Earlier today, Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton spent some time talking with the Broncos’ flagship radio station — 850 KOA — about last night’s 23-20 loss to the Oakland Raiders.
In the locker room after the game, Orton expressed his disappointment with the final result and that feeling remained for he and his teammates this morning.
“Everybody was disappointed. We are disappointed today,” Orton said. “We are part of half the league that didn’t win their opener and have a lot of work to do to win their second game.
“One game doesn’t make a season… Like I said all along, we have good players on this football team and we just have to execute in key situations.”
Orton finished the opener completing 24-of-46 passes for 304 yards with a touchdown and one interception. He also lost one fumble.
Miscues in addition to penalties stalled the Broncos’ momentum last night and they proved to be too much to overcome.
“We shot ourselves in the foot one too many times,” Orton said.
The Broncos were forced to rely heavily on Orton and the passing game after the Raiders limited the Broncos’ running efforts early and jumped out to a 16-3 halftime lead.
Orton knows the Broncos need to establish a more consistent ground game as the season progresses.
“That has to be a big part of our offense this year and we’ve talked about it for a while and we worked a lot on it,” he said. “We’ve got some more work to do.”
Tags: Kyle Orton, Oakland Raiders, Week 1
Oh well, we lost, tisk, tisk, tisk.
Well overall in defense to the autrocity that occured Monday night, three NFL handi cappers I know here in town said the Broncos and over… Bronose +3.5 with o/u being 41.5
Brian, you were at your best on that one, many of the bloggers haven’t followed your family stories in the past like I have and I have to say I always truly appreciate them, they are very refreshing in blogs that can otherwise often become overly serious, so much so that’s it’s grand time to give that fictional family of yours a name, including every character in it.
Any suggestions anyone?
And if there is a grandpa in there it’s ok to call him Bay, haha.
Or Father Time. lol
Brians storys are cool and like them as well. Sndvl has had some bazzarre fictional srorys also during last season, especially the christmas one from what I remember. LOL
Orton has the locker room on his side?
http://www.milehighreport.com/2011/9/14/2425258/tebow-or-orton-denver-broncos-players-sound-off-on-quarterback-debate
It is interesting reading some of the player comments. I share the same interpretation as this blogger. I frankly don’t care what Brandon Lloyd thinks is BS. He will speak highly of whomever can get him the ball. Remember him saying he dedicated his off-season mental prep for Tebow?
Urggghhhhhh. posts at #254 made the actual blog show up again, and I read:
“One game doesn’t make a season… Like I said all along, we have good players on this football team and we just have to execute in key situations.”
Like someone else stated, no one but Tony Romo blamed himself for their loss. Even though without that block punt being returned for a TD, who knows, or that brain dead INT he threw.
Pull you head out your a$$ and understand, only you dropped that ball for a fumble Mr. Orton, that wasn’t failure of the TEAM, it was YOY son.
I always say, if a game is determined by a FG or a questionable call by the refs, then the team lost the game. But in this case, son, you lost this game. Romo didn’t lose his but damn, there he is taking the heat. Something Orton will Never do. Step aside, son. Let someone else take the reigns.
And I would try to be funny, but stevecan2 trying to be funny = epic FAIL
Great story brian .. like bay I remember your previous ones and they were good as well … I know bay is a big supporter of your stories … high five to your creativity. TRB
Why does yardbarker .com already have injury reports before our own website today?
It really doesn’t mater WHATSOEVER whose fault on the O it was that we lost the game, as the leader of that O the QB shall ALWAYS take responsibility personally for it and not blame any of his men, that’s what leaders do, but obviously not Orton, he is simply not leader material, I don’t think anyone could argue that. But I know some will, LOL.
well, finally off the site to drive the digital roads of California. Taking a load of electrical transformers from LA to Redding, CA. Rig n Roll is a blast btw if your into Trucking Simulators.
Broncoholic since 1982!
Brian, just now backtracked and read your story, OMG, bravo.
new blog
Results in 2nd half blog, September 13, 7:36 am post
Sorry posted above on wrong blog
I am the new kid on the block when it comes to this blog stuff. However I feel as if the Denver Broncos think that the fans that watch and follow this team have no concept of football. I am a long time football fan and have been a player, and a coach for little league (pal) but that by far does not make me an expert. There are those fans that are experts and by the way the Kyle “The Garbageman” Orton has played over the last few seasons reminds me a lot of Steve DeBerg when he was replaced by the greatest ever to play the game. (my opinion) I ponder the course of history if Dan Reeves decided to stay loyal to DeBerg. What seems to be the problem with starting Tebow? was Studs the only one who saw what we saw and decided to give the fans who spend hard earned money to support this once glorious franchise? If the NFL released a statement that it was all about the fans, then make it all about the fans and stop listening to people like Merrill Hodge who can’t even spell and couldn’t make a solid pick to save his life. Take a chance on a kid who has battled adversity his whole life and has overcome every obstacle that has been set in front of him. That to me has greatness written all over it.
Someone mentioned how to fix the run game….
Running the ball would be a good start. Like literally, amounting more than 11 carries between our 2 running backs. Even if we keep getting stuffed, our Oline needs to get out their, get burnt, and make adjustments/learn from it. We bailed our Oline out in the run game by literally never running the ball.
We have GOT to get some yards on first down, these long 3rd downs are way too predictable to cover.
Oh and cut Lance Ball (nice hurdle but no thanks) bring up Jeremiah Johnson. Only running back that truly showed a 1 cut and get up field mentality. Moreno had nice pep in his step but only out in space on catches.
Staying out of shot gun would be nice too. Keep our QB pocket more condensed instead of these 5 step drops. Fox is a vet, I’m excited to see how he and the rest of the team bounces back.
As mentioned earlier, I couldn’t agree more that our Run D was a product of being out on the field forever. I liked what I saw early on from Bunkley, Vickerson, and Ayers<< minus his lazy facemak tackle. Even Hunter showed flashes. The problems started when the "fresh" legs of McBean and Urein were being subbed in, leaving a gaping whole for McFadden.
Take away that huge run (where like 3 of our players slipped on the wet grass) and the numbers weren't that horrible. Dawkins did this the last two years, comes out playing fast and aggressive. I love it. Problem is he turns 37 in a month and he's gassed out by week 8.
Did everyone see that The Garbageman said he wasn’t going to answer those questions about Tebow? and he didn’t care what anybody said as long as coach Fox didn’t tell him anything? that was completely what I expect from a mediocre QB. He never once accepted responsibility for his lack of play, and Coach Fox defending him by saying “he did some good things in that game” I would like to know what he did that was good? Yell at his O-line?, or drop a ball that cost us the game? Quit with the defense and pick up the offense, I will give you a hint, He wore Orange and Blue in College!
Why should Orton mention Tebow? Every player out there fells and thinks that they and would make a difference out the on the field; or they would not be professional players. Orton isn’t Elway and everyone knows it, including himself. It is not just Orton, the teams receivers need to really pick it up, Royal cannot drop passes and Lloyd needs to speed up his route running, he can’t be that slow, if he is he needs to sit. The line just got there asses kicked flat out, slapped and punched in directly in their faces and did nothing but look weak. The raiders front 7 dominated the Broncos and yet they only lost by 3; so it shows they have talent and better players than they are playing like. Tebow is not ready with the team we have now; he won’t make any victories happen like in Florida with over 20 all-americans standing on the sideline with him. He’ll go in and get destroyed and lose more confidence in himself because 1 man cannot make it happen like maybe in college. They are playing against grown men that get paid to play. The broncos can’t block for him and the running game doesn’t exist receivers need time to get open; there are to many variables that are against him being any good now against teams that are licking there chops wishing to get an inexperienced QB on a bad team. With a bad defense that can’t stop the run and put pressure on the QB.
Watch Denver this week on defense against Dalton, if they play with the effort they should, they should confuse the rookie and dominant him, the same thing would happen with Tebow.
You make a valid point, but is your statement in defense of The Garbageman, or are you saying that the team as a whole is not up to par?
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