RightIsWrong
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Originally posted by: ducci
Orton on the Broncos will have more TD passes than Culter this season.
Brandon Marshall will have a better year than Hester.
Bears will win more games.
This got me thinking....
I'm almost willing to bet that Orton (if he is the QB in Denver), will put up comparable or better overall numbers than Cutler will in Chicago.
Cutler threw for just over 4500 yards and 25 TDs and was only sacked 11 times (meaning he had some pretty good protection most of the time) for a 86 rating.
Orton threw for just shy of 3000 yards and 18 TDs in 151 less attempts and was sacked 37 times for a 79.6 rating.
Now, I haven't watched either team enough to know whether the sacks or lack of sacks were a result of a quicker release or a more elusive QB or if Cutler truly did have better protection. I do know one thing for sure...he had better weapons on the outside to throw to. I don't think that he is going to get the same protection or the same production from his receivers to match his last year while Orton is stepping into a system with a coach who has worked with and helped groom one of the best QBs of all time and another who looks like the real deal.