There is likely to be a competition for starting job in Denver

Now that the former Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn was wearing the Denver Broncos jersey after the Sunday trade, it just becomes inevitable to discuss on the Broncos’ starting quarterback for the 2010 season that will begin in six months.

A competition is very likely to happen between Quinn and Kyle Orton, who was previously believed to be still the team’s starter for the new season. However, Quinn has made it clear that he also intends to have the starting job.

“I’ll put it this way, I think every quarterback on our roster wants to play,” Quinn said. “Believe me, whether it’s Tom (Brandstater), Kyle, or myself, we’re all quarterbacks. We’re going to be team players first, but we all want to be out there playing.”

Winning the starting job through a competition after joining the Broncos in last April’s trade for Jay Cutler, Orton led the team to a 6-2 start but finished the second half with 2-6 last season. By comparison, Quinn finished the last season with the Browns on injured reserve with a severely sprained left foot. He passed his physical on Monday and began participating in the Broncos’ offseason training program. He will take his time to impress the new team in efforts to convince them that he deserves the starting job.

Broncos coach McDaniels named Kyle Orton as starting quarterback

On Saturday, Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels finally decided who will take the team's starting quarterback job. The selected one is the former Chicago Bears quarterback, Kyle Orton.

Chris Simms, who was competing with Orton for the job, became the team's back up. McDaniels said that he chose Orton because he has grasped some of them more quickly than Chris did. Indeed. Orton just prove this by taking all the snaps behind the first-team offensive line during Saturday's practice.

"I'm obviously really excited," said Orton, who was a key piece to the Cutler deal that also included four high draft picks. "It's really just the beginning for me in this offense and hopefully I'll continue to improve every day and get the offense where we need to be come the season."

This guy completed 272 of 465 passes for 2,812 yards with Chicago last season, throwing 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He's appeared in 33 games during his three-year pro career after starting at Purdue University. Hopefully he will do better in the coming season.