Andy Dalton has been the Bengals starting quarterback for the vast majority of the time since he entered the league prior to the 2011 season. No one can say he didn’t deliver a lot of good things for a franchise that can’t hang its hat on many.
Dalton and then fellow rookie A.J. Green surprised just about everyone by leading the team to the playoffs in 2011. He did the same in 2012, 2013, and 2014. In 2015, Dalton led the team to a 10-2 start before missing the rest of the season, including the playoff loss due to injury.