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Kyle Orton announces his retirement (1 Viewer)

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He was a late signing at the conclusion of the preseason, a veteran presence that Bills head coach Doug Marrone felt had to be on the roster at the most important position. Come season’s end Kyle Orton made 12 starts going 7-5 for the Bills. On Monday he announced this season would be his last in the NFL.


“I just have been going at it for 10 years and it’s just a family decision and I’ve decided to get home and be a dad and call it a day,” said Orton.Orton, who was contemplating retirement this past offseason signed with the Bills and had a player option to return for the 2015 season, but wanting to be close to family again has his mind made up.

“I think I’ve been away from my parents since going to college, so 14 years,” he said. “Anytime you have a chance to end on a good note and go home and spend time with family that’s really important to me and my wife and we’re just excited to move on.”

He also said there is no NFL scenario that will change his mind to retire at this time.

“No, as I said it’s not a decision based on anything football-wise, just a family decision and one I’m going to stick to,” Orton said.

Orton eclipsed the 3,000-yard passing mark for a fifth straight season on Sunday in the win over New England, the first ever for the Bills at Gillette Stadium. He was grateful to get the opportunity to see as much action as he did for Buffalo after taking over in Week 5 at quarterback.

“I was real thankful that they brought me in,” he said. “I talked to coach Marrone and he’s one of the best coaches I’ve been around. My relationship with him was awesome this year. I respect what he did for the team. I think he’s a great head coach and has the organization certainly going in the right direction.”

As for what he’ll remember most, Orton said it won’t be the big game or come from behind victories. For him it’ll be the people with whom he built relationships.

“Just all the teammates. I’ve been blessed to be around great teammates ever since I started in Chicago, we’ve been with great organizations and made so many friends and relationships that I don’t know if I’ll remember much stuff on the field,” he said. “It’s all the stuff in the locker room and those friendships that you make that will be long lasting.”

Orton’s retirement leaves the Bills without a veteran at the quarterback position. EJ Manuel and Jeff Tuel were the only other quarterbacks on the roster. The time Orton spent with Manuel this season however, has him optimistic about the former first-round pick’s future with Buffalo.

“The sky is the limit for EJ,” he said. “He’s got all the ability in the world. I hope having a veteran guy around kind of showing the way a little bit helped him. I guess we’ll wait and see, but he’s a good quarterback. He’s got his head on his shoulder and he’ll be fine.”
 
So, back to 10AM Jack and Cokes with a couple of fours at the Buffalo Wild Wings every morning again?

Keep neck beardin' on, you shiny Neck Beard.

 
Isn't EJ Manuel going to get a shot? Not sure why they would take on Cutler either way though, he's terrible.
it's a weird situation. since the team went 9-7, it might be tough to can Marrone but he stuck with Orton even after the playoffs were out of reach. Even though he was Manuel's #1 fan early on, it seems like he wrote him off at some point. Most fans were frustrated with how stagnant the offense became under Orton and would have liked to see what EJ could do after sitting for a few months in a meaningless game against the Patriots.

Now, jury is still out on Manuel. He could get a shot, but they need to bring in some competition/insurance in case he winds up looking like the same guy he was before who was too afraid to throw downfield and too inaccurate to hit open receivers.

 
Manuel needs to bring his game to another level. If he does that he'll get a shot and make it work, if he doesn't, he'll go the rout of many high draft QBs and bump around for a few seasons before ultimately riding off into the sunset. I hope he does the former because he's got outstanding potential just based on size and athleticism.

 

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