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JP was the Bills' starter, anointed by Ralph and Donahoe, a 1st round pick.
Orton was the Bears second stringer, a 4th round pick.
I remember posting after the game about how Orton, a nobody, had managed to out play the white Michael Vick, dear old JP, the last guy with "upside", who could "make plays with his feet". Except he never did.
Sound familiar?
Hutchinson struggles; Bears edge Bills
NFL.com wire reports
Aug. 26, 2005
CHICAGO (Aug. 26, 2005) -- Kyle Orton provided the spark struggling Chad Hutchinson could not. Now the Chicago Bears could be looking at yet another quarterback change.
Playing with the first-team offense in the third quarter, Orton drove the Bears 81 yards for a touchdown against Buffalo's second-team team defense in Chicago's 16-12 victory against the Bills.
"We're pleased with how Kyle Orton stepped in and gave the offense a boost," Bears coach Lovie Smith said, adding that he would watch tape before making any final evaluations.
...and...
Orton was cheered loudly when he came out to start the third quarter. He completed seven passes in the 81-yard scoring drive capped by a 2-yard TD toss to Desmond Clark that cut Buffalo's lead to 12-10.
He was 7-for-11 for 74 yards, but wasn't ready to pronounce himself the starter.
"You'll have to ask Coach Smith," said Orton, a fourth-round pick out of Purdue. "I think I played pretty well. I had one good drive out of two."
Bills quarterback J.P. Losman wasn't satisfied, either. He played the first half and the first series of the third quarter, completing 9 of 18 passes for 82 yards before he was replaced by former Bear Shane Matthews.
"It wasn't a good performance. I felt like everything was there," Losman said. "They called the right plays, the blocking was there. ... I was hesitating a little to pull the trigger."
...more..
Orton was the Bears second stringer, a 4th round pick.
I remember posting after the game about how Orton, a nobody, had managed to out play the white Michael Vick, dear old JP, the last guy with "upside", who could "make plays with his feet". Except he never did.
Sound familiar?
Hutchinson struggles; Bears edge Bills
NFL.com wire reports
Aug. 26, 2005
CHICAGO (Aug. 26, 2005) -- Kyle Orton provided the spark struggling Chad Hutchinson could not. Now the Chicago Bears could be looking at yet another quarterback change.
Playing with the first-team offense in the third quarter, Orton drove the Bears 81 yards for a touchdown against Buffalo's second-team team defense in Chicago's 16-12 victory against the Bills.
"We're pleased with how Kyle Orton stepped in and gave the offense a boost," Bears coach Lovie Smith said, adding that he would watch tape before making any final evaluations.
...and...
Orton was cheered loudly when he came out to start the third quarter. He completed seven passes in the 81-yard scoring drive capped by a 2-yard TD toss to Desmond Clark that cut Buffalo's lead to 12-10.
He was 7-for-11 for 74 yards, but wasn't ready to pronounce himself the starter.
"You'll have to ask Coach Smith," said Orton, a fourth-round pick out of Purdue. "I think I played pretty well. I had one good drive out of two."
Bills quarterback J.P. Losman wasn't satisfied, either. He played the first half and the first series of the third quarter, completing 9 of 18 passes for 82 yards before he was replaced by former Bear Shane Matthews.
"It wasn't a good performance. I felt like everything was there," Losman said. "They called the right plays, the blocking was there. ... I was hesitating a little to pull the trigger."
...more..
Originally Posted by pmoon6 
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