Josh McDaniels: Kyle Orton > Jason Campbell

Josh McDaniels thinks that Kyle Orton is a better quarterback than Jason Campbell of the Washington Redskins, which is likely how the deal got done between the Bears and the Broncos for Jay Cutler.

Peter King, and most civilized thinkers who don’t aspire to be egotistical jerks, disagree.

But as the deal went down, McDaniels, who watched every offensive snap of more than 10 Bears games with Orton playing, got more and more impressed with Orton’s arm, his decision-making and his ability to extend plays when the pocket broke down. You can think and I can think it’s crazy he didn’t like Campbell — who got Washington off to a 6-2 start last year — more than he liked Orton, but it’s the unvarnished truth. McDaniels thinks he can win with Orton.

And in a little bit of disdain for Redskins fans, PK adds this slight barb.

Yes, Washington was competitive, and the ‘Skins would have done whatever it took to get Cutler. But once McDaniels decided Orton was his man — even though Washington’s first-round pick would have been the 13th overall, five slots ahead of Chicago’s — the contest was over. The ‘Skins were out of it, even though Cutler and greater Washington were sure it almost happened.

Well, perhaps it wasn’t a barb as much as it was a journalistic version of this:

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