Need to watch the game one more time before I write something more meaningful, but here is this for ya.
* Orton couldn't make throws to beat man coverage, Orton couldn't make throws to beat zone coverage,
* Orton was only sacked twice due to genuine pressure
* Orton was sacked three times due to walking right next to a D Lineman
* Orton missed wide open receivers
* Orton threw the ball poorly when he had time
* Orton threw the ball poorly when he didn't have time
* Orton turned the ball over twice with only himself to blame
* Orton couldn't beat 4 man blitzes
* Orton couldn't beat 6 man blitzes
* Orton wouldn't check out of run plays when the Raiders had 5 DL men at the line all game.
I am sure there are more wouldn't, couldn't, shouldn'ts to be made.
Would Tebow have faired better? Nobody can say yes and nobody can say no, because he didn't play. We can only look at the results of the game and question if Orton should be the starter. Some of you don't think Orton made very many mistakes and it is always the fault of the linemen or the receivers or the running backs or the pop corn guy. Here are the names of two other teams that couldn't run the ball well last year, Green Bay and New Orleans, how did they fair when the game was put entirely on their shoulders?
At the end of the day, Kyle Orton did not do his job. His self described job(way back when he first got here in '09) is "to throw touchdowns and win games". He failed at his job, and the leader of the offense will receive most of the blame for offensive failures. It is that way in everything else, and trying to justify or rationalize away the performance of Kyle Orton is stupid. 11-19 as a starter for the Broncos. That stat is missing a ton of context, but at the end of the day, QB's are judged by Wins and Losses.
Some of you may even point out that Kyle Orton had a very good 21-12 record before coming to Denver. He played behind an exceptional defense, but they traded him away precisely because he couldn't, wouldn't, and/or shouldn't do many of the things that people debate about after the game. Even with all the theatrics that have accompanied Jay Cutlers time in Chicago, do you think they would want Orton back?
I say no, but it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter that I think Kyle Orton is a bum. It doesn't matter that I think Tim Tebow should be the starter. Because the only thing that matters is that at the end of the day, if Kyle Orton can't do his job, the Broncos will continue to lose.
