Comments on: Orton has no say in his next destination

By: isuhuskie

isuhuskie — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:52:34 +0000

I think people are missing the point. No sane person thinks Orton is a savior. But three teams with playoff hopes (two legitimate – one kind of iffy) all lost QBs in the past two weeks. Then all of the sudden a semi-competent QB comes on the market (look what else was out there). And if anyone thinks these three teams are in trouble now… look at the new backups these teams have – Nathan Enderle anyone? All people are hoping for is that Orton could come in and maybe win a game or two… That could be the difference between playing late in January and sitting at hom

By: cdub777

cdub777 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:14:28 +0000

Orton’s a Chief

By: riverhorsey

riverhorsey — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:11:30 +0000

Claimed by Chiefs..Woot !

By: Wilie Beamon

Wilie Beamon — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:56:42 +0000

Apparently Promickey you dont know orton never said he wouldnt play for the Dolphins he failed to agree to terms ion a new contract . Are you equating that with a team a team actually holding his rights ?

As far as I know when Broncos owned Ortons rights he showed up to work and was the consummate pro even after being benched .

You have nothing to substantiate saying he should shut up when you dont even have a quote with him saying anything ?

This is the part where fans make asses out of themselves

By: earthtopft

earthtopft — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:53:40 +0000

Orton Hears A…..Where!

By: drbob117

drbob117 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:53:27 +0000

He’s been in the league for like 6-7 years. He can’t play. He proved it in two different cities, one of which( Chicago) is somehow rumored to be his next destination. I’m always amazed at how a guy like Tebow gets toasted in the media for every weakness that they perceive him to have, but there are guys that have been around forever who can’t play a lick, and the media treats them like superstars. If he gets claimed by the Chiefs and doesn’t show, it’ll be the best thing that happened to the Chiefs all year.

By: earthtopft

earthtopft — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:46:36 +0000

If Kyle isn’t happy with his new team he will just go back to his home town of Yacantgettherefromhere, Iowa, and wait things out.

By: blackqbwhiterb

blackqbwhiterb — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:42:01 +0000

Colts won’t take him. Polian, by forcing the coach to bench starters when they were heading towards 16-0, has already shown he cares not a bit what anyone thinks, or how he is perceived. Doesn’t care about his image in the media, the locker room, or the coach’s office. If he wants the number 1 pick he is happy to lose all year for it, with no shame….

By: promickey

promickey — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:16:21 +0000

Well now that we know that Orton has no say in which team selects him. He did send a message to the Dolphins that aborted Denver’s trade with the Miami Dolphins. Orton should just shut up and play, which is something that current NFL players rarely do.

By: ravensfan4life52

ravensfan4life52 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:11:51 +0000

Thank for you explaining to me how the waiver wire works and that a player has no say in his destination. It’s not like I’ve been watching this game since I was 8.

By: myopinionisrighterthanyours

myopinionisrighterthanyours — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:10:16 +0000

Gee, do we really not know who leaked to John Clayton that Orton doesn’t want to report to the Chiefs? I’ll give you three guesses, and any that aren’t Orton’s agent don’t count.

By: capslockkey

capslockkey — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:09:04 +0000

Seriously. We’re spending an entire day discussing KYLE ORTON? KYLE ORTON?

It’s only one day. It’s only a 100th as bad as the “Summer of Kolb” we had to deal with.

By: sullijo1

sullijo1 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:05:54 +0000

No player should ever be forced to play in Kansas City. They need to change that rule for the good of humanity.

By: mike106

mike106 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:03:11 +0000

Kyle, buddy, you let Tim Tebow take your job…Be happy if anybody would want you….

By: comeonnowguys

comeonnowguys — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:00:26 +0000

4sacroc says:
Nov 23, 2011 2:49 PM
Seriously. We’re spending an entire day discussing KYLE ORTON? KYLE ORTON?

At least it’s not Tebow.

By: Wilie Beamon

Wilie Beamon — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:54:46 +0000

LOL at the amount of people believing John Clayton.

Clayton never even says how he came by this information . If the Chiefs called Orton and said we want you to be our starter the rest of the year and we want to try and make the playoffs you dont think he would go for it considering they ran a offense similar to Josh Mcdaniels offense ?

Orton is known to be a unassuming team guy and weve yet to see him do anything that would lead us to believe that he would say dont pick me up ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT ME TO START THE REST OF THE SEASON .

If it was the Lions trying to block the bears I would agree but a team who is trying to make the playoffs . Orton would report in a heartbeat I dont buy it for one second .

Of course Bears would be first choice but the Chiefs would go as far as he could help them go

By: freebird2011

freebird2011 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:51:51 +0000

Besides the deterrent effect of the financial and/or other penalties associated with breaching the contract, one would think Orton would accept going anywhere where he has a chance to play, e.g. Kansas City, because he’s in a free agent-to-be contract year.

With a fairly QB heavy class next season with Luck, Barclay, Griffin, and others coming out next season, Orton may find that the free agent market is far more limited for a QB who refused to play for any other team but the Bears.

Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.

By: yevrag3535

yevrag3535 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:51:19 +0000

No kidding, you just explained it. He is a spoiled average QB who is a cancer for a team. If He wasn’t, he would not be out there in the 1st place.

By: 4sacroc

4sacroc — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:49:58 +0000

Seriously. We’re spending an entire day discussing KYLE ORTON? KYLE ORTON?

By: dabeloved

dabeloved — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:49:03 +0000

Mr. Haney is the junk guy on Green Acres.

By: voiceofrealism

voiceofrealism — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:48:08 +0000

Of course he’ll report if he is claimed by KC so he doesn’t forfeit any money. But if he can get them to think he won’t, KC may not want to waste their time and claim him. Sour the pot so to speak.

By: gb15class

gb15class — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:40:16 +0000

Let me get this straight. He wants to play for the team that traded him away, really saying, “We can’t win anything of significance with you at QB.” That’s odd, even desperate. Even old #4 had more pride than that. If the Packers needed a quarterback (heaven forbid), can you see Favre begging the old team that traded him away to take him back, knowing he’d be dumped again when the #1/#2 quarterbacks are healthy?

By: klutch14u

klutch14u — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:40:02 +0000

Oh please, the Chiefs HAVE to claim him now. Another Plummer all over again.

By: tdk24

tdk24 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:39:40 +0000

He’ll have a say if he’s not claimed. Don’t assume, ever.

By: gosuhgo

gosuhgo — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:38:00 +0000

Could a team like the Lions claim him and stick him on IR just to keep him out of rotation? Or can you not just arbitrarily throw someone on IR.

By: thetruuf

thetruuf — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:36:24 +0000

Paging Marc Bulger! Marc Bulger!

By: sippindasyzurp

sippindasyzurp — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:35:05 +0000

Dude you got waived by a team as a backup, you dont get to call the shots!

By: shaner329

shaner329 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:33:38 +0000

Why are there so many articles on a QB who has had a subpar career at best?

By: grninerfan

grninerfan — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:33:32 +0000

All this talk when there is not a shred of evidence he even said he wont report. The Chief will be an even worse team with him than they are now.

By: donz0

donz0 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:33:08 +0000

I believe Kyle just wants to be a starting QB.