Football Just for fun Thigpen's first year vs Joe Montana's best year

FishingRod · 11-25-2008, 10:01 AM

I think we are being a little hard on Thigpen.

Lets make a ludicrous comparison.

This years games started vs. Joe Montana's very best Statistical year ever.

Montana started 13 games in 1989. Super bowl MVP

If you take Thigpen's statistics as a starter this year and extrapolate them out to 13 games this is how they compare.

Montana 1989 3521 yards 26 TD 8 INT

Thigpen 2008 2844 yards 26 TD 13 INT

Lets see who did Montana have???? Well Roger Craig, Tom Rathman, Jerry Rice, John Taylor and Brent Jones. Oh and a great offensive line and a great defense. Will Thingpen ever be a Montana, Farve or Marino? not likely but, if he had been our 1st round draft pick instead of an unknown we stole off Minnesota's practice squad he would be getting a whole lot more love.

kepp · 11-25-2008, 10:03 AM

Does this take into account the rate of increase of Thigpen's INTs?

EyePod · 11-25-2008, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kepp

Does this take into account the rate of increase of Thigpen's INTs?

This is just a linear extrapolation. It doesn't look at rates at all. He's just takes each number and divides by Thigpen's number of starts and then multiplies by 13.

FishingRod · 11-25-2008, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by EyePod

This is just a linear extrapolation. It doesn't look at rates at all. He's just takes each number and divides by Thigpen's number of starts and then multiplies by 13.

The " you ain't squat until they name a town after you" was a lot funnier

ChiefJustice · 11-25-2008, 10:03 AM

This thread is destined for greatness!

**Rausch** · 11-25-2008, 10:07 AM

Based on what we've seen he deserves a chance to start next year from day 1.

How about we just roll with that and see where it takes us?...

**SAUTO** · 11-25-2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

Based on what we've seen he deserves a chance to start next year from day 1.

How about we just roll with that and see where it takes us?...

YES

Demonpenz · 11-25-2008, 10:07 AM

the league was different when montana played they would run the power I and use ball control mostly.

**Rausch** · 11-25-2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

the league was different when montana played they would run the power I and use ball control mostly.

You show up and say this $#it just to piss me off, don't you?...

**HemiEd** · 11-25-2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

the league was different when montana played they would run the power I and use ball control mostly.

Herm's wet dream.

Demonpenz · 11-25-2008, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Herm's wet dream.

no crap, herm wishes he coached in that era where montana could just manage the game.

FishingRod · 11-25-2008, 10:11 AM

"Does this take into account the rate of increase of Thigpen's INTs?"

Nope just the games started. I could have cheated even more and thrown out the ATL game before we changed the offense. Naturally it is a BS comparison but, have we ever had a young QB that played any better in their 2nd year in the NFL?

CoMoChief · 11-25-2008, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by FishingRod

I think we are being a little hard on Thigpen.

Lets make a ludicrous comparison.

This years games started vs. Joe Montana's very best Statistical year ever.

Montana started 13 games in 1989. Super bowl MVP

If you take Thigpen's statistics as a starter this year and extrapolate them out to 13 games this is how they compare.

Montana 1989 3521 yards 26 TD 8 INT

Thigpen 2008 2844 yards 26 TD 13 INT

Lets see who did Montana have???? Well Roger Craig, Tom Rathman, Jerry Rice, John Taylor and Brent Jones. Oh and a great offensive line and a great defense. Will Thingpen ever be a Montana, Farve or Marino? not likely but, if he had been our 1st round draft pick instead of an unknown we stole off Minnesota's practice squad he would be getting a whole lot more love.

Montana was a 3rd rd pick was he not?

**Rausch** · 11-25-2008, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

Montana was a 3rd rd pick was he not?

No, he was not...

**OnTheWarpath15** · 11-25-2008, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

No, he was not...

You just screwing around?

1979 draft, 3rd round, 82nd pick.

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FishingRod Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Casino cash: $10016661	Just for fun Thigpen's first year vs Joe Montana's best year I think we are being a little hard on Thigpen. Lets make a ludicrous comparison. This years games started vs. Joe Montana's very best Statistical year ever. Montana started 13 games in 1989. Super bowl MVP If you take Thigpen's statistics as a starter this year and extrapolate them out to 13 games this is how they compare. Montana 1989 3521 yards 26 TD 8 INT Thigpen 2008 2844 yards 26 TD 13 INT Lets see who did Montana have???? Well Roger Craig, Tom Rathman, Jerry Rice, John Taylor and Brent Jones. Oh and a great offensive line and a great defense. Will Thingpen ever be a Montana, Farve or Marino? not likely but, if he had been our 1st round draft pick instead of an unknown we stole off Minnesota's practice squad he would be getting a whole lot more love.
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FishingRod Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Casino cash: $10016661	"Does this take into account the rate of increase of Thigpen's INTs?" Nope just the games started. I could have cheated even more and thrown out the ATL game before we changed the offense. Naturally it is a BS comparison but, have we ever had a young QB that played any better in their 2nd year in the NFL?
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