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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
That's where the discussion takes a turn for me.
We're never going to find out what he can do, (at least in KC) because if we take a QB (and we should) there's not going to be a "competition."
You don't pay a guy $40M guaranteed to ride pine, especially when you are rebuilding.
If for some reason we're not in a position to take a QB, then I think the new coaching staff should be focuses on working with him to get him comfortable in a pro-style offense. He's capable, as he showed in the Arizona PS game. We weren't running the spread then, and he did a pretty good job in his half of work.
Regardless, the Tyler Thigpen we all know is dead.
Starter or backup, the new staff is likely going to run a pro-style offense, and he's going to have to adjust.
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I'm with you. That's my concern too. QBs taken in the first round are too often forced into the lineup for exactly that reason. Todd Collins mopped up in Washington in 2007 but could never win a QB competition with Jason Campbell. It took injury to finally convince Arizona to go with Warner over Leinart.
I just hope that if the Chiefs go with a QB early, that they'll give Thigpen a legit job to earn a starting job. I agree--it's difficult to convince a HC to bench a top 10 QB, even if he plays lousy.