Today's "I was not aware of that" number (thanks to Peter King, oddly): Kyle Orton's 2009 base salary: $995,000 Jay Cutler's 2009 base salary: $1,040,000 Difference in salary: $45,000. So, with the money not being spent on a first round pick (which I will assume would have been more than $45k), this was actually a cost-cutting deal for this year.