A Final Look at the Denver Broncos' Quarterbacks

The Broncos’ quarterback position has constantly been referred to by pundits as the point guard of Josh McDaniels' spread offense. While this is a bit of an oversimplification, it does reflect the QB’s role as a distributor who is not asked to be a playmaker on his own.   Kyle Orton Starter Kyle Orton will be expected to serve as the “game manager” (a term used ad nauseum these days) in the Broncos' new dink-and-dunk offense. He will rarely be asked to create plays all by himself, but rather will be expected to quickly and efficiently dish the ball out to Denver’s many offensive weapons on a plethora of screens, crossing patters, short hitches and so on. There are several quality indicators that point to Orton flourishing in the Broncos’ new offensive scheme: -Dating back to his years at Purdue, Orton has always been considered a safety-first type of quarterback (despite any left-handed goal-line interceptions Denver fans may have see...