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QB Kyle Orton, Chicago Bears
HT: 6-4, WT: 220, Born: 11-14-1982, College: Purdue, Drafted: Round 4
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2008 Projections
| CMP | ATT | PYD | Y/A | PTD | INT | RSH | YD | Y/R | TD | FPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Dodds | 73 | 135 | 790 | 5.8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 50 |
| Chris Smith | 64 | 100 | 700 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 43 |
| Bob Henry | 74 | 136 | 864 | 6.3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 57 |
| Jason Wood | 39 | 67 | 415 | 6.2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Maurile Tremblay | 18 | 33 | 201 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 13 |
Best Case
Starting QB Rex Grossman struggles out of the gate and is benched for good within the first few games of the regular season. Orton comes in and jumpstarts the floundering offense, finding WR Devin Hester for big plays and the dependable tight ends for big yardage. Orton finishes the season well and puts up numbers good enough to slot him in as a decent backup option in fantasy leagues.
Worst Case
Grossman plays well enough that Orton's specialty throughout the season is holding a clipboard. He winds up with minimal playing time and no fantasy relevance.
Outlook
It all hinges on how Grossman performs this season. If Grossman plays well, Orton has no value whatsoever. Even if Orton does step in as the starter, the reality is he won't put up good enough numbers to warrant him being on a fantasy roster unless an owner is desperate for a player due to injuries.
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2008 Schedule
| Week | Opponent |
|---|---|
| 1 | at Indianapolis Colts |
| 2 | at Carolina Panthers |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 4 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 5 | at Detroit Lions |
| 6 | at Atlanta Falcons |
| 7 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Bye week | |
| 9 | Detroit Lions |
| 10 | Tennessee Titans |
| 11 | at Green Bay Packers |
| 12 | at St. Louis Rams |
| 13 | at Minnesota Vikings |
| 14 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 15 | New Orleans Saints |
| 16 | Green Bay Packers |
| 17 | at Houston Texans |
2007 Game Summaries
Week 15 - Considering it had been two years since he started a regular season game, Orton played about as well as could be expected. He displayed decent footwork and stood up pretty well in the pocket, and he usually found a way to get rid of the ball before getting hit (he was sacked only once). Orton came out throwing, but he played conservatively and took care of the ball for the most part; his lone turnover, a desperation heave in the final two minutes that was picked off by S Darren Sharper, ended the final Bears threat. The big negative with Orton's performance was his inability to move the offense (seven of the fourteen Bears drives went three and out). Bottom line, he did little in this game to prove that he deserves to be a starting QB in the NFL.
Week 16 - Kyle Orton played extremely well given the game conditions. He did exactly what was asked of him, taking care of the ball. He spent most of the day handing the ball off to Adrian Peterson and Garrett Wolfe, but he was able to make a number of third down plays to keep drives alive. His numbers on the day would have been even better, had Muhsin Muhammad held on to the ball that hit him in the chest in the end zone.
Week 17 - Orton completed just 43 percent of his passes for an average of 6.8 yards per attempt on his way to a passer rating of 77.7 and a second straight win as starting quarterback for the Bears. Though his stats were not extremely impressive, he only turned the ball over once, and certainly asserted himself back into discussions for starting quarterback of the Bears franchise based upon his closing efforts in the 2007 season as well as a ten win season in his rookie year of 2005.
