NFL: 2017 quarterback power rankings for every team

NFL 2017 quarterback power rankings for every team

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons speaks to Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers after the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Falcons defeated the Packers 44-21. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

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CINCINNATI, OH – JANUARY 1: Andy Dalton #14 of the Cincinnati Bengals throws a pass during the first quarter of the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Paul Brown Stadium on January 1, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images) /

56. . Andy Dalton. . Cincinnati Bengals. 16. team

The Cincinnati Bengals’ 2016 season raised more than a handful of questions about the future of the team.

Somehow avoiding a lot of those questions is quarterback Andy Dalton.

Dalton’s efforts last year did result in a Pro Bowl nod. But the team around him was bad. Like, 6-9-1 bad and all sorts of interior infighting to suggest Cincinnati is trending in the wrong direction.

Another thing to knock Dalton has been his ineffectiveness in the postseason. Dalton owns a career 57.8 playoff passer rating after all.

He didn’t have the chance to address this a year ago. But this year could end up being a major prove-it season.

Unless Dalton wants to experience some serious flak in 2018.