With Cassel on Board, What's Next for Tyler Thigpen?
by Joel Thorman on Mar 2, 2009 11:51 AM CST
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The curious case of Tyler Thigpen rears its head again. A 7th round draft pick in 2007, Thigpen's tale is one of a long-shot turned to hope turned to disappointment. The signing of Matt Cassel by the Kansas City Chiefs all but rules out Thigpen as the Chiefs starting quarterback in 2009.
The debate over the course of Thigpen's ten consecutive week run as the Chiefs signal caller hasn't been whether he'll stick with the team - but rather could the team sign anyone that could beat him out for the job.
Clark Hunt issued his address to Chiefs nation last Thursday and included in it a suggestion that sparked more debate - the Chiefs will sign a quarterback through free agency or the draft.
So, the question came back again - is there a free agent, or a draft pick that could beat Thigpen out for the Chiefs job? The same job that he did a zero-to-hero number on starting in week eight with a near win in the Meadowlands. We've learned that the answer to that question is likely no.
But with the Chiefs trade for Matt Cassel the question doesn't have to be answered anymore. We've got our quarterback and he will likely hopefully sign a 5-6 year deal in the coming months putting to rest the talk that Thigpen will be the starter in 2009.
Since he's been all but ruled out for the starter's job in '09, what's next for Thigpen?
Trade Him
Easier said than done in the NFL but you can bet your bottom dollar that there is always a market for competent quarterbacks.
The problem with Thigpen, though, is that his success came in a specialized offense that not many teams can or will run. His success was predicated on an offensive scheme that was overhauled to work to his strengths while ignoring other important aspects of offenses (like a power running game).
Thigpen's ability in a more traditional offense is still very much up in the air but his success with the Chiefs, albeit in the ArrowSpread, did create a market for him, however limited that may be.
There is some precedent in determining the trade value of a player like Thigpen. Sage Rosenfels is a similar quarterback who has played in limited intervals and performed well enough to warrant the Vikings surrendering a 4th round pick to the Texans for his services.
Rosenfels is turning 31 years old next week, possesses similar erratic tendencies and has seen a similar amount of game time.
That said, Rosenfels value is probably the ceiling for Thigpen so I would put his trade value at a 4th-5th round pick.
Keep Him
Retaining Tyler Thigpen is the best option for the Chiefs at this point. There are 
several reasons why keeping our third year QB with 11 starts under his belt is a good move.
First, if last year is any indication, the Chiefs will need a backup quarterback with their offensive line. We can be excited about having a new quarterback, but what has changed on the offensive line? Nothing. Add to that the uncertain future of Brian Waters due to his strained relationship with management and we've got a recipe for disaster.
Cassel's size (6'5", 230 lbs) is a significant upgrade over Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard. But it was Tyler Thigpen's mobility that allowed him to stick it out for half a season under center for the Chiefs. Cassel is athletic. He actually played some tight end at USC. But he's no Thigpen when it comes to his wheels.
If the offensive line isn't significantly upgraded, then it's still a major liability for any quarterback.
Second, Thigpen can still be a weapon in the Chiefs offense. If any coordinator is going to get Thigpen involved in some unconventional way, it's Chan Gailey.
The NFL is a copycat league and right now the hot formation is the wildcat. One of the impediments of it becoming even more popular, is the lack of a passing threat. Thigpen provides that.
Third, why get rid of him when we don't have to? As Pioli said about Larry Johnson, he's under contract so there's no issue. He's due $460,000 in 2009 and $550,000 in 2010. Pennies compared to other backup quarterbacks of his caliber.
What Will The Chiefs Do?
If I had to speculate, I'd say the Chiefs will retain Thigpen for at least the remainder of his contract. He can be an asset, is a backup at the most important position and is relatively cheap.
Thigpen apparently agrees with this:
"Tyler’s not going to be like some players who are put in this position," [Thigpen's agent Joel] Turner said. "He’s not going to ask to be traded or released or anything like that. He’s going to work as hard as he always has."
Both the agent and player recognize that the starting job has essentially been given to Cassel but that's not going to cause him to pull a Cutler and ask to be traded.
I'm saying Thigpen will be in a Chiefs uniform until at least 2010. What do you think?
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I agree
Thigpen will be here because of the simple fact that he doesn’t cost much. WHy not hang on to him if you don’t completely know how Cassel will fair. Teams are going to need a qb eventually. If Cassel is doing good you can afford to trade Thigpen. I hope they keep him for depth.
AFC West Champs in 2009? Mayyybee.
by cmpotter on Mar 2, 2009 12:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I agree
Why not keep him? He’s cheap athletic and has show he can be affective in the NFL.
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by bigknoxy on Mar 2, 2009 12:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Cassel will be our starter from day 1. If Thigpen has a good preseason and gets some minutes during the year (hopefully because we are blowing someone out) we could probably trade him for at least a 4th rounder next year like, S. Rosenfels. I’m excited to see if I. Martin can be a #2 QB! He must have potential, why else would we sign him to a 3 year deal with 5 qb’s on the roster?
1. Cassel
2. Thigpen
3. I. Martin
Pup B.Croyle
Cut Q. Gray
by Allen69 on Mar 2, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cassel as #1 as a prediction's OK
I still say give Bones his chance to win the job. If Cassel’s all that & a bag of chips, he’ll win it. If he ain’t, and Thiggy wins out, better to find out in Camp. A competition should push Cassel, and ought to help with TT’s development. Win-win, I say.
Sure, write the list as:
1. Cassel
2. Thigpen
- but use pencil, not ink.
Cassel vs. Thigpen in Camp should improve the play of both.
Next on the need list: linebacker, and both lines
by Bleedingredandgold on Mar 2, 2009 2:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Keep him
You need the depth and even as a backup I think he learns and grows and becomes more valuable.
by FrankPitts on Mar 2, 2009 12:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Keep Thigpen!
Nowadays in the NFL it is VITAL to have a solid backup at the QB position. Especially if we start to get things turned around like MIami did last year. You never know when your QB could go down. Just ask the Patriots. Plus he cost us nearly nothing. Keep him.
by JZChiefsfan on Mar 2, 2009 12:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The job will be Cassel's to lose,
but that does not mean that he won’t have to earn it just like everyone else. Competition for positions is what the NFL is all about. Besides, Thigpen is young and still has a lot to learn. I would rather have him as a backup than Damon “where’s my clip board” Huard.
by G.L. on Mar 2, 2009 12:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
We'll keep him
but I wouldn’t be surprised if we played him extensively in a conventional offense in the preseason to show him off to the rest of the league (or, if he sucks in a pro-style offense, it will show why we traded for Cassel). That could come in handy when his contract runs out.
Marley will be walking soon...she could probably play Linebacker better than some of the guys we had.
by PVChiefsfan on Mar 2, 2009 12:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I say keep him for now...
Hopefully he develops some under center skills over the offseason. He then has the chance to showcase his new found talents during the preseason. At some point next season a QB will get hurt, and if they dont have a viable QB option on the bench we can dangle Thigpen and drive his price up a bit.
by paratrooper on Mar 2, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Agree 100%
Thigpen proved himself as a young leader and fairly competent QB. He worked hard to win games and won the confidense of the players. The problem was that the defense sucked so bad, no matter what the offense did, we couldn’t stay in the game.
I think he can learn a lot from Cassel and he will become a better QB by watching him. Hopefully we have a solid QB and backup now, with Martin, Croyle, and Quinn to compete for the jobs as well. Nothing like a good group to solidify our QB issues.
by TXChiefan on Mar 2, 2009 12:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Trade him for whatever we can get.
I’d be estatic for a 4th or 5th rounder. Then pick up 1 or 2 undrafted QB free agents to compete with Brodie for the #3 spot. Two that come to mind are Chase Daniel and Willie Tuitama. Depth chart looks like:
1 – Cassel
2 – Quinn Grey
3 – Whoever looks best between Brodie/undrafted FA’s
by HIV 2 Elway on Mar 2, 2009 12:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Should add...
that Thiggy’s value will never be higher than it is right now. His trade value isn’t going to increase if he goes unnoticed for a year while riding the pine.
by HIV 2 Elway on Mar 2, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Everyone think just have cassel is going to turn this team around,wake up people we have no o-line and havent done one thing yet to do anything about it !!!CASSEL had one of the better o-lines in the nfl, he will be running for his life here!!! Tyler thigpen could have won 11 games in new england!!!We have to keep him Grey sucks and so does Brodie!!!
by CPT.Caveman on Mar 2, 2009 12:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We do need to keep
thig why not we can always use a back up if he was going to return us a 2nd rounder then it might be worth it but he wont it makes sense to have him drop brodie cuz that dumb and we are set for the next 8 yrs if cassel pans out of course.
by sexassassin on Mar 2, 2009 2:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He's addicted to exclamation points!!!
The more exclamtion points. the more people will believe you, right?
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
;-)
Cassel vs. Thigpen in Camp should improve the play of both.
Next on the need list: linebacker, and both lines
by Bleedingredandgold on Mar 2, 2009 2:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey word is yet
We need to sign/draft at least 2 starters on the line. But seriously, do you really think that Pioli is just going to ignore that? FA just started a few days ago! There will be changes, have some faith brother!
by paratrooper on Mar 2, 2009 12:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's funny how several people keep
putting Cassel behind last years o-line.
Their thinking almost seems to be:
We’re not going to get anyone in the FA
We’re not going to draft anyone
We’re not going to have new coaches
by oldchiefsfan on Mar 2, 2009 12:26 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
he has so far
brown would have been nice!!!
by CPT.Caveman on Mar 2, 2009 12:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Possibly because he was working a deal to get us a legit QB.
by HIV 2 Elway on Mar 2, 2009 12:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
good for him
no we have a 14 million dollar qb who is going to get killed ,that makes me feel so much better
by CPT.Caveman on Mar 2, 2009 12:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Negative Nancy should be your name! :-)
by paratrooper on Mar 2, 2009 12:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
As am I
We are going to make changes. We are going to Draft lineman. We are going to sign lineman. Its Monday, we have plenty of time to find the guys we want with out breaking the bank for them.
by paratrooper on Mar 2, 2009 12:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
we cant
draft a line man with the first pick we have to get aaron curry so that leave the third pick to try and find a o-line man
by CPT.Caveman on Mar 2, 2009 12:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Look
we are still probably going with Curry in the 1st round. That leaves us round 3 to draft oline. There will be plenty of talent in the 3rd round available to us.
by paratrooper on Mar 2, 2009 12:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Waters and Albert
are both quality linemen. Niswanger could be a decent starter with a move from center so now we are short a tackle and a center. Take one of the remaining linemen in round three that will eliminate another need. That leaves one hole on the OLine. Either make the move back up to 2nd round, pick up another in the 4th (most likely still quality linemen around) or a FA. You act like we have zero starters.
by JComp11 on Mar 2, 2009 1:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i know that but if we had picked up brown we would be just fine
by CPT.Caveman on Mar 2, 2009 1:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Except for the right guard
and the right tackle…but yeah, had we picked up Brown we’d be “just fine” (at 60% of the o-line)
Marley will be walking soon...she could probably play Linebacker better than some of the guys we had.
by PVChiefsfan on Mar 2, 2009 1:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If
if and butts were candy and nuts….
by paratrooper on Mar 2, 2009 1:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hey
brown could play center rudy rg and mac rt there you go a descent o-line
by CPT.Caveman on Mar 2, 2009 1:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
brown
would have been a sweet pick up but its all good we still have a chance to get other players its a process. All this is going to take time its not going to be over night .
by sexassassin on Mar 2, 2009 2:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They already said
that we won’t be making a huge splash at the begining of FA. We will sign some players, just not all the big name guys that you want.
by paratrooper on Mar 2, 2009 12:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you honestly think we will receive a 4th or 5th round pick that is going to even
play for us..Trading Thigpen doesn’t make a whole lot of sense..He is a capable qb and he is very young..Getting rid of him would be a mistake..All it takes is one play for a qb to be injured..One play..And Thigpen already got his experience this past year..
Getting rid of him would be stupid..Plus he’s cheap..
by CALIFAN1986 on Mar 2, 2009 12:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"Slash" Thigpen
Using Thigpen the way Pitt used Kordell Stuart will be a great offensive weapon – not the wildcat!
Cassel can pitch out to him, get it back and use the flea flicker, etc. very effectively. The Chiefs must address the O-Line more than anything else in order to not exhaust the marginal defensive line we have whether we upgrade it or not.
mkaynan
by mkaynan on Mar 2, 2009 12:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The two QB set! Brilliant!
Or at least well, interesting. Tyler Thippio, scatback?
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Mar 2, 2009 1:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I Like Gray
I think he can be a decent back-up and he has done it in a conventional offense. You are going to have to get rid of one of them and right now thigpen has the most value. You know you are not getting anything for Brodie at this time.
by Nelly on Mar 2, 2009 12:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Every knock on Gray pisses us off. Why? All we seen of him is awesome and him being big and loving guns, why the hatred?
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Mar 2, 2009 1:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Funny how now
We are really deep at the QB position.
by Chris Thorman on Mar 2, 2009 12:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I know...
QB is almost one of our stronger positions now… Lol.
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Go Chiefs!
by bigknoxy on Mar 2, 2009 12:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We'll need to be
If (when we go back to a conventional pro-set) our ‘O’ line does not improve it’s pass protection. Remember that the improvement we saw last season only came AFTER we went to the spread. Which was employed in part to reduce Q.B. pressure (‘O’ line failures)
Back to Tripoli for another hitch – catch you all in April !!
Go Chiefs !!
by HankerChief on Mar 2, 2009 12:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Keep him.......I agree
……he seems to be a great guy and I’d even suggest that they continue to design some special plays for him as a change of pace. Send him in every once in a while, do some shifting and have him run a few special plays to throw the other team off. A great asset.
by jcox31mc on Mar 2, 2009 12:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
He Stays
I think it’s in KC’s best interest to keep him (he’s cheap). Until our ‘O’ line shows it can protect a Q.B. we will need Thigpen for insurance and possible spot duty. He’s only going to get better and (who knows) may still be our starter once we can no longer afford Cassels’ (length of contract pending). At a minimum – he’ll be a good BU Q.B. & trade bait down the road. (assuming he beats out Brodie for the BU job)
by HankerChief on Mar 2, 2009 12:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
hey guys
at least tyler showed he could do something with the o-line we had now with cassel we dont know!!
by CPT.Caveman on Mar 2, 2009 12:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I can just see it......
Thigpen runs out onto the field, they don’t even huddle (because they know what they are going to do), he sets up behind center, yells out shift, and the whole line goes into a spread formation, he backs up, the other teams D is looking all over, to the side line, for instructions as to what they should do…….the ball is hiked,………Touchdown.
by jcox31mc on Mar 2, 2009 12:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
As long as we are mapping fantasy plays...
Bones comes in, lines up in the slot. On the snap, he drops back like it’s a screen, and ends up behind Cassel, who dumps it out to him. The D bites on the screen, and TT goes deep to Bowe FTW!
Lol!
Cassel vs. Thigpen in Camp should improve the play of both.
Next on the need list: linebacker, and both lines
by Bleedingredandgold on Mar 2, 2009 3:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Keep Him
like stated before QB get injured all the time, if we trade Thigpen then we’d have to depend on Croyle whose proven that he cant take the beating of the NFL. As least if Cassel does get injured we can switch back to the “Pistol” offense and Thigpen can step in.
When deep space exploration ramps up, it'll be the corporations that name everything, the IBM Stellar Sphere, the Microsoft Galaxy, Planet Starbucks.
I'd be fine with 9-7 or 10-6 and competiting for the divsion title
by madtheory on Mar 2, 2009 12:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
agreed
Keep Thigpen as the #2 going into camp. Brodie will probably win the #3 job, unless he gets hurt in pre-season. Which isn’t that far fetched.
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 12:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you give him too much credit Para
Stepping out his front door has become a hazard.
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 12:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Its dangerious out in the world
hed better better served staying at home and sending his wife to work for him.
by paratrooper on Mar 2, 2009 12:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Bill Williamson
reported in an ESPN blog that Brodie will likely be cut….
Probably because we have Gray and Thigpen on our team
Time is a great teacher... unfortunately it kills all it's pupils.
by 808NaNz808 on Mar 2, 2009 12:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i could be wrong but
i thought I remember Hunt saying we’d be keeping Brodie and his 875k contract.
I also think he stated we wouldnt be firing the free agency gun off the bat either….
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 12:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Can his wife stay and be a cheerleader?
by paratrooper on Mar 2, 2009 12:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
would it be so horrible
if we signed her to a higher contract?
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 12:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i dont see a problem with that when
Kickers and Punters get tagged for Pete’s sake.
BUT shes worth at least 2 #1 picks IMHO.
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 12:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
using Thigpen in the "slash" role is an excellent idea
Marley will be walking soon...she could probably play Linebacker better than some of the guys we had.
by PVChiefsfan on Mar 2, 2009 12:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
If he draws a 3rd
we would be stupid not to take that deal given Pioli’s history with the third round Quinn Gray can service as a legitimate spot fill in for a couple of weeks. But I say keep him otherwise
Time is a great teacher... unfortunately it kills all it's pupils.
by 808NaNz808 on Mar 2, 2009 12:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Gary
I say keep him for sure…one of the best backup is the NFL.
by Gary123chiefs on Mar 2, 2009 12:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Gary??
we dont have a single guy on our team named Gary??
Time is a great teacher... unfortunately it kills all it's pupils.
by 808NaNz808 on Mar 2, 2009 12:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i think he was stating his own name
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 12:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Gray
did a great job (2 -1) for Jax when Garrard was hurt. He’s pretty legit and I saw him play quite a bit. The Jags fans were upset when they cut him to make room for Lemon.
Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable. Mark Twain
by Chiefho on Mar 2, 2009 1:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember watching Gray
torch us a couple years back. Hes a quality back up for sure.
by paratrooper on Mar 2, 2009 1:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember plenty of QBs torching us years back
But he is probably a good no. 2, if we can get value for Thigpen.
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue."
by lobes on Mar 2, 2009 3:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Keep Thiggy
He’ll be a nice backup. Plus, we put in some package plays, like Wildcat or something, where we got Cassell and Thiggy. We know Thiggy got wheels and can catch. We could whip some crazy ass plays! PS- Brodie is terrible. Hes got to go…
by ArrowDread on Mar 2, 2009 1:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
But if we can hustle some dumbass team
into giving up some draft picks, Im down to trade him. Pioli has shown he is money with late round draft picks
by ArrowDread on Mar 2, 2009 1:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Agree with most
I don’t see why you wouldn’t keep him. Always nice to have a good backup QB. My only worry is how many fans will be calling on him to play the first time Cassel throws a pick.
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by RoyalsRetro on Mar 2, 2009 1:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I would hope not many
This isn’t rebuilding with Herm part II, this is building a super-bowl winning franchise with Scott Pioli.
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 1:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
keep thiggy
trade tony g for a 1st or 2nd. we pick up curry with our 1st and then an o-lineman wit the tony g trade. we run LJ until he’s done. i think brian will come around and life will be good
by kcfaninsandiego on Mar 2, 2009 1:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
What's next for Thigpen?
In the immortal words of Benjamin Linus: “Who cares?”
by Rev. Slappy on Mar 2, 2009 1:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
+1
That show is nuckin’ futs
Marley will be walking soon...she could probably play Linebacker better than some of the guys we had.
by PVChiefsfan on Mar 2, 2009 1:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1^2
<3 it
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 1:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
CT, is the sword comment from Dwight Schrute?
by Rev. Slappy on Mar 2, 2009 1:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
indeed it is
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 1:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We should start a new fan post:
Ways in which the Chiefs would improve if Denny Thum were replaced by Dwight K. Schrute.
by Rev. Slappy on Mar 2, 2009 1:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OMG
Would love to see the Fire Drills….
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 1:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If Dwight took Thum's job:
The NFL would have to shoot down Dwight’s big to change the KC mascot as the league already has a team called the Bears.
by Rev. Slappy on Mar 2, 2009 2:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dwight Schrute
inexlipicably starts a riot in Arrowhead when his promotion “Dead Beet Dad Day” goes awry when in the parking a stampede of single mothers protest and the complimentary beets given to each father/son combination results in the removal of both teams from the field and a forfeit awarded to the Raiders.
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 2:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Beets
Nobody likes beets, Dwight! Why don’t you grow something that everybody does like? You should grow candy.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
by Rev. Slappy on Mar 2, 2009 2:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dwight to the media referencing Brodie Croyle
Dwight: As a farmer, I know that when an animal is sick, sometimes the right thing to do is to put it out of its misery. With the electricity we’re using to keep Brodie alive, we could power a small fan for two days.
You tell me what’s unethical?
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 2:25 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Dwight's comments at the press conference where he is announced as Thum's replacement.
BLOOD ALONE MOVES THE WHEELS OF HISTORY! [pause] Have you ever asked yourselves in an hour of meditation – which everyone finds during the day – how long we have been striving for greatness? [bangs fist] Not only the years we’ve been at war – the war of work – but from the moment as a child, when we realize the world could be conquered. It has been a lifetime struggle [bangs fists again] a never-ending fight, I say to you [bangs again] and you will understand that it is a privilege to fight. WE ARE WARRIORS! [applause] Salesmen of north-eastern Pennsylvania, I ask you once more rise and be worthy of this historical hour. [even bigger applause as Dwight gives a horrible sounding laugh] No revolution is worth anything unless it can defend itself. Some people will tell you salesman is a bad word. They’ll conjure up images of used car dealers, and door to door charlatans. This is our duty to change their perception. I say, salesman – and women – of the world… unite! We must never acquiesce, for it is together… TOGETHER THAT WE PREVAIL. WE MUST NEVER CEDE CONTROL OF THE MOTHERLAND…
Audience: …FOR IT IS TOGETHER THAT WE PREVAIL!
Note: Dwight is hired on Feb. 23. Press conference to announce his hire is held on June 9.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
by Rev. Slappy on Mar 2, 2009 2:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He could be
Assistant TO the general manager
by Sudden on Mar 2, 2009 2:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
dwight
“In scouting, I do what father Schrute told me when I was but a little boy. I look at a player, and if he is an idiot, I do not sign that player.”
the performance enhancing drugs argument begins with lassic eye surgery
by nayjevin on Mar 2, 2009 5:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dwight on Pioli
Scott is like Mozart, and I’m like Butch Cassidy. You mess with Mozart and you’re gonna get bullet in your head, courtesy of Butch Cassidy.
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 7:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
On saving the franchise
No, don’t call me a hero. Do you know who the real heroes are? The guys who wake up every morning and go into their normal jobs, and get a distress call from the commissioner, and take off their glasses and change into capes, and fly around fighting crime. Those are the real heroes.
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 7:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1 squared is still +1... ;-)
Cassel vs. Thigpen in Camp should improve the play of both.
Next on the need list: linebacker, and both lines
by Bleedingredandgold on Mar 2, 2009 3:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yes it is :)
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1^3!!!
Cassel vs. Thigpen in Camp should improve the play of both.
Next on the need list: linebacker, and both lines
by Bleedingredandgold on Mar 2, 2009 8:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I care
because he still holds value for us. Whether that be in a back up role or trade bait.
by paratrooper on Mar 2, 2009 1:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i just dont see him as trade bait
maybe its just cause im so use to the old philosophy where if KC didnt want then nobody did.
*cough*gregwesleyericwarfield*cough*
"I will fight you!"
"What is your weapon?"
"My bare hands!"
"That is stupid. I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands."
by CT Chief Fan on Mar 2, 2009 1:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Last year when we were desperate for a QB
We looked at everybody’s backups and not many were appealing. Thigpen would be.
by Vince D on Mar 2, 2009 2:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I dont see him as trade bait
Has a lot of upside but im not willing to sit around and put my hopes and dreams into someone who cannot take a snap under center .
by sexassassin on Mar 2, 2009 2:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Thigpen and Cassel on the field at the same time
is inevitable at some point. Both of these guys are athletes. Cassel started a game at TE in college and Thiggy was originally recruited as a RB.
Gailey and Haley are probably drolling at the prospect of completely revolutionizing the Wildcat formation as a two QB set instead of merely a two RB set. I can’t wait to see what this offense does next season because we now have a versatility at the QB position that I think is unparalleled elsewhere in the league.
by Sudden on Mar 2, 2009 2:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Trade Thigpen this offseason!
His value will never be higher. See if you can get a 5th round pick for him. Him sitting on the bench will do nothing for his value. He can’t really run a pro offense so I don’t see his vaue here if we run a true pro style offense with Cassel. If you have no takers, you have a decent backup QB. If you trade him, we can get a more Pioli-esque QB. Pioli likes to draft tall, strong, pocket passers. I can see us trading Thigpen and drafting Nathan Brown if he’s around late in the draft.
by jjbjhawk on Mar 2, 2009 10:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thigpen, why art thou so righteous?
I think it’s great that Thigpen is being such a stand-up guy about this, I mean I expected him to go all Larry Johnson when he found out that a guy that went 11-5 was going to get the job, but it looks like a little bit of Huard rubbed off on him. I am probably in the minority (well my skin color confirms I AM in the minority, but I digress), but I am going to miss Damon Huard, and sincerely hope he lands somewhere where he is treated with a little more respect than he got here in Kansas City.
Tyler Thigpen should also get a real and honest chance to win the starting quarterback job, I had hoped he would spend the majority of this offseason learning to take the skills he brought to the spread and applying them to a more conventional NFL style offense, at which point he would be friggin unstoppable. As far as I know, no one knows whether or not he has been doing that, and it will be interesting to see what he does during the preseason, to see if there has been any growth as far as him playing a more NFL style offense, or if he sat on his hands and assumed he was getting the starting job because he almost won a bunch of games.
Last thing, I am hoping Pioli’s alleged love of beefing up the interior linemen on both sides of the ball is more fact than conjecture, as it won’t matter if we get Cassel, Brady or Knute Rockne, we are throwing our money away if there is no line behind them. WHile the idea of picking up Curry (whatever happened to picking up Cushing?) is tempting, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to pick up a bunch of linemen and see who wants to play. I feel comfortable with Bowe, TG and Darling, but we could pick up TO and Randy Moss, it won’t matter if there is no one to block long enough for the QB to throw to them!
Sorry, long time reader, meant to keep my first post succinct, but dangit I am passionate about this! What were we talking about again?
by mugglemage on Mar 3, 2009 9:27 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
just give him a chance
he has already proved he can be a competent back up, and I think he has earned at the very least a chance to compete for the starter job. I remember in Week 2 against Oakland the announcer for CBS said something like “Tony Gonzalez said he had never practiced with Tyler Thigpen.” So if he practices with the receivers over the off season with what ever offense Haley has planned then he will be even better. Plus his contract is cheap and he can provide insurance for Cassel.
by Bearson on Mar 3, 2009 11:53 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
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