Veteran’s Day: Broncos Need Experienced Help As Orton Heals

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Published: November 15, 2009

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... that not for the reasons many Broncos fans have been crowing about since Week One.  I don't think Kyle Orton is a bad quarterback.  Orton is not holding back the Broncos offense.

He is not the problem. Every single Bronco fan should now realize this.

Orton, actually, is the solution.  With him out of the lineup during the second half of today's game against the Redskins, the Broncos offense was putrid.  A lot of Broncos fans got their wish when backup quarterback Chris Simms finally got his chance to lead the Broncos' attack.

It's a wish they surely want back.  With Orton out with an ankle injury, Simms played poorly.  Three of 13 for 13 yards and an interception.  His quarterback rating: 7.5.  That's barely lower than the IQ of the owner of the opposition.  (I kid, I kid.....or do I?)

People who have continued to doubt Orton's value to the Broncos offense have officially run out of excuses.  The scoreboard doesn't lie.  At the half, Denver led 1...

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