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Kyle, you might want to avoid looking at billboards while driving around town. (personal photo)

Love the Denver Broncos?

I suspect you do; otherwise, you’re likely wasting your time here, unless you’re related to me and have decided to heed my advice and “support” my latest writing endeavor.

But I digress…

Back on topic, let me revise the initial question:

Are you a Broncos fan so upset with Kyle Orton at quarterback that you’re willing to make your message known – via a billboard?

One self-professed diehard fan is.  Read this comment posted Wednesday morning on the Denver Broncos fan forum:

Wow.  That’s devotion…or something.

My first reaction?  This fan really took Orton’s fumble hard.

I’m not an Orton supporter, but then again, I’m not a supporter per se of any quarterback currently on the Broncos roster, but a billboard?  Really?  Maybe this threat of a billboard is a gimmick for attention.  If so, mission already accomplished.  At least check, the “Raised enough money for a billboard” thread was 13 pages – many filled with this-makes-our-fans-look-bad sentiment.

Besides, do you honestly think the billboard will be effective?  The following is a quote from John Fox that will never happen:

“I was debating whether to start Tim Tebow, but you know what convinced me?  That ‘Bench Orton’ billboard on Federal near Colfax.  Great restaurants in that neighborhood.”

If all goes well (or poorly, depending on how you look at things), the ‘Bench Orton 2011’ campaign could be coming to a billboard near you by Week 3.

UPDATE: Lindsay Jones of The Denver Post has some background information on the billboard campaign organizer.  Read here.

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