Quarterback Kyle Orton was claimed by the struggling Kansas City Chiefs (4-6) today, so the Bears went to their second option, veteran quarterback Josh McCown. McCown signed a one-year deal today almost immediately after the news came out that the Chiefs claimed Orton. The Dallas Cowboys were another team believed to have put a claim in for [...]
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Waived By Broncos, Would Orton Return To The Bears?
Kyle Orton was waived by the Denver Broncos today. It now looks even more evident that the Bears came out on top in the Jay Cutler trade three years ago. The Bears are said to be seriously interested in veteran Josh McCown and J.T. O’Sullivan because they know the Mike Martz system. But wouldn’t Orton [...]
Which Ex-Bear Will Make The Pro Bowl: Orton or Benson?
Ex-Bears Kyle Orton and Cedric Benson were decent players with the Bears at best, but now they have entered the next stages of their careers. Cedric Benson, who the Bears drafted with the fourth selection in 2005 was basically dumped by the Bears last season after he had off the field issues. The Bengals decided [...]
Ex-Bear Orton Throws Three Picks In Broncos Debut
Kyle Orton, who was traded this off-season with plenty of draft picks to the Broncos for Jay Cutler, had a poor performance in his debut. Orton was 9-16 for 89 yards, but threw three interceptions for a QB rating of 32.6. Orton threw his first interception on the first drive in the red zone and [...]
Did You Know? 5-20-09
Inside their opponents’ 20-yard line last season, Jay Cutler completed 39 of 84 passes for 273 yards with 17 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 74.1 passer rating, while Kyle Orton connected on 31 of 59 passes for 249 yards with 13 TDs, 1 interception and a 96.0 passer rating. As a team, the Bears scored [...]
Orton vs. Cutler, Who Looks Better While Drinking?
Jay Cutler found out what partying in Chicago was like. He doesn’t look so good in this photo. He has some serious buckteeth, but at least he’s partying it up with Greg Olsen. I hope Jay Cutler is a better quarterback than partier, because we really need him, plus he could easily get distracted by [...]
Urlacher Speaks Up About Jay Cutler Trade
Urlacher had this to say last Friday on ESPN 1000 in Chicago: ‘Making this deal, plus we got Orlando Pace, our offense is looking really good, we have some big names on offense, which we haven’t had since I’ve been here. We have a franchise quarterback, which we obviously haven’t had. We’re going in the [...]
Breaking News: Bears Get Jay Cutler
Update! The Bears just traded two first round picks, a 3rd round pick and Kyle Orton to The Denver Broncos for QB Jay Cutler and a 5th round pick.
What Are the Bears’ Odds of Getting QB Jay Cutler?
According to ESPN.com the Bears odds to get QB Jay Cutler in a trade with Denver are 5-1. This is what ESPN.com’s Bill Williamson had to say: “Making such a deal may be out of character for general manager Jerry Angelo, but the Bears need a quarterback and two of their NFC North foes will [...]
Bears Awarded a 3rd Rounder and Two 7th Rounders
Today the Bears were handed a 3rd round pick (the 99th) and two seven rounders in this years NFL Draft. The Bears’ picks in the seventh round are as follows: 37th pick, 246 overall42nd pick, 251 overall Jerry Angelo has landed Alex Brown, Nate Vasher and Kyle Orton all in the third round not bad, [...]
