Kyle Orton’s Retirement Brings Buffalo Bills Back to Square 1 at Quarterback

December 30, 2014   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

Will one step forward turn into 10 years worth of steps back?
That's what the Buffalo Bills have to be asking themselves after quarterback Kyle Orton led them to their first winning season in a decade, and the next day informed them he is retiring from football.
The Bills may have cleared one hurdle, but they did not finish the playoff race thanks in part to Orton's subpar performance. Orton was efficient this season, completing 64.2 percent of his passes and throwing 18 touchdowns against only 10 interceptions. He had some memorable moments with the Bills, including game-winning drives against the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings.
But he has never been a game-breaking quarterback, and he wasn't in 2014, either. He threw more interceptions than touchdowns in four of the Bills' final five games of the season. He never made a lot of noise with his play on the field, as evidenced by throwing more than one touchdown pass in only five of 12 games and averaging on...

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