Brennan Huff Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) You guys remember when some of us actually thought that Kyle Orton was our savior? Kyle freaking Orton. I’ll admit that I was included in that group. Even bought a “Uncle Orton” tee shirt. What an amazing time to be a Bills fan. Not only are we legit, but we have a team that’s built for a long run. No more journeyman QBs who have a fluke game and we start throwing them keys to the city. Soak it in Bills fans. I know this probably didn’t need a thread but I started it anyways... Edited December 21, 2020 by Brennan Huff 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 You just had to slide this thread in here, didn't you? 🤨 13 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 Just now, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: You just had to slide this thread in here, didn't you? 🤨 I don’t remember who that was against but there’s a good chance that Allen would have tried to leap over the guy to try to get the first down 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: You just had to slide this thread in here, didn't you? 🤨 Well played 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 The Bears traded Orton PLUS two first-round draft picks to Denver in exchange for Jay freakin' Cutler. Anyone who thought Orton would be a great QB, let alone a franchise savior, was seriously delusional. What I remember is a lot of Bills fans wanting to get Cutler, which would have also been a disaster - and an expensive one at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, WhoTom said: The Bears traded Orton PLUS two first-round draft picks to Denver in exchange for Jay freakin' Cutler. Anyone who thought Orton would be a great QB, let alone a franchise savior, was seriously delusional. What I remember is a lot of Bills fans wanting to get Cutler, which would have also been a disaster - and an expensive one at that. Well obviously you weren’t the type to be fooled by his mid season heroics. I was talking about us simple folk who are easily entertained by bright lights and loud noises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillies Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I wonder if his skid marks can still be seen on the locker room floor after his last game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, WhoTom said: The Bears traded Orton PLUS two first-round draft picks to Denver in exchange for Jay freakin' Cutler. Anyone who thought Orton would be a great QB, let alone a franchise savior, was seriously delusional. Was that before or after Colorado became weed tolerant? Both sides were sampling the 'enhanced' brownies. 🥴 Edited December 21, 2020 by Ridgewaycynic2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 The sad reality is that Kyle Orton was a rare bright spot on the QB position with this franchise. He was one of the better QBs we had for quite a long time. Be thankful those days are over, at least for now. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 He was a poor man's Fitzmagic... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 The Bills needed a competent QB to supplement an elite defense. That's what they got in Orton and it kind of worked since the team went 9-7. I think Orton would have done a little better had Spiller not gotten banged up again and he had a better O-line. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 11 minutes ago, billsfan89 said: The Bills needed a competent QB to supplement an elite defense. That's what they got in Orton and it kind of worked since the team went 9-7. I think Orton would have done a little better had Spiller not gotten banged up again and he had a better O-line. Yeah, I don't recall many seriously anointing him a savior outside of a tongue-in-cheek joke. He was just a guy that gave us a better chance to break the playoff drought than EJ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigotz Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I never understood what people saw in Kyle Orton. He was 32 years old and was complete garbage his entire career. I was more excited about JP Losman, EJ Manuel and Trent Edwards. At least they were young. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 why is there a thread about Kyle Orton? Billy Joe Hobert next? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramza86 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 He was a gamer. We love gamers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 36 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: You just had to slide this thread in here, didn't you? 🤨 3rd and ***** (p-word for kitty). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 22 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: He was a poor man's Fitzmagic... That's probably the best way to describe him. The great news is I don't have to think about the 20 some garbage qbs we had to weed through to get to Josh. So the next time you feel compelled to click on a JP Loseman, Trent or EJ thread just "say no". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaadThingsMan Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 He did all he could on that shitshow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 38 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said: You guys remember when some of us actually thought that Kyle Orton was our savior? Kyle freaking Orton. I’ll admit that I was included in that group. Even bought a “Uncle Orton” tee shirt. What an amazing time to be a Bills fan. Not only are we legit, but we have a team that’s built for a long run. No more journeyman QBs who have a fluke game and we start throwing them keys to the city. Soak it in Bills fans. I know this probably didn’t need a thread but I started it anyways... You have to take into account one thing that's changed, back then 2014 and go back 10 years prior, there was a league wide shortage at the QB position so back then if you had a journeyman, you were in the same group as about 1/2 the other teams and felt OK about things and about another 1/4 were in even worse shape. The likelihood of finding the next guy at QB was lower. Now for whatever reason not the league wide shortage. Maybe it's more the result of rule changes that allow mobile QB's to not get the stuffing beat out of them and can succeed or something else. Today I only count 8 teams that don't have anyone on their roster that they didn't draft within the last few years or an established star that could/is become a franchise QB. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 42 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said: I don’t remember who that was against but there’s a good chance that Allen would have tried to leap over the guy to try to get the first down Broncos. 3rd and *****. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, A Firm Tree Does Not Fear said: We all grew ‘staches and smoked cigars at the tailgate. What a time to be alive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetkings01 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) Orton was a good backup QB. His 2014 stats weren’t that bad..... 12g - 64% comp - 3018 yds - 18td - 10 int 7-5 record Edited December 21, 2020 by streetkings01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Boy Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 48 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said: You guys remember when some of us actually thought that Kyle Orton was our savior? Kyle freaking Orton. I’ll admit that I was included in that group. Even bought a “Uncle Orton” tee shirt. What an amazing time to be a Bills fan. Not only are we legit, but we have a team that’s built for a long run. No more journeyman QBs who have a fluke game and we start throwing them keys to the city. Soak it in Bills fans. I know this probably didn’t need a thread but I started it anyways... Couldn’t stand him because he represented more 8-8 seasons. I will NEVER get the “ Fetal position” play when he just quit. Wuss!!!!!!!!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, 4_kidd_4 said: We all grew ‘staches and smoked cigars at the tailgate. What a time to be alive. He was a man's man, man... 6 minutes ago, Buffalo Boy said: Couldn’t stand him because he represented more 8-8 seasons. I will NEVER get the “ Fetal position” play when he just quit. Wuss!!!!!!!!!! I wasn't even disappointed with that play. It simply encapsulated the familiar aura of Orton: he was there to do a job, get paid, and get out of there in one piece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 31 minutes ago, Rigotz said: I never understood what people saw in Kyle Orton. He was 32 years old and was complete garbage his entire career. I was more excited about JP Losman, EJ Manuel and Trent Edwards. At least they were young. They saw he was better than all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I liked him mostly because his adequate play spelled the end of the EJ Manuel era. For this, he will be long remembered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) Here's how low our QB experience and expectations were when we brought in Orton... I vividly remember the first time he ran a screen play that was covered, and instead of trying to force something or scramble around and end up taking a bad sack, he threw the ball in the dirt at the feet of the RB... and we all thought "Finally, a competent QB move. That's smart football!" That was how low the bar was, and why he looked "good" to Bills fans. edit: For evidence, see @Chandler#81's post right above this. Edited December 21, 2020 by DrDawkinstein 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 and he never spent much on haircuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, nucci said: why is there a thread about Kyle Orton? Billy Joe Hobert next? Doubtful but thanks for contributing to this one 26 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: Here's how low our QB experience and expectations were when we brought in Orton... I vividly remember the first time he ran a screen play that was covered, and instead of trying to force something or scramble around and end up taking a bad sack, he threw the ball in the dirt at the feet of the RB... and we all thought "Finally, a competent QB move. That's smart football!" That was how low the bar was, and why he looked "good" to Bills fans. edit: For evidence, see @Chandler#81's post right about this. We were desperate for a QB. And he kinda sorta looked like Uncle Rico 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Brennan Huff said: Doubtful but thanks for contributing to this one I'm just here to help 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cage Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I don't even remember what # he was?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I went to the NE game in October 2014, the game where the Pegulas were introduced before the game. I remember at some point screaming "You suck" at Orton. I did it a few more times watching the Bills on TV that season, especially during the Oakland game. I knew he was an upgrade from EJ, but I was never thrilled with the guy. After he quit, Marrone couldn't stomach another season with EJ as his potential starter and quit too. After Rex was hired and the Bills signed Tyrod, I predicted that Tyrod would be the 2015 starter because he couldn't possibly be as bad as either EJ or Cassel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said: He's Kyle Orton, and he approved this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 10 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said: I went to the NE game in October 2014, the game where the Pegulas were introduced before the game. I remember at some point screaming "You suck" at Orton. I did it a few more times watching the Bills on TV that season, especially during the Oakland game. I knew he was an upgrade from EJ, but I was never thrilled with the guy. After he quit, Marrone couldn't stomach another season with EJ as his potential starter and quit too. After Rex was hired and the Bills signed Tyrod, I predicted that Tyrod would be the 2015 starter because he couldn't possibly be as bad as either EJ or Cassel. What a mess the franchise was for so long. Matt freaking Cassel. And who was the guy that tripped over the mat in preseason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 First nobody thought Kyle orton was our savior. He replaced EJ Manuel lol.. Second if you're still thinking about those days, you probably have some emotional issues you have to work on lol move on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, Brennan Huff said: What a mess the franchise was for so long. Matt freaking Cassel. And who was the guy that tripped over the mat in preseason? Kevin Kolb. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, streetkings01 said: Orton was a good backup QB. His 2014 stats weren’t that bad..... 12g - 64% comp - 3018 yds - 18td - 10 int 7-5 record He was a puss who slid short instead of diving on 3rd and 1 with the playoffs on the line. 2 hours ago, LeGOATski said: He was a poor man's Fitzmagic... Don't even mention that puss Orton in the same breath as Fitzy. Fitzy would have dove on 3rd and 1 in Denver instead of sliding short like Orton. Playoffs on the line, and Orton pusses out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Buffalo Boy said: Couldn’t stand him because he represented more 8-8 seasons. I will NEVER get the “ Fetal position” play when he just quit. Wuss!!!!!!!!!! Yep. This is how I will always remember Orton... 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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