Dalton to me was just was off par for what James Bond is supposed to be. He was way too skinny and frail looking, was fugly as hell, and looked like a 10 yr old could probably kick his ass. On top of that I always thought he was a pretty poor actor to start with, so yeah, he was the bottom of the order for my taste in Bond's.
I'm still not a huge Daniel Craig fan as Bond, but he did redeem himself quite a bit with his performance in Skyfall. I have to give him credit for that one.