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Originally Posted by InChiefsHell
Agreed, I was just having a little fun. I can't imagine too many NFL teams that would be scrambling for Thigpen were he to be released, but he did show guts and intelligence last year, so there's that. I can live with Croyle as number 3 as long as our offensive line is good enough to ensure that we don't actually have to see him play. God help us all if we have to depend on Croyle. Plenty of talent, no durability. I'd guess that whenever his contract is up, he's a goner.
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I dunno, I'd certainly love Thigpen as backup to Brady. At least he's started some NFL games!
Sounds like Thigpen's following the proper backup's course of action, though, the old, "I have to be ready to play and do my part," blah blah blah. Of course he'd rather start--who wouldn't--but he knows how it works. He's being replaced by a former backup, who got his shot when he replaced an injured starter, who himself was a former backup who got his shot when he replaced an injured starter... It's the NFL Circle of Life.
And, as said, everyone loves the backup. If Thigpen has to come in and looks great for a game or two, it'll translate into a Billy Volek-style contract down the road. And in this economy, he's probably well aware that being paid to hold a clipboard certainly beats bagging groceries like Kurt Warner.