Hey, Broncos fans. Remember back when Jay Cutler was an unhappy Bronco, trying to force a trade out of town? Remember that, and how most fans and media in the Denver area acted like a bunch of jilted high school boyfriends when he asked for a trade? Oh, yes, Denver fans. You claimed you never liked the guy anyway, and he was a big baby jerkface, and you’d be better off without such a non-team player. Yeah, those days were fun, right? Right up to the point when you wound up with Kyle Orton. Oops.
Fast forward a few months. Cutler is turning heads all around Chicago with his brash style, confident demeanor, and football abilities. He’s the talk of the town today after blowing the Giants out of the water in yesterday’s preseason game, and has Bears fans excited about contending for a division championship and maybe even more. Denver, meanwhile, is being treated to…well, Kyle Orton, who does Kyle Orton things in his own Kyle Orton way.
(Warning: Video after the jump is not for the weak of stomach - for Broncos fans, anyway.)
Donkey fans were already nervous about the bedrunked one, and last week’s first preseason game didn’t help matters when Orton tossed three picks in limited action. Then, last night, he made a play that I wouldn’t have even made playing JV high school football (pssst…fast forward to, like, the last 10 seconds or so):
Note to Kyle: You are not Peyton Manning. You are not John Elway. Your arm is as weak as your chin. Do not throw left-handed. As a Bears fan who had to put up with the exercise in mediocrity that was the Kyle Orton Era, I can sadly say to Broncos fans that this is just the beginning. Get the Coors handy; it’s going to be a long season.
11:25 pm on August 23rd, 2009
I’ll take a 69.2 completion pct every week. I’m pretty sure that pass wouldn’t have been made in a regular season game. Not worried.
11:51 pm on August 23rd, 2009
Having seen Orton the past few years, I would be worried if I were you. Just as that pass wouldn’t be thrown during the regular season, that 69.2 completion percentage won’t be around during the regular season either.
12:11 am on August 24th, 2009
As a bronco fan, I don’t think you will find anyone in Denver thinking Orton is better than Cutler. Cutler has rare physical gifts and will be a fine QB.
Most of Denver will give Orton a chance. I think he is capable but we would be better off with Cutler. Last night he had a near 70% completion % and if he only gets 7-15 yards with that 70%, we will be fine. It is a team sport after all.
Time will tell.
I think there are a lot of Denverites who are of course bitter about how Cutler handled this whole affair. I think that is well placed.
2:45 pm on August 24th, 2009
With Kyle Orton playing at Mile High Stadium in that thin air, the Denver fans will be booing themselves unconscious.
5:11 pm on August 25th, 2009
Fans keep blaming Cutler, McDaniels is the one to blame, not Cutler.
1:47 pm on October 20th, 2009
Don’t you wish you’d waited about 2 months to write this article?