Would you be OK with peppers 17 Mil being in Kyle Orton's pockets?

[thunderraiden]

I feel crazy typing that title, I would have never thought in a MILLION years Kyle Orton would amount to anything but Denver got a super great steal and they have their game manager, but with them waiting to give him a contract extention he might just make it to the off-season to see what he is worth. While, not all the 17 mil, think of it as a "high bid" ya know, as in as long as no one offers more than that, thats as high as we would go. Think of what it would bring us too, a young, franchise signal caller. I mean, there have been crazier things... such as paying a Defensive End 17 million dollars when you don't have a QB.

[jramsey4]

Have you been watching denver lately? No thanks.

[Urrymonster]

Orton has always produced fairly well, other than his rookie season he has never thrown more interceptions than TDs and has shown marked improvement every year he has been playing (completion %, TD:INT ration, fumbles, ypa). I get the impression he is a coaches dream, in that he is a gym rat and studies his ass off.

Despite this he really is not a QB who can throw the team on his back and carry them to victories. He averages a shade over 30 throws per game and I just have a distinct feeling McDaniels feels that he has a system that rewards smart QBs and thus it is not worth spending the big bucks to keep them. Compare Jakes stats when he throws no more than 30 throws...

I fully expect them to do what the Pats did with Cassell last year. Franchise and trade to pick up an extra first or second rounder. Then I expect they might draft their QB of the future. It would end up being a risky move, but I just get the impression McDaniels is a touch on the arrogant side and will believe he can make any QB perform. Two previously unknown commodities in Orton and Cassell have turned out pretty darn well, the only difference was the Pats had Brady to fall back on.

[Nytrogen]

I don't see them letting Orton walk unless they miss the playoffs.

[Gman was right]

I want a real QB for once. Not one thats just "good enough". I say no to signing Orton over keeping Peppers.

[SMACKDAB]

I want a QB that will throw an INT every now and then to keep him grounded, level headed, down to Earth........:eek:

...........wait a minute....nevermind.

[Sultan33g]

orton is to brandon marshall as Jake delhomme is to Steve smith..no thanks

[Davidson Deac II]

Orton was certainly as good or better than Manning last night.

[Lumps]

A good QB is worth Pepper's money. Peppers isn't close to being worth it IMO.

[Snake]

I dont think Orton is worth that money. He is a good game manager but you give 17 mill to someone and you expect them to at least win a few games all by themselves.

[Kevin Greene]

Orton was certainly as good or better than Manning last night.

No doubt, funny how QB trades work out. Eli Manning for Phillip Rivers, Sean Merriman and Nate Keading was a deal for the Chargers.

[thunderraiden]

I want a real QB for once. Not one thats just "good enough". I say no to signing Orton over keeping Peppers.

Ok thats cool man... where you going to get it again? we dont have a first round pick and Drew Brees the #32 pick of the 2001 draft(which would be the first round these days) is the ONLY QB from the second or third round in the last 15 years to be productive, and Matt Schabb has a chance to buck that trend, but he just now coming on. If we go for a QB in the last few rounds, yea, we might get lucky and get a good one, but not for us, he will be a QB for someone else after we release him.

Free Agency? The person this topic is about is the ONLY quarterback avaliable in free agency... that is, unless you think Jason Campbell or Tavaris Jackson are great NFL signal callers. Has no one done any research on QBs?

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Would you be okay with a 0-16 record?

[Jangler]

Maybe we will see how good Dennis Dixon is tommorrow and we can all fall in love with him.