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Today should show what we have in Thigpen

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.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Arrowhead Pride's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Arrowhead Pride writers or editors.

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Perhaps a better question

How will Thigpen react to his performance last week?

Blame my wife!

by sir eccles on Nov 30, 2008 11:50 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

The After Fact

It’s awesome that we won of course. But I didn’t feel thigpen played his best. If that’s what it takes i guess. I couldn’t believe that we kept throwin to Tony G with Asamougha but it kept working. Thigpen made a couple bad choices today. But we got the W finally. Go Chiefs!!!

by NakedDave on Nov 30, 2008 7:46 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Thigpen

did not play amazingly but he managed the game, he threw that 1 interception but he recovered, and that is what makes a good QB. His stat line was not that great but he threw it where it needed to go, and with help managed the game and got us where we needed to be, in the red zone. I honestly believe that it shows to his character that he is not letting mistakes get to him, with Atlanta he had no confidence, and gradually it started to show up, Buffalo was a bad game and every QB has one. He just needs to take it one play at a time and i think he is learning that.

by IamtheGreatest on Nov 30, 2008 10:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I agree

he’s shown composure in that after every turnover he comes back and completes passes. Moves the ball up the field. I think Gailey is really working with this kid well and statistically I don’t expect Thigpen to be filling the stat line every night just as long as he isn’t throwing 3 picks a game. He clearly was off tonight but was a good soldier and managed the victory. Man our locker room really needed this win…

by KansasCityShuffle on Nov 30, 2008 11:18 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Has Bones won more games than Brodie?

"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"

by Lanier63 on Dec 1, 2008 8:14 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

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