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The article briefly compares Orton and Cutler thus far.
"Really embarrassing" indeed!
By Steve Doerschuk
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Oct 28, 2009 @ 12:40 AM
Last update Oct 28, 2009 @ 12:46 AM
BEREA —
This much was clear: Denver was never going to be the same without Jay Cutler.
Who knew different would be better with Kyle Orton?
After Cutler pouted his way out of Colorado, he was supposed to be the reason the Chicago Bears broke through to Super Bowl contention. Instead, the Bears are licking their wounds from a 45-10 loss to Cincinnati as they await a game Sunday against Cleveland.
Orton was supposed to be a joke, a liability who would make it unlikely for Denver to match last year’s 8-8.
Instead, his Broncos ride into Baltimore with a 6-0 record. Bears fans thought it was automatic that Cutler would elevate them, yet they are 3-3.
Through six games, Orton leads Cutler:
• 1,465 to 1,452 in passing yards.
• 7.55 to 6.95 in yards per attempt.
• 100.1 to 82.9 in passer rating.
The Browns, however, are in no position to assume an upper hand against any quarterback, least of all Cutler.
As a Bronco last Nov. 6, Cutler came to Cleveland for a Thursday night game. The Browns were out of touch with the playoff race at 3-5, but energized by the fact Brady Quinn was making his first NFL start.
In retrospect, it was by far Quinn’s finest hour as a pro. He passed for 239 yards and two touchdowns. With help from Joshua Cribbs (three carries, 48 yards) and Kellen Winslow Jr. (10 catches, 111 yards), he had the Browns leading 30-27 in a shootout, based on a 78-yard touchdown drive that ended with five minutes left.
Cutler had a career game of his own. He answered Quinn’s drive with an 80-yarder, part of his 447 yards passing and three touchdowns.
It amounted to Cutler’s last hurrah in the Rockies. Denver lost four of its last seven games. Head Coach Mike Shanahan was fired. Cutler was steamed with new Head Coach Josh McDaniels over issues that got him traded out.
Now, Cutler is being looked at as a 26-year-old prima donna whose ability to win isn’t nearly as big as his ego or arm.
Sunday’s loss may have humbled him a bit. The Bears trailed, 28-0, before he threw a late touchdown pass to Devin Hester.
“It's really embarrassing,” said Cutler, who threw three interceptions in the game and now has 10 on the season.
"Really embarrassing" indeed!
By Steve Doerschuk
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Oct 28, 2009 @ 12:40 AM
Last update Oct 28, 2009 @ 12:46 AM
BEREA —
This much was clear: Denver was never going to be the same without Jay Cutler.
Who knew different would be better with Kyle Orton?
After Cutler pouted his way out of Colorado, he was supposed to be the reason the Chicago Bears broke through to Super Bowl contention. Instead, the Bears are licking their wounds from a 45-10 loss to Cincinnati as they await a game Sunday against Cleveland.
Orton was supposed to be a joke, a liability who would make it unlikely for Denver to match last year’s 8-8.
Instead, his Broncos ride into Baltimore with a 6-0 record. Bears fans thought it was automatic that Cutler would elevate them, yet they are 3-3.
Through six games, Orton leads Cutler:
• 1,465 to 1,452 in passing yards.
• 7.55 to 6.95 in yards per attempt.
• 100.1 to 82.9 in passer rating.
The Browns, however, are in no position to assume an upper hand against any quarterback, least of all Cutler.
As a Bronco last Nov. 6, Cutler came to Cleveland for a Thursday night game. The Browns were out of touch with the playoff race at 3-5, but energized by the fact Brady Quinn was making his first NFL start.
In retrospect, it was by far Quinn’s finest hour as a pro. He passed for 239 yards and two touchdowns. With help from Joshua Cribbs (three carries, 48 yards) and Kellen Winslow Jr. (10 catches, 111 yards), he had the Browns leading 30-27 in a shootout, based on a 78-yard touchdown drive that ended with five minutes left.
Cutler had a career game of his own. He answered Quinn’s drive with an 80-yarder, part of his 447 yards passing and three touchdowns.
It amounted to Cutler’s last hurrah in the Rockies. Denver lost four of its last seven games. Head Coach Mike Shanahan was fired. Cutler was steamed with new Head Coach Josh McDaniels over issues that got him traded out.
Now, Cutler is being looked at as a 26-year-old prima donna whose ability to win isn’t nearly as big as his ego or arm.
Sunday’s loss may have humbled him a bit. The Bears trailed, 28-0, before he threw a late touchdown pass to Devin Hester.
“It's really embarrassing,” said Cutler, who threw three interceptions in the game and now has 10 on the season.
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