Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton and the 26-27-60 rule

The 26-27-60 rule is one of the best tools to determine if a quarterback will be successful in the NFL. There aren't many exceptions. The 26 is the acceptable minimum Wonderlic Score. The 27 is minimum number of games started and the 60 is the percent of passes completed.

Check out the stats:

Guys who made the cut:
P. Manning 28-45-63
Rivers 30-49-64
Brees 28-36-61
Romo 37-35-62
Schaub 31-36-67
E. Manning 39-38-61
Ryan 32-28-60
Bradford 36-31-67
Orton 26-37-60

Here is who did not make the cut:
Leaf 27-24-53
Harrington 32-26-55
Akili 26-11-58
Couch 22-27-64
Carr 24-26-62
Claussen 23-35-63
Russell 24-29-61

Of course, there are exceptions to every rule:
Roethlisberger 25-38-65
Flacco 27-22-64

Andy Dalton put up a line of 29-50-61.7. He won 43 of those 50 games and improved on his stats every year. Dalton will be a quality NFL quarterback.