WeWantMarangi Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I've ripped Orton pretty regularly this year, but his departure warrants a retrospective of his time in Buffalo. So here it is. Enjoy, and Happy New Year to everyone at Two Bills Drive, Dave Staba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I have said this in about 5-600 other Kyle Orton threads...great backup QB, put in a very tough position. This is a great line though "Ryan Fitzpatrick's Civil War-re-enactor beard"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredo G. Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I've ripped Orton pretty regularly this year, but his departure warrants a retrospective of his time in Buffalo. So here it is. Enjoy, and Happy New Year to everyone at Two Bills Drive, Dave Staba Beautiful tribute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Kyle was a "bad boy" like Dylan on Beverly Hills 90210 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 unfortunately ill remember kyle orton by that one play where he could have ran for the 1st against Denver but slid too take a sack. I liked him but I don't think he really cared too much about winning. He fattened his bank account and cared about his health. (can't hate too much on that I guess) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I've ripped Orton pretty regularly this year, but his departure warrants a retrospective of his time in Buffalo. So here it is. Enjoy, and Happy New Year to everyone at Two Bills Drive, Dave Staba Love it. Is "Tim" my old bud Tim Saracki? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumblefish Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 how does that song lyric go "you don't know what you have lost till it's gone" looking at the coming and going of players and coaches over the last 15 years, there sure has been a lot fan amnesia, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSOL Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I will always remember Kyle Orton as the guy that quarterbacked the Bills for 12 games in 2014. Wondering if anyone bought his jersey this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) I've ripped Orton pretty regularly this year, but his departure warrants a retrospective of his time in Buffalo. So here it is. Enjoy, and Happy New Year to everyone at Two Bills Drive, Dave Staba For all of the criticism of Orton here, his numbers here exceeded his career numbers for TDs/game, ypa, and compl. %., and rating. Statistically he had his best season ever here. If you ask me, it's our rushing game, with no improvement in sight once again due to mismanagement and negligence in the personnel dept., was just as resonsible for the malaise of the offense. We can sit here and talk about a washed up Jackson, an overrated role player, a short-yardage specialist, and a cast-off role-player from another team as an elite group of RBs like one prominent media member on one of the big sports sites claimed this year, but the reality is that it's just that, overrated role players and a well past prime former standout that is equally if not more responsible. Good thing we have these visionaries in our front office so that we don't waste a good D for two or three seasons until Mario's in his back-0 and Williams retires, before the offense is ever good. Maybe we can trade all of our picks this year Whaley to go "be bold" and get one good player, a G or something. Fools! I'm not defending Orton, he was mediocre at best, but the lack of being able to correctly assess the running game is pathetic. Edited December 31, 2014 by TaskersGhost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 unfortunately ill remember kyle orton by that one play where he could have ran for the 1st against Denver but slid too take a sack. I liked him but I don't think he really cared too much about winning. He fattened his bank account and cared about his health. (can't hate too much on that I guess) Thanks for looking at the big picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumblefish Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Kyle Orton will be the answer to a Bills trivia question, and his Bills jersey may become a collectable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntv9R1She5A Kyle Orton will be the answer to a Bills trivia question, and his Bills jersey may become a collectable Not as valuable as the Matt leinart jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I'll think of Kyle next time I'm hung over and unaware of my circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalScotts Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 not a big Orton fan appreciate what he did...honestly our run game is what killed this team. Prior to next year of I said the qb will have 4000 yds twice as many td's and int 24-12 and complete about 66% of the passes I think most of us with a brain would take it. Thats what we got from the qb's- its was the lack of a running game that killed our playoff hope. We could not run it a step Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BmarvB Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Orton was brought here to mentor and help bring EJ along as well as provide insurance, not be the starter for the season, it just worked out that way. He's not the kind of QB that was going to take the team deep into the playoffs even if we did get there. He served his purpose. Let's just hope EJ learned enough from him to take that next step. He's going to (and should) take over the position in 2015. It's way too soon to call him a bust or give up on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Kyle Orton is the all time Buffalo Bills leader in pass attempts and pass completions (and probably incompletions) in a game. That record is stamped in the Buffalo Bills record books. Also the only the QB to play for the Buffalo Bills this millennium with a winning record 7-5. Edited December 31, 2014 by Why So Serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garranimal Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I'll think of Kyle next time I'm hung over and unaware of my circumstances. Should have replaced him with Tebow.....again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeWantMarangi Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Love it. Is "Tim" my old bud Tim Saracki? Due to national security concerns, I can neither confirm nor deny. But probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Great article. Glad to see this blog. Used to love your articles for the Niagara gazette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 That was..........beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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