Dan Orlovsky

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Andrew Luck may want to stay for his senior campaign at Stanford. Just in time for a visit to New England in Week 12, Colts head coach Jim Caldwell announced in his Tuesday press conference that he will start Dan Orlovsky instead of Curtis Painter. In three appearances this season, Orlovsky has completed 14 out of 21 passes (66.7%) for 122 yards; good for a QB rating of 81.8.Read Full Story

Dan Orlovsky didn't want to be Detroit's backup quarterback. Now he's the backup for the Houston Texans.Orlovsky, who said he wanted to compete for a starting job rather than be a backup to Daunte Culpepper, signed Sunday to play behind Matt Schaub.The Texans needed a backup after trading Sage Rosenfels to the Vikings for a fourth-round draft pick Friday.Orlovsky said a big reason he chose Houston was to have an opportunity to work with coach Gary Kubiak, a former quarterback."I feel...Read Full Story

The effort against the Vikings on Sunday was by far the best of the season for a Lions team that appeared to have given up last Sunday vs the Bears. The issues remain though that the team is 0-5, and that they still look more like a bad high school JV team on offense no matter who is under center. Here are yet more questions that the coaches are going to have to answer when it comes to this team: 1. What is going on with the RB Spot? - They did little yesterday vs a great Vikings run defense...Read Full Story

Dan Orlovsky says he's pretty confident free agency will be better for him than accepting an offer to be a backup quarterback for the Detroit Lions.Orlovsky said Monday in a telephone interview with the Associated Press he plans to test the market because he wants to compete for a job instead of being relegated to reserve status behind Daunte Culpepper.The Lions drafted Orlovsky in the fifth round of the 2005 draft and he played in two games as a rookie. After sitting behind Jon Kitna for two...Read Full Story