SI's Peter King just LOVES Kyle Orton

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Everything about Chicago quarterback Kyle Orton, the rookie out of Purdue, seems quite well-planned. He says the right thing all the time. He might even want to get into politics someday. Everything's right, that is, except for the little think permanently emblazoned on his left shoulder blade. A two-inch-high Boilermaker. A faded-but-still-very-noticeable tattoo of the Purdue mascot.

"Bad night,'' he said when I noticed it.

"One really bad night in West Lafayette?'' I asked.

"No. Before that. Just a bad night.''

Orton is embarrassed about it, and I immediately think: I'm so glad I was a really reactionary parent when my daughters, at various points in the past few years, have broached the subject of getting a tattoo. Orton regrets it, the way I know my kids would if they'd done something at 17 on a similarly bad night.

I'm not a big tattoo fan, if you couldn't tell.

Orton, by the way, says he's seen every Seinfeld episode 10 to 15 times, and now his favorite show is Curb Your Enthusiasm. I knew there was a reason why I think he's going to be a pretty good player.

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This is after he said that the smart Orton was totally confused by the Bengals....I think Orton may be good, but now he is getting WAY TOO MUCH PRESS for a crappy rookie........

[DC_Bengals_Fan]

This is after he said that the smart Orton was totally confused by the Bengals....I think Orton may be good, but now he is getting WAY TOO MUCH PRESS for a crappy rookie........

Yeah, I'm sure Orton's a great kid and all, but his best moments of the year came in preseason. He may or may not develop into anything, but he hasn't done anything yet and it's not fair to expect him to.

Although he was put in the worst possible position on Sunday, with the Bengals getting an early lead.