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Kyle Orton is new leader of Bears
suntimes.com - 10/20/2008
Kyle Orton is new leader of Bears
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Kyle Orton was ready to take the snap and saw something in the defense that didn’t look right. So he backed away, changed the play call, walked down the offensive line and yelled out what he was doing, pointed to players and told them what positions to move into.
chicagotribune.com - 10/21/2008
Time To Open Checkbook For Orton
— chicagotribune.com — Orton's consistency through seven games has provided enough evidence for the organization to play the hunch that... he's that guy. That franchise quarterback, if you will. If you agree with that premise, then you see why the Bears must make restructuring Orton's contract a top priority. (more) Time To Open Checkbook For Orton

1 Comment vote down The Zoner The Zoner posted 10/21/2008posted this
zonersports.com - 10/20/2008
Orton: Pro Bowl Bound?
— zonersports.com — Orton has completed over 62% of his passes, has a QB rating of 91.4 and is 6th... in the league in passing yards. Rub your eyes all you want. These numbers are coming from a Bears QB. A QB that is outplaying the brothers Manning. Believe it. (more) Orton: Pro Bowl Bound?

Comments vote down The Zoner The Zoner posted 10/20/2008posted this
Stars, flops: Orton, Frerotte light it up
msn.foxsports.com - 10/20/2008
Stars, flops: Orton, Frerotte light it up
— msn.foxsports.com — Lee Evans had a solid Week 7 and has become one of the most consistent options for... fantasy owners. Who were the other stars and flops this past weekend? (more) Stars, flops: Orton, Frerotte light it up

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Black and Blue all over: Monday sarcasm
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — ... Greg Couch of the Chicago Sun-Times had some trouble spitting out nice words on quarterback Kyle Orton: ...

'Strike That, Reverse It'
Da' Bears Blog — ... The Bears have a real life quarterback. Take down the "Help Wanted" sign. Kyle Orton is completing 62.2 percent of his passes. Kyle Orton has thrown for 1,669 yards. Kyle Orton has thrown 10 touchdown passes and only 4 interceptions (if Marty Booker didn't take three quarters to wake up, it'd be 12). Kyle Orton is delivering one of the - if not THE - greatest quarterbacking season in the history of the Chicago Bears. For the first time since Sid Luckman, the Bears' identity is taking the snaps. And the scary part? He's getting better every week. ...

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The Squib Kick breaks another heart
nogutsglory.blogspot.com 10/14/2008 — The latest victim? The Chicago Bears. Trailing the Atlanta Falcons 19-13 with just under 3 minutes remaining in the game, the Bears put together a 11 play, 77 yard drive that culminated in the go-ahead touchdown pass from Kyle Orton to Rashied Davis with only 11 seconds remaining in the ...
Orton Leads Bears In Shootout Over Vikings — Bears Gab
This World Is Too Brave: Coming To Terms With Kyle Orton — MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog
I know what I saw back then. You can’t tell me I didn’t see it. No amount of sensory deprivation or illicit drug use could cloud my memory. Kyle Orton was terrible at football. Just terrible. Now, not only is he decidedly not terrible, he’s good. He threw for 283 yards and ...
ORTON: PRO BOWL BOUND? — Zoner Sports
One of the best things about sports is that it consistently delivers the unexpected and unpredictable. Case in point: The Rays are in the World Series, and not a soul in the entire world thought that would happen this year. Bears fans are experiencing it in 2008 thanks to Kyle Orton , who is ...
Not your typical day at Soldier Field — ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert AP Photo/Rob Carr Chicago's Kyle Orton spent Sunday afternoon running and gunning in an old-fashioned sandlot game with Minnesota that resulted in a 48-41 win for the Bears. CHICAGO -- Someone laughed Sunday afternoon and asked Kyle Orton ...
Audibles at the Line: Week 7 — Football Outsiders
In this week's Audibles: Tom Cable ices himself and survives, the Rams dance on the Cowboys, and the Packers shred another Cover-2 defense. Also, Kyle Orton: Pro Bowler? read more
Bears Edge Vikes — Skol Vikes
Thanks to Bears quarterback, Kyle Orton looking like Peyton Manning and the Vikings defense looking like the worst rated pass defense in the NFL, the Bears beat the Vikes 48-41. Orton was 21 of 32 for 283 yards and two touchdowns. The Viking scored the most points they have all year thanks to ...
Poetry — FIRE JOE MORGAN
Bears-Vikes, 14:56 left in the 2nd quarter. Marty Booker drops an easy TD pass from Kyle Orton, bringing up 2nd and goal from the 15. The announcer, whose voice I do not recognize and whose name I am too lazy to look up, watches the Bears' offense come to the line and paints his verbal picture ...
Fantasy Mailbag: Kyle Orton or Ben Roethlisberger? — The Fantasy Factor
Welcome to the Fantasy Factor's weekly mailbag. Each week we'll field your questions regarding lineups, trades, start or sit, waiver wire and everything else you could possibly come up with that has to do with fantasy football. If you'd like to submit a question, shoot us an email at ...
Kyle Orton: The Great White Hype — Blog Down, Chicago Bears
It is a very unpredictable and uncertain time; a time when stocks are fluctuating like crazy, a time when the Middle-East is in turmoil, and a time when there’s always plenty of Schadenfreude to go around ? These are troubled times indeed, my friend, and only one man can bring it ...
Orton, offense erupt in Bears' 48-41 win over Vikes — Chicago Sun-Times Bears
Kyle Orton was 21-of-32 for 283 yards and two touchdowns in leading the Bears (4-3) to a 48-41 win over the Minnesota Vikings (3-4) on Sunday at Soldier Field.