Bradford Doolittle: Chiefs shouldn't discount Thigpen

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

3 completions can be huge, but it doesn't mean it was always Thigpen's fault. I thought his accuracy was very spotty, but it doesn't help that the #1 WR on team was in the top 3 for dropped passes and other than Tony G there really wasn't a lot of help at the WR position.

If you're going to give him a pass for D-Bowe's drops, you have to also take away credit for any # of balls he forced in to TG that wouldn't have been caught by a mere mortal.

Thigpens pass catchers, on balance, did more to help him than hurt him. You take the good with the bad when it comes to that sort of thing.

And I haven't event gotten into the simplicity of the offense he ran.

I think you can say without hesitation that he was one of the 3 least accurate QBs in football last year. The stats can't be taken as gospel when viewed in a vacuum. However, when viewed in concert with his performance, it seems that the stats are pretty accurate. For every ball Bowe drops, TG makes a miracle. Ultimately it's fair to say that at least 1/2 his balls were not well thrown.

That's not acceptable and unlikely to change.