Why? He's better than anyone they currently have. He needs to get his weight down and get a full off season under his belt. I'm sure Det. is going to bring in some more QB's this off season. If anything he can be a good backup.
Because they have a couple of young QB prospects and they don't even know what they have in those guys yet. This is a team that needs to rebuild, bringing in a washed up QB doesn't really help accomplish anything. It's a band-aid move for a team that needs a full body cast.
firstdown
11-03-2008, 09:11 AM
Its still not offical he still has to pass some type of physical testing.
GTripp0012
11-03-2008, 10:33 AM
Orlovsky has quietly done very well since taking over for Kitna. I don't think Culpepper can get onto the field this year, and there's a chance that he doesn't even make the roster under a new regime.
Monkeydad
11-03-2008, 12:10 PM
Its still not offical he still has to pass some type of physical testing.
Uh oh! :rofl:
Maybe they should give Trent Dilfer a call.
GMScud
11-03-2008, 12:31 PM
Because they have a couple of young QB prospects and they don't even know what they have in those guys yet. This is a team that needs to rebuild, bringing in a washed up QB doesn't really help accomplish anything. It's a band-aid move for a team that needs a full body cast.
They used a 2nd round pick on Drew Stanton last year. I'm surprised they haven't even given him a look. They've got nothing to lose. Might as well see what the kid has got.
They used a 2nd round pick on Drew Stanton last year. I'm surprised they haven't even given him a look. They've got nothing to lose. Might as well see what the kid has got.
Exactly.
rypper11
11-03-2008, 01:14 PM
Why? He's better than anyone they currently have. He needs to get his weight down and get a full off season under his belt. I'm sure Det. is going to bring in some more QB's this off season. If anything he can be a good backup.
He won't play backup.
BDBohnzie
11-03-2008, 01:21 PM
Desperate times call for desperate measures...with a move like this, it's obvious that Orlovsky and Stanton were Millen's guys, not Marinelli. At this point, 0-8 and the last defeated team in the league, play the young guys and keep that #1 pick in tow.
However, if by some miracle Daunte is ready to roll, his strong arm can open the offense up...visions of Culpepper/Moss connections with Calvin Johnson being on the receiving end of the Daunte Shuffle more than once.
GTripp0012
11-03-2008, 01:47 PM
Orlovsky was a Mooch guy, I believe. With a relatively weak QB draft class coming this year leading up to a monstrously talented class in 2010, Detroit may not be in a good position in the draft to pull in a QB of the future. I mean, if a junior like Colt McCoy (who has started 35+ college games) comes out, it changes a lot of things, but the two first round QBs right now have to be Graham Harrell and John Parker Wilson, and the Lions might as well try to move into the future with either Orlovsky or Culpepper.
Stanton's probably not going to get a serious chance, but the guy can't stay healthy so it's hard to argue that he's been screwed.
GTripp0012
11-03-2008, 03:18 PM
Of course, there's now this:
ProFootballTalk.com - ORLOVSKY OUT WITH SPRAINED THUMB (http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/03/orlovsky-out-with-sprained-thumb/)