Kyle

Orton

He mostly dominated Miami’s third-team. Don’t be shocked if he passes Chad Hutchinson on the depth chart this season.

If the Bears are going to lose, why not lose with a promising rookie? If Orton doesn’t pass Chad Hutchinson to start the season, we’d expect to happen after a few losses. The Bears could also look for veteran help, possibly Vinny Testaverde.

He led the team on their game-winning scoring drive. Orton has looked better than Chad Hutchinson during the pre-season, but the rookie is a longshot to start.

Orton is “pretty irritated” about the report, and says “the AP story is wrong.” Mike Klis of the Denver Post also reports that Orton has not demanded to be dealt, citing the recent birth of his daughter as a reason Orton would want to stay in Denver. The Broncos’ organization would likely prefer to rid itself of the roughly $5 million left on Orton’s contract, if it’s possible. The Raiders would seem like the most obvious suitor, but for now Oakland appears to have its sights set on Carson Palmer.

The remaining portion of Orton’s $7.4 million base salary would be prohibitive for most teams, but the Raiders are a contending 4-2, and there’s no question Orton would be a better option the rest of the way than Kyle Boller. Orton is in the last year of his contract and just got benched, so the Broncos would probably take pennies on the dollar to ship him out of town. They could shed the salary, and might be willing to move him for a seventh-round pick.

Orton has reportedly looked “awful.” Rex Grossman appears to be the Bears’ clear-cut starter currently.

There were stretches late in this game where Denver fans were chanting Tim Tebow’s name, but Orton responded with a 12 play, 80 yard drive capped off by a 8-yard touchdown pass to Lance Ball to pull Denver within three, though it was ultimately not enough. Still, there was a reason why fans wanted Tebow. Orton was wildly inaccurate throughout the contest, though his offensive line did little to help (he took four sacks). He’s a low-end QB2 in Week 2.

Kyle Orton took five sacks and lost a key fumble on a non-contact play in the second half. That left Broncos fans chanting for Tim Tebow. Still, Fox isn’t even going to go there yet -- especially considering Brady Quinn appears to currently be Orton’s primary backup. Orton has a much longer leash than one game after running away with the job in preseason.

“It wasn’t just the quarterback by any stretch,” said Fox. “Kyle is our starting quarterback and I don’t think too many guys are firing all their guys because their team happened to lose in week one.” The Broncos staff believes Tim Tebow just isn’t ready yet, so Orton will have to deal with the fan base’s displeasure on an ongoing basis.

In a checkdown-filled passing game, Orton managed a paltry 4.43 YPA average and is now at 6.11 on the season. The Denver offense is run-oriented in nature, and doesn’t run smoothly when the team is playing from behind. On Sunday, it showed up in a struggling Orton’s performance. Through three weeks, he has five TDs and three INTs and has topped 200 passing yards once. Continue to consider Orton a QB2 only as he prepares to face the Packers in Week 4.