New England Patriots: 6 potential successors to Tom Brady

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 21: Tom Brady #12 and Jarrett Stidham #4 of the New England Patriots run out of the tunnel for warm ups prior to their game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 21, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /

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NFL Free Agency Andy Dalton (Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Andy Dalton

Andy Dalton has been the quarterback of the Cincinnati Bengals since being drafted in the second round out of TCU in 2011.

A three-time Pro Bowler, he has shown flashes of being a very good quarterback. However, a lot of people would say that he is more of a “middle-of-the-pack” kind of guy. A guy that doesn’t really put you over the top and can win you a championship. Whether his inconsistency is due to coaching or something of that nature isn’t really known, but he can be a guy that you can plugin and he can do good things for your football team.

He owns almost every major passing record in the Bengals franchise, so he must be a capable quarterback, in theory. Dalton’s career passer rating is 87.4, which is good for only about 18th for active quarterbacks, but he can still be a good QB if in the right situation.

He is 32 years old and is set to be a free agent and his market may be small enough for the New England Patriots to make a move on him if need be.

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