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chicagotribune.com - 9/5/2008
QB Orton a new man Rick Morrissey: No cause for optimism for Bears
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This year's model bears little resemblance to the rookie QB of 2005, and the Bears are counting on his growth to show on the field > You still can Google Kyle Orton's name and see that the first available link is a picture of the Bears' quarterback holding a whiskey bottle.

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ProFootballTalk.com:  FRIDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS

MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog:  Everyone Is Jumping on Board This Captain Kyle Orton Maturity Business

Deadspin:  Sunday Night Football: Bears-Colts [Live Blogs]

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FRIDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com — ... no idea of when he’ll be ready. But if he can’t play, it will be a big loss. A big, big loss. ” Bengals WR Jerome Simpson wants to prove he was worth a second-round pick . Browns FS Brodney Pool, who suffered a concussion last month, is unlikely to play in Sunday’s season opener against the Cowboys. Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said he expects rookie RB Rashard Mendenhall to get 10 to 15 plays Sunday . Bears QB Kyle Orton says he’s taking his job seriously . The league told Lions RB Kevin Smith that he can’t switch jersey ...

Everyone Is Jumping on Board This Captain Kyle Orton Maturity Business
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog — ... That’s right. A real pro. At least according to Brandon Lloyd, Orton’s rapper-receiver combo.  And theTrib’s David Haugh. ...

Sunday Night Football: Bears-Colts [Live Blogs]
Deadspin — ... What the country has on its hands is a Super Bowl XLsomethingorother rematch. Rex Grossman, instead of starting the game which inexplicably wins, is now on the bench because they were predictably losing. Noted Internet JPEG star Kyle Orton is now a changed man, which can only mean he's no longer fun. This might also mean the Bears have a chance. It's a creepy new world we live in. ...

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