San Francisco 49ers Next Quarterback: Could Kyle Orton Be the Starter in 2011?

January 12, 2011   ·   Casey Crail-Mayo'   ·   Jump to comments

So the San Francisco 49ers signed a new head coach last week, what's next?
1.) Adjust any coaches on the staff Jim Harbaugh does not approve of.
2.) Finally find a franchise quarterback, or at least an upgrade "band-aid" until there is a better option.
In a recent, somewhat bizarre, interview TMZ had with 49ers tight end Vernon Davis, he revealed that the Niners may be interested in signing Kyle Orton if he is released by the Denver Broncos. From there he repeated that he loved Orton, and does not miss Mike Singletary. This is interesting simply because some fans may have assumed that since Singletary "got Davis to perform at his highest level," Davis would disagree with Singletary's firing.
http://www.tmz.com/2011/01/10/san-francisco-49ers-star-vernon-davis-bring-on-kyle-orton-nfl-video-football-tmz-sports/
Orton would be interesting if brought into the Bay Area because at times in the 2010 season he appeared to be the next big thing leading to a one year...

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