Rob's House

So you need the top 10 draft pick to get the franchise QB b/c the higher in the draft you pick the better your odds of finding one. And if we went 5-11 we might well have had one of those picks. And if we had EJ Manuel start the whole season we might have gone 5-11. But because we have Kyle Orton we probably finish with a better record and therefore wouldn't have that high pick. But Kyle Orton wasn't in the mix at that time. And without Kyle Orton we'd be up a creek without a QB or the kind of pick you claim to need to acquire one. So you're basically pounding your chest claiming victory because the unforseeable outlier (Orton) prevented the likely scenario others feared, and you're applying knowledge of that outlier retroactively because you claim this situation was inevitable. You normally write sound and logical posts, but this is not your best work.

How is Adrian Peterson not on this list? Everyone else benefits from the rule changes and pushing 40 he's still blowing them all out of the water. And flaming out in playoffs is how it goes for teams that try to ride a QB to the SB. Manning, Brees, Rogers, Favre all have 1. Marino, who's arguably the best of them all, has 0. It's a team game.

Those bastards!

You need to change your name to Coach Wednesday after this post?

That's cute

That's a pretty selective interpretation. This is what is meant by confirmation bias.

Celtic Souljah said to tell you to kiss his ass if you stopped by, so kiss his ass.

I was joking.

I'm not sure if it's the cause, but the run game disappeared when Chris Williams went out.

Orton > EJ Deal with it

There just seems to be an overwhelming correlation between Manuel fanboys and Orton detractors that makes it hard to take them seriously. You may have the misfortune of being guilty by association.

Normally I'd prefer the win, but since it was an NFC opponent we may have been better off with an impressive loss.

What he lacks IN size he makes up for in heart.

Nothing supports a quarterback's development like being the bane of the team's existence and having to endure the ire of your teammates, fans, and coaches.

This is the week it all comes together. We've got a better team and the better QB. They're 1-6 for a reason. Bills: 31 Jets: 13

It's funny to me that a leaky O-line was a fine excuse for why EJ Manuel couldn't hit a wide open target, but Orton managing to make clutch passes under duress after enduring a brutal beating all day just isn't good enough.

Started?

That was uncalled for. When I read between the lines I think you really said you're afraid to swim in the deep end.

They won 10 games last year and so far this year seem to be showing it wasn't a fluke.

Agreed. They're a balanced team with good defense and legitimate weapons on offense. I wouldn't be surprised to see them in the SB.

No, it's more than that. I can't recall ever seeing a UDFA follow up his breakout game with a solid outing only to be the subject of such ridicule. And I've seen plenty of nasty negative posts about him but I have yet to see any that have annointed him the face of the franchise. This smells a lot like the EJ fanboys hating on Orton.

If I were a mod this would result in a warning point.

They're 1-6. Yeah, we have a chance.

Will y'all please just let this thread die already?