Kyle Orton
Kyle Orton
Kyle Raymond Ortonis a former American football quarterback. He played college football for Purdue, where he started four straight bowl games. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. After an injury to Bears starter Rex Grossman, Orton was pressed into service as the starting quarterback during his rookie year, starting the first 14 games of the 2005 season, but was replaced by Grossman for the playoffs that year. Orton did not...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth14 November 1982
CityAltoona, IA
There's a little bit of a chip on your shoulder. I think most of us think we should have gone earlier, and to have to wait that long is a little tough to take.
I'm sure Joey wishes he had a better game. But playing against the best defense in the league, hey, that's tough.
It's something that happened and you can't take back. ... We got past the last game. It was an unfortunate situation. It happened off the field, but it's back to work. We've got a big game this week, and it's too big a game to be concentrating on off-the-field stuff that has no bearing on it.
I'm not going to put this on my being young or anything. I played like crap today, and that's basically what I'm going to put it on.
I lean on him quite a bit. I trust his judgment and his knowledge of what's going on at any given time. It can get kind of chaotic out there, and he helps settle everything down.
They blitzed us quite a bit, ... I saw a lot of pressure.
They confused me. They're a solid defense. I'm not going to put this on me being young or anything. I played like crap today.
They confused me. They had a great package in and they're a solid defense. They made the plays and I got confused on a couple of plays.
To get that play and come into the halftime at 7-3 instead of 3-0 was huge emotionally.
I've been in some high-pressure situations already in my career, ... I think I kind of thrive on that. I like that situation. The more that you're in them, the better you get.
I'd like to make teams pay for not taking me. Maybe that will fade eventually, but for now, it still stings.
Obviously, we got off to a good start on the first play. It's kind of tough when you know you're only going to be playing a couple of series; you want to make so much happen in that little time. I got too aggressive and threw that pick, but all in all, I think it went pretty well.
Muhsin played well and made some plays, ... I thought the other receivers played well and (running back Thomas) Jones played really well. Muhsin is a veteran guy who has been there and played in big games before.
I'm a lot better player right now than I was when I was 17 years old as a freshman. I've learned a lot more about the game. I'm more prepared.