Cincinnati's Andy Dalton has thrown for 12 touchdowns this year, the most by a rookie in his team's...

Cincinnati's Andy Dalton has thrown for 12 touchdowns this year, the most by a rookie in his team's first eight games of the season since the merger in 1970.

That beats Newton, Bradford, Roethlisberger, Manning and Dan freakin' Marino.

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Awesome!

But he doesn’t beat out the Bengals’ very own Greg Cook who threw 12 TDs in his first six starts in 1969.

by occams_tiger_teeth on Nov 6, 2011 10:25 PM EST reply actions

Truly impressive. . .

. . . and only 7 INTS in 30 quarters (DNP 2nd half of Cleveland game of course).

To put that into perspective, The Quitter has 6 INTS in 6 quarters!

Who Dey

by The_Black_Stripes on Nov 6, 2011 10:26 PM EST reply actions

So tired of hearing about Newton this, and Newton that.

Dalton will be an elite QB in the next 2 years. And Cam will still be losing games in Carolina.

by redrifle14 on Nov 6, 2011 11:13 PM EST up reply actions

yea, but he'll be throwing for 700000000 yards!!!

facepalm…..

by ddbumpus on Nov 6, 2011 11:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

LOL, no kidding. Orton throws for alot of yards, but he cant win either.

by redrifle14 on Nov 6, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions

No need to bash Newton

he’s a good QB – and not on a team with a good Defense to work with.
They can both be excellent!

The year that Elway came out had Jim Kelly, Dan Marino, and Ken O’Brien.

by occams_tiger_teeth on Nov 6, 2011 11:31 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

it’s not a zero sum game. Same reason I don’t care to seek out and bash Palmer. I don’t give a fuck, he ain’t a Bengal QB so I just look at him as with any other. Maybe a hair more interest, since he used to be here.

"Suck for Luck"? Forget that
2010 was "Schemin’ for Green and Faultin’ for Dalton."

by supergrover on Nov 7, 2011 6:12 AM EST up reply actions

Ditto

I don’t care about Cam or Palmer (anymore).

I don’t even care if the national media pays more attention to Dalton any time soon. The spotlight’s not always the best place to be.

by miniglik on Nov 7, 2011 4:50 PM EST up reply actions

All interception count, but

those two picks last week really shouldn’t have happened. They also served as punts, so they were harmless other than the failure to move the ball forward.

"Suck for Luck"? Forget that
2010 was "Schemin’ for Green and Faultin’ for Dalton."

by supergrover on Nov 7, 2011 6:11 AM EST up reply actions

I better see haters jumping this post saying that Dalton can't be compared to these guys...

2011 Year of the Red Rifle
Carson Palmer 2011 Comeback Player of the Year

by Throw the ball on Nov 6, 2011 11:17 PM EST reply actions

Marino was in his own class right away

but he didn’t start until game #6 as a rookie. He threw 20 TDs vs 6 INTs in the 11 games he played.

Dalton is having a great year. No doubt.

by occams_tiger_teeth on Nov 6, 2011 11:36 PM EST up reply actions

No rookie

Will ever be better than Marino.

by MrMcLargeHuge on Nov 7, 2011 3:54 PM EST up reply actions

When it's all said and done, we might just be talking about Dalton as the best draft pick in Bengals history.

by sexsalad on Nov 6, 2011 11:55 PM EST reply actions

you mean after we win the superbowl, right?

Wrong! Conan! What is best in life?

To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

by UpStateMike on Nov 7, 2011 12:51 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I don't even know what to say

If I was an outsider who hadn’t watched the games, I’d scoff at his yardage and assume his TD’s were situational, giving a ton of credit to the defense for putting him in favorable field position.

I’m not an outsider. I’ve watched every snap of every game. This kid can straight up BALL. He is fearless, and the idea that he’s going to spend the next 4-5 years just getting BETTER gives me chills. He’s the next Drew Brees. Imagine what he can do for the locker room once he becomes a (successful) veteran?

by eric nyc on Nov 7, 2011 12:56 AM EST reply actions 2 recs

+1

by keithster on Nov 7, 2011 6:05 AM EST up reply actions

+1

I represent the Bengals of Cincinati with extreme passion and prejudice and make no apologies for it!

by Law1951 on Nov 7, 2011 1:36 AM EST reply actions

That was an amazing performance yesterday.

Kudos to Andy Dalton.

by keithster on Nov 7, 2011 5:30 AM EST reply actions

His accuracy is nuts

There were probably three to Simpson that should have been caught (one in the back of the endzone wehre he did catch but didn’t get his foot in). I can think of one to Caldwell, one to Scott, on to Pressley that should have been caught.

I can think of two he threw that were his fault, clearly. One to Simpson in teh end zone corner where Dalton threw it a foot too high and Simpson made a hell of an effort and nearly caught it and another to Simpson where he just threw it too far behind.. The rest were throw aways and, I think, a batted ball.

"Suck for Luck"? Forget that
2010 was "Schemin’ for Green and Faultin’ for Dalton."

by supergrover on Nov 7, 2011 6:15 AM EST reply actions

the guy is quietly and consistently good

the wins. low turnovers. clutch plays. red zone success. and now the this td stat.
although i credit the all pro catching skills of fellow rookie aj green for a big chunk of the td number. how many of those catches were phenomenal plays by aj green?

by andyfrombrooklyn on Nov 7, 2011 6:53 AM EST reply actions

Red Zone Andy

And that is NOT a reference to his hair, golldangit!

He has so much more poise than Palmer does in the red zone. They both get happy feet (that’s probably normal, given the excitement and pressure of the area), but Dalton seems more aware. I also think Simpson and Green are just better receivers than Johnson and the corps for the last year. (Not a slam on TJ, but I’d take 18 and 89 and 81/84 over 85/84/TE’s of past).

"Suck for Luck"? Forget that
2010 was "Schemin’ for Green and Faultin’ for Dalton."

by supergrover on Nov 7, 2011 6:58 AM EST reply actions

Of course, I'm not canonizing him just yet...

"Suck for Luck"? Forget that
2010 was "Schemin’ for Green and Faultin’ for Dalton."

by supergrover on Nov 7, 2011 6:59 AM EST up reply actions

glad he's awesome for numerous reasons

one reason i hadn’t consider until this very moment. if dalton had choked in the nfl and been a bust, every talking national media head would have named him: raggedy andy.

" Mike Brown is the owner that Cincy doesn't deserve, not the one it needs..."

by palewook on Nov 7, 2011 7:27 AM EST reply actions