Gotta love Bears fans. You do realize he holds/held Bears rookie records? Completions (190), attempts (368), passing yards (1,869), passing TDs (9), and interceptions in a single game (5 on Sep 25 against
Cincinnati). Plus the 15 starts and 10 wins. Whatever happened to "all he does is win"?
So when the team loses it's all the the Bears QB fault. But when the team wins it's the team propping the QB up?
You only remember that Bengal's game. I remember him bringing me back to watching football because the Bears were finally winning again.
For whatever reason the team won with him. It may have been in spite of him but they sure couldn't manage to win in spite of Grossman or Cutler. When they decided to throw a game away it was gone (except that one AZ game).
Considering all the Bear QB rookies who are going to be the next great one and that was never said about Orton I'd say he was a pretty good pick that could've been better than many of the long line of Bears starting QBs if he would've been given a fair chance at any point (which is the only reason he needed to recommit).