Thigpen isn't good enough.

[Hammock Parties]

Thigpen just isn't good enough. He disappeared for an entire half. Our downfield passing game was terrible today. Thigpen's running was more impressive than his passing.

And of course his endgame was terrible. A five-yard run and a 10-yard dumpoff to Gonzalez? Pathetic.

We need a new quarterback.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by luv

I'm probably showing my ignorance here, but I thought most plays were called with certain receivers/rushers in mind?

You have a primary receiver secondary receiver and so forth in your routes, you are suppose to know the defense the other team is in and what player you feel will have the best chance of getting open, based on that and matchups.

You are then suppose to go through your progressions 1,2,3 and so forth you aren't suppose to be saying before the snap "I'm going here" because the defense may do something you didn't expect...

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

And he had open guys down the field on several occassions instead he takes off thinking he is Tommie Frazier.

When he took off with no timeouts and 30 seconds left I just shook my head.

[luv]

Originally Posted by petegz28

But all QB's do it. Especially young and inexperienced ones.


I guess the INT's Rivers through today were what?

I'll tell ya what! They were worse picks than Thiggy has thrown.

But hey, Rivers is only the top rates passer this year....I am sure he sucks too in your eyes.

He's not a Chief. Mecca is usually just critical about Chiefs.

[luv]

Originally Posted by Mecca

When he took off with no timeouts and 30 seconds left I just shook my head.

Agreed. I was like WTF are you thinking?

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by Mecca

When he took off with no timeouts and 30 seconds left I just shook my head.

That I admit was a classic rookie mistake. He should of chcuked the ball.

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by luv

Agreed. I was like WTF are you thinking?

He was thinking, "How do I get us in FG range within 36 secs and no TO's and the D will be covering the sidelines?"

[luv]

Originally Posted by petegz28

He was thinking, "How do I get us in FG range within 36 secs and no TO's and the D will be covering the sidelines?"

I don't know man. It didn't seem planned. I can understand that way of thinking, but I don't think that's how it was intended.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Mecca

When he took off with no timeouts and 30 seconds left I just shook my head.

What? a QB with less then a a year playing experience made a mistake? Say it isnt so.

[suds79]

Originally Posted by petegz28

That I admit was a classic rookie mistake. He should of chcuked the ball.

Again people are calling him a rookie. He's not one.

So I'll rephrase. It was a 2nd year QB mistake.

Hate to be such a stickler but it really bugs me that people insist on calling him a rookie.... It's a lot easier to swallow the bonehead plays when they're "rookies" right?

He's a 2nd year player of which you certainly expect more from than rookies.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by luv

I don't know man. It didn't seem planned. I can understand that way of thinking, but I don't think that's how it went down.

He made a mistake, but playing when the game is that fast, he may have seen a opening that he could have ran for big yardage to get into field goal range. We dont know what he was thinking at the time, but it wasnt a good choice to make because it backfired, but we go tinto field goal range anyways.


Thigpen is going to make more mistakes, thats what young QB's do. The way to fix it is to keep playing and usually around their midway to their 2nd and 3rd seasons the game really starts to slow down for them.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by suds79

Again people are calling him a rookie. He's not one.

So I'll rephrase. It was a 2nd year QB mistake.

Hate to be such a stickler but it really bugs me that people insist on calling him a rookie.... It's a lot easier to swallow the bonehead plays when they're "rookies" right?

He's a 2nd year player of which you certainly expect more from than rookies.

2nd year player, correct.

Game experience, meaning, experience on the field = rookie.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by suds79

Again people are calling him a rookie. He's not one.

So I'll rephrase. It was a 2nd year QB mistake.

Hate to be such a stickler but it really bugs me that people insist on calling him a rookie.... It's a lot easier to swallow the bonehead plays when they're "rookies" right?

He's a 2nd year player of which you certainly expect more from than rookies.

He's a 2nd year playing with no real gametime until this year. Hell, the rookies that started from the get go this year have more experience then he did becuase he has always been a 3rd qb playing with the scrubs.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by kcxiv

What? a QB with less then a a year playing experience made a mistake? Say it isnt so.

If college QB's do that people call them stupid...that is just something you should know, it should be ingrained in your head from the time you are in high school you don't run with the ball with less 2 minutes and no timeouts.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Mecca

If college QB's do that people call them stupid...that is just something you should know, it should be ingrained in your head from the time you are in high school you don't run with the ball with less 2 minutes and no timeouts.

Of course it should be, its even in their brain before that probably, but when you are playing and you have 300lb guys ready to take your head off soemtimes you make the wrong choice. Its called being human.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by kcxiv

Of course it should be, its even in their brain before that probably, but when you are playing and you have 300lb guys ready to take your head off soemtimes you make the wrong choice. Its called being human.

It's called lacking awareness.