Denver Broncos waived quarterback Kyle Orton today
 

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RT @AdamSchefter: Filed to ESPN: Denver Broncos waived quarterback Kyle Orton today. #Broncos

Chiefs would be a fool to not pick him up...

Chiefs should put in a claim on him. We will need a good backup/potential early season starter for our rookie QB next year.

Won't make it past the Houston Texans.

Good backup candidate for next year. Bring him in for a look.

If Chiefs put a claim in would get him before texans

Why would a team cut the only quarterback on their roster?

We'll have a shot at him, IMO.

I don't see any of the other 4-win-or-less teams putting in a claim.

Actually, isn't there a clause that guys with X years of service just become FA's when waived? Or am I wrong on that?

I would totally bring him in. Underrated guy.

At least he knows you can't throw a field goal.

Sweet. He is probably better than Cassel. I hope the front office makes this move.

It seems stupid to me too...

I seriously think Elway hates Tebow winning and knows until the NFL figures him out the fans will have his head on a stick if he pulls him.

Yes there is a rule but during the season every team can clain him first 24 hours

Q is do the Chiefs FO have the balls to put in a claim to p/up the Broncos castoff? I sure as hell would. Swallow and do what you gotta do.

See Randy Moss last year.

no HELL NO

good thing our positioning is ahead of theirs, then.
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I actually wanted this guy when JC went down...

I thought they would release Brady Quinn first but hell go get him!

Can't remember. Did Tennessee claim him or just sign him as FA?

How could it hurt to bring him on? I say put him into the rotation...

There's ZERO chance Pioli brings in Orton. Our next head coach can't stand him...

Or we could just play STANZI !!

To the flotsam labeled RMS Titanic!

Tennessee put a claim in.

WTF? Some team is going to get a very serviceable QB. Good for Orton. Get out of that situation and find somewhere better for him.

Thanks.

Orton is due $8 million this year.... I wonder how many teams will be willing to claim that contract.

Ferentz or McDaniels?

PSST... HE KNOWS the 5 play playbook too

I sadly think we have a chance to win this garbage division if we were to pick up Orton

no?

Everyone knows what Denver wants to do. We just execute it so well that teams can't stop it.

Now I wouldn't go that far........

McDaniels of course. Ferentz isn't leaving a lifetime guarantee of over $2M a year for this train wreck...

Hell Orton may wind back up in Chicago

We know what Orton is. We don't want anymore garbage wins this season ruining our draft selection.

Lets see what Stanzi has and draft a QB.

Not too bad, even if that means Stanzi not getting a shot until later.

Don't go there, please.

ROFL

GOLD!!!

I think people get caught up too much on where a guy played.... This league is all about switching and swapping... Get used to it

JFC, I hate teams with that many plays!! Bastards!!

I would rather have the Donks chasing us for the West than the Cheaps or Sparks any day of the week

It makes me puke in my mouth a little to see how the NFL can't figure out how to stop that yet....

Bring him in, it would be nice to see these wide receivers actually have a QB that can get them the ball.
We saw in improvement in the team effort last night, until they figured out Palko sucked worse than Cassel.
Imagine what they would play like if they have a fairly legit QB behind center.

bingo

With your schedule you probably are not going to succeed with anyone this year but with Orton, you wouldn't be embarrassed like last night... Your Defense played lights out in the first half last night.

This. If I thought we had a chance in hell of winning, I'd be all for it. But at this point, it's all about next year/the Draft.

And who's to say Indy won't pick him up? If they don't, there needs to be an investigation about them purposely tanking (hell, there probably needs to be one anyway).

I'd also be worried our dumbass GM thinks he could win with Neckbeard.

John Elway is Pontius Pilate. If I'm Tebow.....I better be watching my back.

Pretty sure they claimed him.

Screw that packing the shit in for next year talk... Screw the draft picks.. I was embarrassed when my Raiders had the first pick, that meant they were the worst ****ing team in the NFL.

Aren't you tired of the next year shit by now?

That boat has sailed with our remaining schedule.

Because 8-8 is always the ultimate goal...

There is no "this year" with or without Orton. There's no playoffs or Super Bowl on the immediate horizon.

I agree 100%. I hate it when this team gets embarrassed, living in Bears country, I have been hearing about it all day.

"Hey, your new QB, what was he doing?"

"You had a good one, what happened to him?"

"Glad to see you got Thomas Jones, he is great, they should run him more!"

"Well at least they gave them a good game, for a while."

LMFAO at all the CP'ers here who did nothing but shit on the guy while he was starting in Dungver but now he is a legit starting QB and want him here.

I'd bring him in just to have another body but I sure as shit would not expect great things from neckbeard.

Raiders are a pretty good (not great) team... When they hit the lowest of lows, All I wanted to see was for them to be competitive, you had something to hope for and build on... You are not building on anything with Palko in there... I would give that Stanzi kid all the reps this week and let him start and then you will see exactly how raw he is.

You guys need a vet bad, Orton would be an excellent pickup for this team and get this team competitive and give confidence to that new WR and entice hope for Bowe to want to be a Chief next year.

We wont bring Orton in for a look. Why would we? We havent brought anyone in for a look with any of the MAJOR injuries we've had this year. I get the sneaky feeling the FO does not want to win this year. Ive thought that all year. Why else would we sit on our hands and do nothing in regards to bringing in players to replace the injured ones? Clark wants his $$$ not wins.

Well, kinda, but I'm really ****ing tired of seeing guys who couldn't start elsewhere be my team's starting quarterback. And like I said, I'm scared that we'd beat Denver 14-13 in the last game of the year and that not only would it screw up our draft position, but I'm also scared our dumbass GM would take it as a sign that he can build a competitive team without using a high pick on a QB. Then we'd take a LT in the 1st and start all the bullshit over again.

And like I said, if they weren't tanking, Orton shouldn't make it past Indy. **** the Colts.

Indy is not interested in winning anything now.

Neither are we.

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This.

2 games out of first... Thats sad

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Broncos announce release of QB Kyle Orton. Hits the waiver wire now. Any team claiming him assumes $1.324 million in salary for rest of '11.

How would Culter/Orton work being on the same team. Would they compete for the starting job next season?

No... Cutler is their man

That would leave the Chiefs with over 28 million in cap room

I dont see it happen hunt needs to buy x-mas gifts

Agreed. I really feel this FO isnt interested in winning. They are not getting the players we need to fill the injury void. I dont see Orton coming here. I want to win. I still root and hope, but if the FO wont give the team and coaches the players, what are we rooting for?

and 1.324 million short.

It would be pretty humorous to see Orton get re-signed by the Bears. It would make sense for them to make an effort to try and pick him up since he could probably be able to play in that offense almost immediately.

If they spend that, they might have to renege on the ticket price reduction.

I said it before and I will say it again, As long as those stands are full every week they are not going to spend... If the fans got together and put up a billboard in KC and produce a bunch of empty seats they would change their ways.

I despise the Chiefs but the fans love that team and deserve to atleast try to better the team and spend the money... If they spend the money and fail, so be it, they are trying but to sit on all that money when Berry Charles and Moeki & Cassel went down is just dumb... Hate the Raiders, call their picks stupid or overpaying etc etc but they are 2 mill over the cap and they are atleast trying to win.

I can't imagine Pioli doing this. I'm be floored.

Dont worry in 2013 they will have to spend so we will have 1 more year of this cheap shit.

No no no no. Don't even think about it Scott.

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RT @tbrugs: @JayGlazer where do you think orton will land... will he even play again this year?>I hear either CHI and/or KC will claim

You desperately don't want KC to draft high enough to get a legit QB.

I can think of several good reasons KC shouldn't claim Orton and not one good reason why they should.

Which is exactly why we'll claim him...

No he's not. He's got 1.3 million left on his contract. A no-brainer signing for the Chiefs if he gets to us.