Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Head coach Eric Mangini announced today that Derek Anderson will take over the starting quarterback role for the winless Cleveland Browns. That will leave everyone's favorite former Domer, Brady Quinn, holding a clipboard during this Sunday's contest with Cincinnati.
Quinn, who seems more interested in working his pecs than developing his ...
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
The Oakland Raiders were spanked by the Denver Broncos at home yesterday, 23-3. Just to run this by you again: A Kyle Orton-led team slapped around a team with a former No. 1 overall draft pick as its quarterback. To quote Vince Lombardi (as I often do), "What the hell ...
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Trick question:
How do you make Kyle Orton even more awesome?
I know, I know. It doesn't even seem possible. But some techno genius has done it. Or should I say, Tecmo Genius?
That's right. Orton's miracle shoulda-been-an-interception game-winning heave to Brandon Stokley has been reinvented in 8-bit Tecmo Bowl glory.
There are some ...
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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Denver Broncos team sources have told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Chris Simms will be out two to four weeks with a high ankle sprain. You know what that means ... It's Orton Time baby!
It looks like Kyle Orton will have to play far more than was originally thought in the ...
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
In today’s Chicago Tribune (wait, people still read newspapers?), David Haugh, who covers the Bears, warns Jay Cutler may be too honest for his own good with the media following Saturday’s disappointing showing against Buffalo.
In an offseason and training camp where the media has done nothing short of a providing ...
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Oh, the quarterback carousel in Chicago just doesn’t seem to want to quit.
Just months after being anointed The Bearded Savior, Kyle Orton is looking over his shoulder.
Orton didn’t have an awful season. He threw for 2,972 yards and 18 touchdowns, but after a midseason ankle injury he wasn’t the ...
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
It was Oct. 5. I remember sitting at my local Buffalo Wild Wings. My head hurt, my stomach churned and my heart ached.
The night earlier, my beloved Chicago Cubs were swept out of the playoffs by the Los Angeles Dodgers. A season that looked destined to break the franchise’s century-long ...
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