Peter King says he would switch OROY to Dalton...

[Louie]

Cam Newton 287 attempts 2,393 yards 9ints, 11 TDs, 7 rushing TDs

Andy Dalton 257 attempts 1,696 yards 7ints, 12 TDs, 1 rushing TDs

IF Cam had the benefit of the Bengals defense that could actually stop somebody this would not even be a discussion. If anyone thinks Dalton is better than Cam, they are a fool.

[redbuddha]

17. Andy Dalton, Bengals: Cincinnati's three losses in four games coincides with a drop-off in play by Dalton, who has thrown for just one score in each of the last three games. This is not a coincidence. Still, the blame doesn't rest solely with the rookie. His protection hasn't been top notch, his receivers have battled injuries at a position that lacks depth, and his level of competition has increased dramatically, with the three losses coming against Pittsburgh (twice) and Baltimore.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jim_trotter/12/07/quarterback.ratings/index.html#ixzz1g5AKimG9

[mav1234]

17. Andy Dalton, Bengals: Cincinnati's three losses in four games coincides with a drop-off in play by Dalton, who has thrown for just one score in each of the last three games. This is not a coincidence. Still, the blame doesn't rest solely with the rookie. His protection hasn't been top notch, his receivers have battled injuries at a position that lacks depth, and his level of competition has increased dramatically, with the three losses coming against Pittsburgh (twice) and Baltimore.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jim_trotter/12/07/quarterback.ratings/index.html#ixzz1g5AKimG9

thats Jim Trotter, not Peter King.

fwiw, this week King named Newton co offensive player of the week and he has him as #1 for ROTY again:

1. Carolina QB Cam Newton. Thirteen rushing touchdowns, with three more Sunday at Tampa in the rout of the Bucs. Wow. And the two 400-yard passing games to start the season. Very, very impressive. It's still very possible I could go Andy Dalton, but as of this morning, I'm leaning toward Newton.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/12/05/Week13/index.html#ixzz1g5CCUgUT

Cam's been there since this post of his I think, but I may be wrong. He seems to have cooled on Dalton getting the award, which makes sense since he was one of the people that liked him due to his wins - and he's not winning as often anymore.

[unicar15]

WHHHYY are people so infatuated with Andy Dalton? Is the kid good? Yeah. But Cam has accounted for 26 TDs to Dalton's 18. He has only thrown 2 more INTs. He has a higher QB rating. He has accounted for 3800 yards of offense to Dalton's 2700. Right now the Panthers rank 5th in the league in total offense to the Bengals 18th.

If you are trying to make a case because Dalton has won more then take a look at the defensive stats that show the Bengals with the 6th ranked defense in the league and the Panthers with the 21st ranked defense. THAT is the reason the Begnals are winning more.

Bottom line is that Cam could end up with the most impressive statistical rookie season in NFL history. It will be a joke if he doesn't win that award.