Broncos get Brady Quinn, then Announce Orton is the Starter

Did anyone ever accuse me of holding back?  Am I a hapless blogger with no direction who just wants to cause trouble?  To both I sincerely hope all said "No".

So my personal experience in running a football franchise is certainly lacking.  In fact, for all the millions of words I have spoken or written about the Denver Broncos, I have never even coached a Jr. High football team. 

That being said I just have to wonder as a FAN, as to what is going on at the Broncos HQ?  Hey, if someone had said, "dream up a really dumb scheme for the Broncos in the spring", I woulda never thought up this one they are doing now.

Brady Quinn has been acquired by the Broncos.  OK, he would not have been my pick at all, but so they did it and he is their pick and Sims is gone.  So, myself and all the sports world expected Quinn to be the starter with Orton and Brandstater in the number 2 and 3 spots, in whatever order.  Was I, and was everyone else just not paying attention to the deal?

McDaniels has now officially stated that Orton is the starter.  What?  Yes, Orton is the starter.  Can this be a ruse, or a strategy, or a combination of several things here?  Quinn is not the most outstanding QB in the league, and neither is Orton.  Both are similar but Quinn did not have a great time of it last year with the Browns. Most felt he was being drafted as a starter since Orton also did not have a great year last year in the 2nd half of the season.

Now we have 2 Mediocre starters, and one actual franchise QB (number 3 of course)

Most felt Orton had his shot at the glory, and Quinn was exchanged for Peyton Hillis, the running back who was never used much last season by the Broncos.  Everyone figured he was in the Dog House and not being allowed to play so off he goes. Quinn was not who I imagined the Broncos would find, but he was a sweet deal overall financially for the team, so whatever they do he is also an easy trade away later.

So it is Orton, Quinn and then Brandstater - This is of course, the wrong order for these guys.  Here is the order I would like to see.

Brandstater, Quinn and Orton - Then if Tom is really not ready he can easily replaced by the energetic Quinn who is very anxious to prove his worth as a QB.  I guess what we will see is a competition for that starter spot, and personally I hope Brandstater gets the nod. What could happen is that Orton and Quinn could get injured, and then Tom will get his chance.  I have confidence he will do very well if this happens.

Now when the training camp opens up, he will get his once a year opportunity to toss some passes like he used to do back in college, and he did it quite well at that.  Years ago a rookie John Elway took the helm and had some rocky times as I recall. The rest is NFL history man.