Kyle Orton Quotes (52 Quotes)

By the time the game comes I'll be extremely ready. More than anything I pride myself on preparing to play a good game. That's not going to change. I'll be even-keeled.

The Bears have described Orton as mature beyond his years, and although that's a good thing, it's worth noting that just because Gary Coleman was mature beyond his years, it didn't make him Sir Laurence Olivier .

Throughout the game we had chances to make plays and pull away, but we just didn't do it.

You get a lot thrown at you, ... And you're not 100 percent comfortable with your offense. But with the offensive line that we have and with the receivers that we have, and especially with the defense, we're going to be in every single game. That's going to take a lot of the pressure off the quarterback as long as he doesn't make mistakes.

I'm a lot better player right now than I was when I was 17 years old as a freshman. I've learned a lot more about the game. I'm more prepared.

Whenever I'm on the field I feel confident I'm going to help the team win and do whatever I can. Like I said, it's not my decision. I'm just going to try to prepare myself and be ready to go.

Right then, I kind of knew I might be in trouble.

We're happy to be above .500 for the first time in a long time.

I lean on him quite a bit. I trust his judgment and his knowledge of what's going on at any given time. It can get kind of chaotic out there, and he helps settle everything down.

Des made a great individual play on that first touchdown. He had a great game for us.

The only way to do it is to play. I really believe that. That's the only way you can get better. I have improved so much over the four games we have played. I'm a much better quarterback. I haven't played well all the time, but I'm a much better player. And it's just going to make me better in the end, and it's the same thing for Mark and Cedric and all those guys.

I think I played real solid, ... Maybe only two passes I'd like to have back. And that's pretty good when you're playing a full football game. I made good decisions. I thought I got the ball out of my hands quick and really knew the situations I was in.

Far and away the toughest thing for me to get used to has been that you have to recognize the blitz and know what adjustment the receiver is going to make.

Orton's got my vote.

We have an uphill battle. At 1-3, we're certainly not out of it, but it's getting down to crunch time now. We need to start putting wins together.

It was a lot of fun and a big confidence builder. It was a big comeback.

I don't think I was locked in. I thought we moved the ball around pretty good.

I didn't play well. I didn't make good decisions. You can't play like that and turn the ball over five times and expect to win a game.

So I'm not scared of anything. I've got a lot of confidence in myself and how I can play. I'm just going to try and give us a chance to win every game.

It's been a crazy couple months since the draft and all the way from sliding in the draft and now starting opening week, ... It's been lot of ups and downs.

We've been going back to that game quite a bit (studying film), and I think that was my best game, against a good defense too. We threw the ball right away and I was able to get into a rhythm early. With a running offense like we have, you have to put a premium on starting off strong.

We were probably within 10 yards of field goal distance and we just came unglued. It got real loud and the defense started showing us some different looks.

I was ticked off. That one was on me. I wanted to get back on the field and make up for it. We did.

I played like crap, ... I had a chance to make plays and didn't do it. The result of that is us losing the game. I didn't make good decisions. You can't play like that, turn the ball over five times, and expect to win. I'm not gonna put this on me being young.

(Smith) says I'm the guy, and they're behind me. I think the offense is behind me, and (so is) the defense.

It turned on us pretty quick. I really thought we'd played well as an offense and obviously the defense was playing great.

He's a hard-nosed guy. For him to play hurt, that's great.

It was an unfortunate situation, especially because when we got that first down I kind of felt like we were moving the football. I don't know what happened. I'm not going to blame anybody.

I'm not going to put this on my being young or anything. I played like crap today, and that's basically what I'm going to put it on.

Obviously, we got off to a good start on the first play. It's kind of tough when you know you're only going to be playing a couple of series you want to make so much happen in that little time. I got too aggressive and threw that pick, but all in all, I think it went pretty well.

We have a great offensive line and Thomas (Jones) played big. It feels good to get my first NFL win. Right now I think this is my team.

I was ready to go. In saying that, you're not going to be where you'd like to be development-wise, but the best way to become better is to play.

Whenever anybody blitzes, ... there are certainly chances to make plays, whether it be down the field or hitting the crease or whatever, and I think I can see it.

That was tough. We were probably within 10 yards of field goal distance and just kind of came unglued there a little bit. It got really loud and they started showing us some different looks. We were just trying to call some stuff out for the line to get t

That just comes with the position, ... You have to be in a leadership role. When you do step in that huddle, you have to have everybody's attention. You have to be a leader and really just give a feeling that you're going to get things done.

Win or lose, we're still going to have to get better and go from there, ... It's not a make-or-break game in our season, by any means, but obviously our goal is to start 1-0 and if we do, great. If we don't, then obviously we've got to get back to work.

They confused me. They're a solid defense. I'm not going to put this on me being young or anything. I played like crap today.

We were mixing in a lot of people and the backups did not get a whole lot of practice reps throughout the week. Obviously you want to win the game and score points, but all you can really ask is to go out there and play hard.

I'm not scared at all about being a rookie quarterback, ... I think I'm where I need to be. ... I have a lot of improvement I can make. Now I've got to quicken that process.

I'd like to make teams pay for not taking me. Maybe that will fade eventually, but for now, it still stings.

I'm a young guy, I'm looking for improvement every week. I'm not arrogant enough to say that I don't have anything to work on I've got a ton of stuff to work on. Every game that I am on the field is an advantage for me. I have a ton of stuff to work on.

I thought we did a real good job playing the field position battle. We're still in the lead in the division and now we're going to Detroit.

I haven't really had time to step back from the situation and kind of let myself be in awe or anything, ... But the fans are unbelievable. It's been a long time since they've had a winner here. You can just feel they want one so bad.

It seems like when you're a good football team and you keep on pressing on people, you press them into mistakes, ... That's just what we're doing. We're wearing on people.

I played like crap today.

I was happy. I wasn't surprised, kind of thought it was going to happen.

There's a little bit of a chip on your shoulder. I think most of us think we should have gone earlier, and to have to wait that long is a little tough to take.

Muhsin played well and made some plays, ... I thought the other receivers played well and (running back Thomas) Jones played really well. Muhsin is a veteran guy who has been there and played in big games before.

I saw the blitz coming. I saw the 1-on-1 over there. I wanted to give Justin a chance, but I just left the ball inside a little too much. It's tough when you know you're only playing a little bit you try so hard to make something happen.

I want the best player out there who gives the team the best chance to win. If it's me, then great. Hopefully we win a lot of games. If it's Chad, great for him. Hopefully, we can win a lot of games that way. ...They're going to make the best decision for the team.