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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
A few things:
-You're comparing the Vikings to the Pats. The Vikings had to keep extra "ready now" QBs on the roster because they didn't trust Tarvaris Jackson (hence, why Frerotte made the roster over Thigpen). They even had a QB controversy. Also, while the Pats have a history of smart personnel decisions, the Vikings have a history of continually botching the QB evaluation (e.g. Favre anybody? Tarvaris Jackson?)
-Second, the Vikes cut Thigpen after one preseason before they had an extensive chance to evaluate him. The Pats cut Guiterrez after two full seasons of evaluation. It's also been widely speculated that the Vikings hoped Thigpen would clear waivers.
So again, when real good personnel guys like those on the Pats have two years to evaluate a QB and decide that he's garbage, even when they have pretty lousy options behind him, that's a huge red flag.
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I don't know about you, but it doesn't take me too many whiffs to realize I'm smelling a pile of shit.
The fact that Gut stuck around a little bit and was immediately picked up by the "old" regime in KC says that there was something of promise there.