Thread: Denver Broncos putting quarterback Kyle Orton on the trading block

According to Mike Klis

To begin the business of Day One of the NFL's 2011 season, the Broncos will place quarterback Kyle Orton on the trading block.

Welcome, coach John Fox, to the never-dull, always-changing world of Broncos football.

With the NFL trading period opening at 8 a.m. today, Orton's days as the Broncos' starting QB may be down to hours. The Broncos will be entertaining offers for Orton, according to two NFL sources.

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Here's a comment from Ross Tucker on Orton:

RT @RossTuckerNFL: Hilarious that some question giving up a 3rd Rd pick for Orton. A lot of 3rd Rd picks never play a down. Orton's a winning starting QB.

Originally Posted by Tned

Here's a comment from Ross Tucker on Orton:

I guess Ross Tucker missed the last two seasons. As a Bronco fan I don't see Orton as a "winning starting QB".

Ross didn't watch him literally quit on the Broncos last year. It really pissed me off watching him loose interest and have zero heart in his game. He's a decent QB with zero passion. Made me sick

HURRY! Lets see how many more 'Orton sucks' posts we can get in before he's traded!

Originally Posted by BigSarge87

HURRY! Lets see how many more 'Orton sucks' posts we can get in before he's traded!

Scary thought that folks will trash someone on the block.

They hate him that much?

I am interested to see what the Broncos get for Orton. Anything from a 2nd to a 6th wouldn't shock me.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d...headline_stack

NFL.com reports the same.

Originally Posted by threefolddead

Ross didn't watch him literally quit on the Broncos last year. It really pissed me off watching him loose interest and have zero heart in his game. He's a decent QB with zero passion. Made me sick

Bullshit. Orton was getting absolutely pummeled back there. He was the heart and soul of our football team because we had absolutely no running game to speak of. The entire game was on Orton's arm because unlike Tebow, he doesn't have any legs to set up a running game(and even that didn't stop him from gaining 8 or 9 yards on a rush every now and then because teams keyed in on our passing attack). Orton gave everything he had to give. Could he have been a better mentor? Maybe. But did he set a good example for Tebow in his work habits and day to day regime? Definitely.

Orton was a class act and I wish him the best. I'm not going to say "OMFG I HATE ORTON THAT GUY DIDNT TRY FOR US AT ALL HE HAD CRACKED RIBS FROM BUSTING HIS ASS IN A SEASON THAT WAS DOOMED BECAUSE OUR DEFENSE WAS GARBAGE AND HE HAD NO RUNNING GAME TO SUPPORT OMFG THIS IS ALL ORTONS FAULT!!!" just because i like Tebow more. With that said, I'm glad we are trading him, but it isn't because Orton is a bad player or he doesn't try, it's because I believe Tim Tebow is will become a franchise QB for whom the sky is the limit while Orton's limit was reached last year. Here's hoping for a good haul of draft picks!

WTF trades have been open for 12 minutes, DO SOMETHING LOL

Hopefully we can get a decent draft pick for him. He at least has some games under his belt and can help a team out in some regard. Its time to see what Tebow has anyway so im glad we arent going to keep forcing him to sit on the bench.

Originally Posted by MileHighCrew

WTF trades have been open for 12 minutes, DO SOMETHING LOL

I know. I'm sick of all the waiting.

I'm kinda hoping he goes to Washington.

They may overpay, and they could really use a QB... and I'm already rooting for them a bit, as I likely will continue to root for Orton.

I doubt Shanny would be interested.

Originally Posted by Lonestar

Scary thought that folks will trash someone on the block.

They hate him that much?

Yea, I can't imagine a poster hating a player so much that s/he would trash them -- when they are a Bronco, when they are on the block or after they are traded... Nope, just can't imagine that ever happening. Scary.

Originally Posted by Northman

I doubt Shanny would be interested.

Nah... you may be right... though Allen may be... and you know Snyder's not easy to convince to just sit back and wait things out.

Probably not the best fit for Orton, so it's the worst thing that could happen to him... the last thing he needs is to go to another team where he's at best a 2-3 year solution.

Best thing for him is a team that would give him a real shot at starting long term. If that exists. Not so sure.