There are Still a lot Of Question's on Kyle Orton

And since we don’t have any other options, we ought to stick with him.

The questions is: will Pioli pull that trigger?

we’ll be commiting ourselves to the same formula we used with Matt Cassel. Have you noticed that the teams consistently making the playoffs, and playing in the AFC/NFC Championships and Super Bowls over the past decade, all have a QB that they drafted and developed?

Since the year 2000, the Patriots have been to 4 Super Bowls, the Steelers 3, the Giants 2, the Colts 2, and the Packers 1 (if you go back to 1997, you can add another 2 appearances to the Packers’ resume’ with their Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre, who they also drafted and developed).

Sticking to just the previous decade, and starting with the year 2000, in 11 years, there have been 12 elite QB’s (drafted and developed by their team), that have made it to the biggest stage in sports.

Ironically, its those same QB’s, with those same teams, that seem to conitnue to be making runs into the playoffs/Super Bowl picture. And that’s not counting teams like SD, BAL, ATL, NO, or even the NYJ, who all have made an investment into their QB’s and have reaped the benefits, by having continual runs at, and deep into, the playoffs.

If we want a team that is going to contend and compete at the highest level, we stand a much better chance following the mold the elite teams of today have already used, and draft ourselves a true QB of the Future. It doens’t have to be the #1 overall pick, but we need a legitimate prospect that is capable, able-bodied, and has an arm that can make all the throws.

A lot to ask for, and Orton seems like the solution as opposed to our other QB’s of this season. But there are reasons why guys like Orton and Cassel are considered back ups.

Orton is, and should be, a stop-gap.

Nobody can fiogure pout this league, and nobody can figure out the draft prospects, to be hoinest. We know what we have in Orton and most of our offense, and I think when baldwin develops, and charles and moeaki come back, along with a better offensive line, we have a chance at making a run at the super bowl.

Battle- A hard runner who you can put in at the goal line or in short yardage situations.

and I think Orton can take us where Cassel couldn’t. We have a window we need to take advantage of. If the right young QB is not there now, we cant force it.

Mark Sanchez, Joe Flacco, etc. These guys go deep in the playoffs. I’d take Orton over both and I would have before he even came here. Look at the respect he already commands in the huddle. This team with a healthy Charles and Moeaki could go far with Orton. Very far.

I think Orton is a good passer and underrated. There is talk about his body language and turnovers and all that but I don’t think that matters as much as many say.

We are not going to get one of the top QB’s in the draft, RG3 and Luck will both be gone. I haven’t heard about Jones but Barkley is going back and Tannehill and any others would be a reach in the first. There are a couple I would take 2-5 though.

Look at Ortons stats. He started 15 games in his rookie year, 2005. Only year he had more turnovers than touchdowns. He had a good running game, Thomas Jones had 1300 yards but had a terrible receiver corp, one reciver Mushin Muhammad had 750 yards, Justin Gage had the next most with 346. Their top two receivers barely had 1100 yards. Mark Bradley and Bernard Berrian both had 200-250 each. Fact is their receivers sucked. (Mushin Muhammed, Mark Bradley, Bernard Berrian, Justin Gage, Desmond Clark)

In 2008 when he again took over for a terrible Rex Grossman he again had a really good running game led by Matt Forte with 1200 yards but again had no receivers. The leading receiver had 665 yards (Devin Hester), Forte had 477, Greg Olson had 574. His receivers were Devin Hester, Greg Olson, Desmond Clark, Rashied Davis, Brandon Lloyd (300 yds). While Lloyd has turned into a good receiver and Olson was a good TE, the rest sucks and Lloyd sucked then.

In his two years starting in Chicago his receivers were terrible. None of them, as they played then, would be in the top 3 on our team over Bowe, Baldwin, Breaston. I would take Olson and Forte though. He did have a good running game though.

In 2009 his first with Denver he threw for 3800 yards and completed 62% of his passes with 21 tds and 12 ints. His receivers were Brandon Marshall (Really good), Jabar Gaffney (ok, receiver, has never topped 1000), Eddie Royal (disappointment, never over 1000). He also didn’t have a legitimate tight end (Tony Scheffler & Daniel Graham). His running game was also average to good. Moreno had his best year with 947 yards and Correll Buckhalter had another 600.

In 2010, he was better. He only played 13 games and had 3600 yards, was on pace for over 4000, completing 59% of his passes. His TD/Int ratio was better at 20/9. His receivers were B. Lloyd who had his first and only good year with 1400 yards (never had 733 before most under 500). Gaffney had his best year until this year (875 yards), Eddie Royal had his 2nd best year with 627 yards. His running game was terrible, Moreno only had 779 yards and no one else had 147 until Tebow came in and got over 200. He still had terrible tight ends with Daniel Graham and Dan Gronkowski (not the good Gronkowski).

The point I am trying to make is in KC he will have better receivers than he has ever had. He will have a really good tight end and he will have a running game that can be as good as anything he has ever had. Orton has a legitimate NFL arm. He is also much more accurate than Cassel could dream of being. He’s come in and with only a few weeks of work looked better than Cassel in any game this year. He made more clutch throws that were right on the money in his final drive last week than Cassel has at all this year. He came in with a few weeks and looked better than Carson Palmer has in a similar situation.

I don’t think Orton is going to come in and be Drew Brees but I do think he could be a stronger armed Trent Green. He has proven he can throw the ball and throw it well in this league which is more than Cassel has shown. Give him our receivers and our running game and I think he can flourish and be better than any other option we have.

With that, I do think we need at least 2 new lineman next year, it should be Albert, Hudson, Asamoah and 2 others. I think we also need another running back to go with JC. Given that I think we can have a great offense next year with Orton. Put that with our defense, a solid offensive coordinator, and I think we can have a really good year next year.