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Bears Need to Know: Is Kyle Orton Still Hurt? Or Is He Just Not Very Good?
Bears Need to Know: Is Kyle Orton Still Hurt? Or Is He Just Not Very Good?
by Michael David Smith Halfway through the year, Bears quarterback Kyle Orton was one of the pleasant surprises of the 2008 NFL season. At the time of the Bears' bye in Week 8, Orton had completed 143 of 230 passes for 1,669 yards, with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions. But since that ...
Ex-receiver Wade: Bears will "definitely blow it"
blogs.suntimes.com — Everything out of the Bears' hands that could have gone wrong, did go wrong last weekend. The... pendulum swung the other way for them this weekend as every outcome they needed for help in their bid for a third postseason appearance in four years ... (more) Ex-receiver Wade: Bears will "definitely blow it"
If not Orton, how about these guys at quarterback?
chicagotribune.com — When deciding whether to commit to Kyle Orton over the long term, the Bears also have to... consider what viable alternatives exist if they don't. Here's a thumbnail sketch of the quarterbacks who might fall into that category in the 2009 off-season as well as backup options. (more) If not Orton, how about these guys at quarterback?
Monday Night - Packers Try to Knock the Bear out of the Playoffs
Monday Night - Packers Try to Knock the Bear out of the Playoffs
pastthepylon.blogspot.com — The last Monday Night game of the 2008 NFL regular season will actually have some meaning thanks... to the Minnesota Vikings loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Will the Packers come to play or are the Bears going to have a cake walk when the game takes place? (more) Monday Night - Packers Try to Knock the Bear out of the ...
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Deadspin — ... prostitution, or any other pay-for-play schemes involving someone's naughty bits and public decency laws, please remember to wear nothing but university-approved apparel from your favorite local collegiate sporting team." [The Sporting Blog] • First, light basketball on fire:l: And then kick it and see what happens. Go ahead. [Fandome] • Kyle Orton falls apart: The Neckbeard might be injured. Or he could just really suck. [Fanhouse] • Fantasy football rap song: Do you think the artist is ...

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Not Qualified To Comment — ... should just leave the ice for the start of the season to make things interesting. Sandberg gets promoted to manage at AA level. 20 more ejections until AAA! Big get for Bruce Weber and the Illini in recruiting. Looks like that restraining order against Sampson is working out. Mr. Curry you have to pay for those gigantic clothes! Eddy Curry sued for outstanding clothing bills. And by outstanding, I mean41-grand in clothes. Orton hasn't been the same since the bye week. Still injured, or still bad? Uh oh, Skiles ...

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Oh what a nightDa Bears Den
Last nights game was the best and worst of what being a Bears fan is all about. Watching the horrid offense fall on its face for most of the game left most of us throwing up blood. Kyle Orton showed why we keep praying for a real answer. But let's give the man credit where it's due, he was able ...
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I don’t know whether to laud the Chicago Bears for their incredible come-from-behind victory over the Green Bay Packers Monday night or write how they have a four-leaf clover shoved directly up their ass. Somehow the Bears are still alive in the NFC North despite Kyle Orton’s two ...
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This team is thoroughly mediocre, but they keep winning and that's all that matters.  Every time they take the field, I just can't get that damn Denny Green quote out of my head.  You know the one. Kyle Orton was as ugly as his beard.  He's confident, he stands his ...
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Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert CHICAGO -- Through three quarters Monday night, the Chicago offense hasn't put together a drive longer than 27 yards. The Bears' 10 points is largely attributable to special teams. Quarterback Kyle Orton threw an interception that allowed the Packers to ...
Monday Night Football, Feel The ExcitementF Juice.com
Monday Night Football features two of the “averagest” teams in the NFL. The Packers travel to soldier field to face Kyle Orton’s Bear in a game with playoff implications for the Black and Blue. The Playoff-less Peckers are thinking- spoiler. Get all your sports ...
Bears Deciding Future of Kyle Orton?Bears Gab
From: Chicago Sun Times The getting better part is what the Bears have been tracking. Kyle Orton signed a one-year extension last winter through 2009. General manager Jerry Angelo will have to make a decision in the coming months. Has he seen enough of Orton to commit long-term? Or does he ...
The sun comes up in ChicagoESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Minnesota receiver Bobby Wade paused wearily and considered the question. Would he watch Monday night's matchup against Green Bay (ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET), one that could decide the NFC North? Scott Boehm/Getty Images Kyle Orton and the Bears ...
Disturbing News on Kyle Orton’s Desire to WinMOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog
You don’t have to be an NFL quarterback to want to win. I throw the controller every time my brother beats me in Madden, and I’m 27 years old and get borderline depressed when I miss the playoffs in fantasy football. Sad, I know. But at least I want to win. Based on Kyle ...
Kyle Orton And His Receivers’ Hands Might Cost Him Some Cash MoneyMOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog
Kyle Orton and the Bears will work out the particulars of a contract this offseason. Mr. Orton stand to make some more paper, because, even with an injury and no go-to receiver — unless you count his running back or tight ends, ha — he’s done a pretty good job. But, he might ...
Black and Blue all over: The truth on Orton's anklevESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert It's interesting that some members of the Chicago Bears are now admitting how limited quarterback Kyle Orton was upon his quick return to the lineup last month. Orton's first game back after spraining his right ankle was Nov. 16 against Green Bay, when he ...
Final two games could determine Orton's fate with BearsNFL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton  needs a strong showing Monday night against the Green Bay Packers and Dec. 28 at Houston to remove some of the doubt that has crept in the last month, the Chicago Tribune reported. "Personally I just feel it's another chance to come out and play ...
Michael David Smith on WSCR: Is Bears QB Kyle Orton Hurt or Just Not Very Good?FanHouse
by Michael David Smith I talked today to Mike Murphy of 670 The Score in Chicago about my post today on Bears quarterback Kyle Orton , and whether he's struggling recently because he's hurt, or whether he's struggling recently because he's simply not a very good quarterback. Bears fans have to ...
Forte, Orton Sit Out PracticeThe National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors
From Brad Biggs of The Chicago Sun-Times: Running back Matt Forte, who injured his right toe on the Bears’ first play from scrimmage last Thursday against New Orleans, was on the sideline at practice this morning at the Walter Payton Center. Forte came out of the game and was checked out ...
RB Forte, QB Orton On The Sidelines At Practice TodayBears Gab
From: Chicago Sun Times Bears Running back Matt Forte, who injured his right toe on the Bears’ first play from scrimmage last Thursday against New Orleans, was on the sideline at practice this morning at the Walter Payton Center. QB Kyle Orton, who has been battling a right ankle injury ...
Orton becoming an old pro, but his future still unclearChicago Sun-Times Bears
Kyle Orton will make his 32nd career start tonight against the Green Bay Packers, a short sample for most quarterbacks and a lifetime for a Bear. That will move him one start ahead of Rex Grossman, an accomplishment in itself because in the last 25 ...