There is one story this Sunday that is probably not going to be told, and that’s the story of Kyle Orton. I’m not a fan of Orton’s. I’m not a fan of the Bears, but its hard to ignore just how big of a shaft this guy got in 2005 and 2006. Orton took over at QB for the bears in 2005 after Sexy Rexy Grossman was injured in the preseason after attempting a very risky maneuver the night before the game with a fan, a badger, three quarts of motor oil, and a spatula.

Bad as Orton was (and I do have to consider a 59.7 passer rating and a 9TD to 18 turnover ratio bad), he really was only asked to throw the ball when the Bears couldn’t run the football and the opposing D could sit back and play the pass. But all in all, he put in a Dilfer-like performance leading the Bears to a 10-4 record, and had to watch from the bench as the Sex Cannon went 17 for 41 in a losing effort in the first round of the playoffs.

So now pretty much the same team, still with more QB issues than they’d like to talk about, is playing for the Super Bowl, while Orton’s claim to fame in 2006 has been scout team QB. So on Sunday, when you’re watching the game, don’t forget to pour out some liquor for the fallen QB who was not the first and certainly won’t be the last to get the shaft from Rex Grossman.

[By the way, in case you forgot, I’m still taking the Bears to win]