o-lines and running backs do play a role. These stats reflect the regular season only.

Virgil Carter – 56.8 average completion, 29 TD’s, 16 INT’s, 76.5 passer rating over 23 total starts
Played 3 years and then was replace by…

Ken Anderson – 55.6 average completion, 25 TD’s, 19INT’s, 77.6 passer rating over 27 starts
Played 15 more seasons (13 as a fulltime starter) before being replaced by….

Boomer Esiason – 58.2 average completion, 51 TD’s, 29 INT’s, 90.6 passer rating over 31 starts
Played 6 more seasons as a starter and was replaced by…

David Klingler – 56.0 average completion, 12 TD’s, 18 INT’s, 66.1 passer rating over 21 starts
Lost his starting role in 1994 to….

Jeff Blake – 54.3 average completion, 42 TD’s, 26 INT’s, 79.5 passer rating over 25 starts
Played 4 more seasons and was replaced by….

Akili Smith – 48 average completion, 5 TD, 12 INT’s, 54 passer rating over 15 starts
Didn’t last long at all and pretty much disappeared after one full season for…..

Jon Kitna – 58.5 average completion, 41 TD’s, 35 INT’s, 78 passer rating over 27 starts
These stats are from Kitnas first 2 years as a starter which were from Seattle not Cincy. He played another 3 years and then he was replaced by…

Carson Palmer- 64.5 average completion, 50 TD’s, 30 INT’s, 89.3 passer rating over 29 starts
He played a total of 7 years before he was replaced by….

Andy Dalton – 60.0 average completion, 47 TD’s, 29 INT’s, 83.9 passer rating over 32 starts

So, what does it all mean? Well, it would appear that Carson probably had the best start for a Bengals QB that we’ve ever seen, but if you compare the next best; it’s Andy. Andy’s statistics are very similar to another great Bengals QB: Boomer Esiason. Andy’s “downfall” up to this point is that he has grown up exceptionally fast and has been successful enough to take us to the playoffs in his first two years. With success comes greater expectations, and therefore, Andy will never be great unless he ascends to the next level; a playoff win.