Kyle Orton

[tubba marxxx]

Just saw on NFL network:  Orton to Miami could happen in the next 6 hours

nothing other than that, but def a name to focus on


thoughts?

[MikeO]

http://www.dolphinstalk.com/

Yep saw it as well. By 7pm I am hearing on the radio and a few sources

[dolfan13]

looks like henne is dead man walking

[Dolphster]

Apparently desperate times call for desperate measures. 

[tubba marxxx]

I wonder if it's a 2nd round pick for Orton..Miami's never done anything like that before 

[fyo]

Orton is almost certainly better than what we have, but he doesn't have a lot of upside IMHO.

Still, odds Henne develops (or gets enough time to do so) aren't great...

MSNBC is reporting "something in the neighborhood of a third-round pick". (link)

That sounds reasonable to me. Anything above that (unless conditional) is too much, though.

[bsfins]

The sunsentinal had an article,saying the Dolphins were one of the teams negotiating terms of a contract....(that was the last I had heard)
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-miami-dolphins-kyle-orton-0728,0,2021502.story

I liked Orton back in Chicago,where I watched him the most....They gave the job back to Sexy Rexy Grossman which I thought was a bit of a sham....Depending on what it costs us financially,and pick wise..I like the move

[fyo]

NFL Network's Michelle Beisner is at Broncos HQ, apparently waiting to see if Orton shows up for mandatory camp (hasn't yet). She's hearing the same things locally:

"My sources telling me that the Broncos and Dolphins are in serious trade talks - could happen within the next 6 hours."

http://twitter.com/#!/MichelleBeisner/status/96265547880202240

[Phishfan]

Orton is the only name thrown around I had any interest in. Personally, if the Dolphins are to have any success this year I think we need him.

[Doc-phin]

I am cringing to see what this costs us (draft picks).  But I would be cool with it considering the other veteran options.  Now that Thigpen is gone for sure, it is either this or hope that someone like Vince Young can turn things around.  I would prefer to go with Orton if it doesn't cost too much.

[Pappy13]

Don't write off Henne just yet even if they get Orton. No way will Orton be handed the job, he's gonna have to beat out Henne. Now maybe he does that easily and maybe he doesn't. We're talking Kyle Orton here guys, not the second coming of Dan Marino. I love the trade because I think Orton is 10 times better than Thigpen and if he beats out Henne, so much the better, but I'm not counting on it. I would actually love to see Orton come in and Henne beat him out. I still think Henne can be a good, but not great QB.

[tubba marxxx]

I hope Miami doesn't just cave and send off a high draft pick for Orton..Denver has a horrible defensive line and Miami has a lot of line depth..it makes sense to go down that route

[Spider-Dan]

I guess I can live with a third being shipped off.  If it's a second or higher, I will be extremely disappointed.

[dolfan13]

Don't write off Henne just yet even if they get Orton. No way will Orton be handed the job, he's gonna have to beat out Henne. Now maybe he does that easily and maybe he doesn't. We're talking Kyle Orton here guys, not the second coming of Dan Marino. I love the trade because I think Orton is 10 times better than Thigpen and if he beats out Henne, so much the better, but I'm not counting on it. I would actually love to see Orton come in and Henne beat him out. I still think Henne can be a good, but not great QB.

uh, dolphins give up a high draft pick, and sign orton to a multi-year contract pushing 6 mil a year for him to sit on the bench?

have to take the henne blinders off man... only job henne is heading to right now is in holding a clipboard and warming the bench on gamedays.

[Pappy13]

uh, dolphins give up a high draft pick, and sign orton to a multi-year contract pushing 6 mil a year for him to sit on the bench?

have to take the henne blinders off man... only job henne is heading to right now is in holding a clipboard and warming the bench on gamedays.

I wouldn't exactly call a 3rd round pick a high pick (if that's what it turns out to be) and I believe they just gave Thigpen a 1 year contract to sit on the bench, who knows what type of contract they end up giving Orton.

I just don't want everyone to start thinking that Orton is gonna come in and save the Dolphins for 2011. While I'd love for Orton to be the next Chad Pennington and take the Dophins to 11-5, I'm not counting on it.