In the last five weeks of this season Tyler Thigpen has been as good as almost any Quarterback in the NFL. Without the drain of the Atlanta game he would be in really elite company in his statistics, but as it is he keeps climbing every week. We have seen a massive improvement from the QB play during the time that the spread has been used here in Kansas City.

The question that many fans here and through out Chiefs' land have wondered is: Will Tyler Thigpen be a successful NFL QB once teams get enough film on him, and how will he do against top ranked teams, can he overcome them? We would all like the answers by the end of this season so that the Chiefs can have a clear direction to go in the offseason in reguards to the quarterback position.

The game today in Oakland against the hated Raiders should be a good test of Thigpen's ability to be a successful NFL QB. He has played against good defensive units this year but the argument can be made that the opposing teams didn't have sufficent film of Thigpen or our new offense to properly prepair a game plan. Now with 5 weeks of film to look at teams will be able to game plan for Thigpen and our offense.

Oakland has been especially difficult to pass against lately and are currently ranked 10th in Pass Defense. Add to that the fact that in the last three games they have held quarterbacks to an average of just 150 passing yards with one touchdown and five interceptions and you are looking at a hot defense. If Thigpen can overcome this defense and show continued improvement then it will go a long way to help us see if he really is the answer or just another young QB benefiting from lack of film for the other teams to plan with.