For Kyle Orton, starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs,
Sunday’s contest against the Denver Broncos is more than just another football
game…more than just a game against a AFC West Division opponent…more than just
a game that could decide the fate of a rival’s playoff hopes…for Kyle Orton,
this game is PERSONAL! Make no mistake,
yes, Orton wants to win because it’s his job…because he is very
competitive…because he could be auditioning for a starting job in 2012…but most
of all, Kyle Orton wants to win to show the Denver Broncos that they made a
mistake in cutting him earlier in the season and replacing him with Tim Tebow!
Imagine for a minute you are Kyle Orton. Right before the beginning of the 2011 NFL Season,
your team for the past two years, the Denver Broncos, tries to trade you to the
Miami Dolphins, but the deal falls thru.
In training camp, first year head coach, John Fox, declares that the
starting quarterback job is wide open, even though you have been the starter
since 2009. You easily win the job over
the prodigal son, Tim Tebow, who proves he is not ready to take over the reigns
as the Broncos' quarterback. You start
the 2011 season 1 and 4 turning over the ball nine times during the five game
run. On October 9, you hit
rock bottom, when you go 6 for 13 for a total of 34 yards in the first half of
the game against the San Diego Chargers, throwing your seventh interception of
the season. You start the second half of
the game on the bench and watch Tebow and his awkward style take the Broncos
within a last gasp pass of coming back to beat the Chargers. By the beginning of next week, the writing is
on the wall - you are now demoted to THIRD on the depth chart behind starter,
Tim Tebow, and back up quarterback Brady Quinn.
Your career as a Denver Bronco is over - it’s just a matter of time
until you are released. (Which comes six
weeks later) Fast forward to Week #17 of the 2011 NFL
season: you are now starting for the last
place team in the AFC West Division while the quarterback who took your spot
has led your former team to a chance at the AFC West Division title, and is the
feel good story of the NFL. How would
you feel? Go ahead, it’s okay to say
it...let it out, you’ll feel much better for it…A little bitter!
For all those people who have been fired from one company
and landed at the competition…for all those individuals who were pushed out of
their position by some young kid with an MBA…for all those veteran salespeople
who have been taken off the company’s big account and see it handed over to
someone with less experience…this Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Kyle
Orton is your knight in shining armor, getting ready like a waiter at your
favorite restaurant to serve a meal called REVENGE.
Now, I understand how some people will say “it’s strictly
business – it’s not personal,” just like Michael Corleone stated with a
straight face in The GODFATHER. Kyle
Orton has a job to do and as quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, his job is
to lead the offense to victory. I’m sure
that is first and foremost on Orton’s mind.
However, towards the end of the game this weekend between the Chiefs and
the Broncos, with seconds left, if the Chiefs are winning, and it appears that
the outcome has all but been determined, take a look at the Chiefs’
sidelines. If you see a smile appearing
on Orton’s face, I’ll bet that he is thinking - REVENGE, How Sweet The Sound!!!
It’s Strictly Business – It’s Not Personal!
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