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Hello all, I have come to gloat, so be forewarned.
I'm member number 303 in the Kyle Orton Army, and I'm very proud of my general today.
I want to get this off my chest, and perhaps enlighten some of you nay-sayers and hold-outs so that you're not quite as shamed when all is said and done as you otherwise might be.
Let's address the issue that some are making of Orton underthrowing his receivers.
Hint: He does that on purpose, and no, I'm not kidding. Put your egos and zealotry away for a moment, shut your mouths, and open your ears and mind. Maybe you'll learn something as I explain why he does this on purpose.
The fact of the matter is that despite working with the team for many months now, he's had to learn a complex offense. He's had to work with many receivers, some of which simply aren't even with the team any more. Marshall hasn't been around to work with at all; through no fault of Kyle Orton's.
When a receiver has his coverage beat and the quarterback is not familiar enough with the receiver to gauge that receiver's speed, which is better? Overthrowing the ball so that the receiver cannot catch it, or underthrowing the ball so that the receiver can catch it and then get tackled on a completed pass that got some yards and perhaps some YAC?
This is coupled with the fact that Orton has a thingymickbob on his hand, and rather than risk overthrowing the receiver (which would be an incomplete) he errs on the side of caution so that the receiver can at least have a shot at catching the ball.
People - ignorant people - confuse this or attempt to capitalize on it and proclaim that Orton is inaccurate or can't throw deep.
They could not be more wrong.
He's under-throwing on purpose, and for very good reasons.
Yesterday, Kyle Orton went into a very hostile and inspired environment against a good defense and a potent offense. He did so with a starting wide receiver that has spent more time in a court room than a weight room this off-season, a thingamickjig on his hand, one of if not THE most complex offense in football, a backup on the line (Kuper is injured), a team with 30 players that have never been here before, a brand new coaching staff (almost 100% of them), receivers (more than one - note the plural) that dropped balls, a brand new defensive scheme, a brand new organization from top to bottom...
And all he did was win.
He posted a 100.7 QB rating and for 59 minutes made no mistakes, keeping the Broncos up by 6 points to a very good offense. He never gave them a chance to steal anything from us. At the end of the game the opposition got a touchdown (through no fault of Orton's!) and we appeared screwed.
In the end though, we were close enough that one play made the difference.
It's time for some folks to admit they were wrong, which might explain why it's so quiet here today.
Orton is a good quarterback, and he's smarter than most quarterbacks - and apparently smarter than most fans as well.
He's humble and a leader, and he hasn't once even bothered to try to defend himself from the ignorant remarks that he can't throw deep. Instead, all he's done was go out there, work his ass off, stay positive, lead and win.
This isn't something a quarterback should do.
It's everything a quarterback should do.
It's time some of us gave credit where it was earned, and thank Kyle for enduring what he's had to endure since he got here.
Next weekend we play on our home field. We saw how loud this stadium can be when we're angry.
Let's show the world how loud we can be not when we're angry...
But when we believe.
See you at the game - and I hope to hear you too!
GO BRONCOS!
I'm member number 303 in the Kyle Orton Army, and I'm very proud of my general today.
I want to get this off my chest, and perhaps enlighten some of you nay-sayers and hold-outs so that you're not quite as shamed when all is said and done as you otherwise might be.
Let's address the issue that some are making of Orton underthrowing his receivers.
Hint: He does that on purpose, and no, I'm not kidding. Put your egos and zealotry away for a moment, shut your mouths, and open your ears and mind. Maybe you'll learn something as I explain why he does this on purpose.
The fact of the matter is that despite working with the team for many months now, he's had to learn a complex offense. He's had to work with many receivers, some of which simply aren't even with the team any more. Marshall hasn't been around to work with at all; through no fault of Kyle Orton's.
When a receiver has his coverage beat and the quarterback is not familiar enough with the receiver to gauge that receiver's speed, which is better? Overthrowing the ball so that the receiver cannot catch it, or underthrowing the ball so that the receiver can catch it and then get tackled on a completed pass that got some yards and perhaps some YAC?
This is coupled with the fact that Orton has a thingymickbob on his hand, and rather than risk overthrowing the receiver (which would be an incomplete) he errs on the side of caution so that the receiver can at least have a shot at catching the ball.
People - ignorant people - confuse this or attempt to capitalize on it and proclaim that Orton is inaccurate or can't throw deep.
They could not be more wrong.
He's under-throwing on purpose, and for very good reasons.
Yesterday, Kyle Orton went into a very hostile and inspired environment against a good defense and a potent offense. He did so with a starting wide receiver that has spent more time in a court room than a weight room this off-season, a thingamickjig on his hand, one of if not THE most complex offense in football, a backup on the line (Kuper is injured), a team with 30 players that have never been here before, a brand new coaching staff (almost 100% of them), receivers (more than one - note the plural) that dropped balls, a brand new defensive scheme, a brand new organization from top to bottom...
And all he did was win.
He posted a 100.7 QB rating and for 59 minutes made no mistakes, keeping the Broncos up by 6 points to a very good offense. He never gave them a chance to steal anything from us. At the end of the game the opposition got a touchdown (through no fault of Orton's!) and we appeared screwed.
In the end though, we were close enough that one play made the difference.
It's time for some folks to admit they were wrong, which might explain why it's so quiet here today.
Orton is a good quarterback, and he's smarter than most quarterbacks - and apparently smarter than most fans as well.
He's humble and a leader, and he hasn't once even bothered to try to defend himself from the ignorant remarks that he can't throw deep. Instead, all he's done was go out there, work his ass off, stay positive, lead and win.
This isn't something a quarterback should do.
It's everything a quarterback should do.
It's time some of us gave credit where it was earned, and thank Kyle for enduring what he's had to endure since he got here.
Next weekend we play on our home field. We saw how loud this stadium can be when we're angry.
Let's show the world how loud we can be not when we're angry...
But when we believe.
See you at the game - and I hope to hear you too!
GO BRONCOS!
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