Ever since he got his second contract (which has turned out to be super reasonable for his talent), fans and analysts have viewed him as the consensus joke quarterback for just how average he has been. There is still a very large portion of Bengals fans who have been hoping and even demanding that the team move on from Dalton.
Their argument has been strengthened by Eliot Shorr-Parks of NJ.com’s newest article that ranks how well each team’s future is set at the quarterback position. He ranked Dalton 32nd out of 34.