Kyle Orton threw interceptions in his first three series during a disastrous Denver debut, while San Francisco's two quarterback candidates were steady in the 49ers' 17-16 victory over the Broncos on Friday night. Alex Smith threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Brit Miller following Orton's third first-half pick in the exhibition opener for both teams, a night featuring the return to Candlestick Park of former 49ers coach Mike Nolan as Denver's defensive coordinator. San Francisco starter Shaun Hill completed two crisp passes to tight end Vernon Davis for 41 yards while leading the Niners on a 58-yard scoring drive to start the game, capped by Alex Romero's 38-yard field goal. Source: Associated Press
At least until he gets something better out of the team theres quite a bit of egg on McDaniels face isn`t there. Cutler is still a cat tho.
There's a big surprise. LOL Orton isn't a starting caliber QB. He just isn't. When you consider the fact that the Bears and Broncos didn't exactly swap even-Steven for the two QBs, Orton stinking up the joint shouldn't be a surprise. He was basically a throw-in. However, Cutler wasn't the answer in Denver and he won't be the answer in Chicago either. That big baby ain't gonna win a thing with anyone.
Are you serious? Cutler was the man in denver...it was the DEFENSES FAULT. People come in talking when they dont know facts...and if i remember correctly..had chicago had any better QB than rex grossman or orton in the last 5 years, they'd have won at LEAST one superbowl. If chicagos D goes back to its old form from a few yrs ago, i dont see why they cant make playoffs, and make a strong push for the SB
Still can't believe the Broncos traded their own 1st round pick to Seattle instead of the Bears 1st round pick. That will burn them. The Bears will at least be a playoff team this season and the Broncos own pick surely would end up being a lot more valuable. I'm really not sure how Cutler was not the answer for Denver though....at least before Shanarat got fired. His progression in his first 3 seasons seemed alright. He wasn't perfect and still has room to grow for sure but Denver was held back by injuries and horrible defense the last couple years. Cutler was something like 13-1 as a starter when the defense was able to hold an opponent under 21 points.
I'm thinking if Orton doesn't do better in the next preseason game...Chris Simms will likely be the starter! :icon_cheesygrin:
